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[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:The focus of this study is to present an account of how Xhosa realizes premisesand strategies of persuasion in authentic communication, assuming Larson's(1995) framework of Persuasion Theory, taking into account all thecommunicative information relating to environments. A comparison will be madebetween persuasion as communicative acts as represented in drama texts andpersuasion in other communication data, which are concerned with interpersonalcommunication.The research aims to establish how empirical data on persuasion in Xhosaconfirm or challenge current accepted principles and properties of persuasiontheory, or how empirical data on premises and strategies used in persuasion inXhosa necessitate the extension of principles of persuasion theory. Thus, theresearch aims to contribute to the development, modification of refinement ofcurrent theoretical models of persuasion within the global research community.The research aims to account for the social and cultural determinants that playarole in the premises and strategies used in persuasion communication in Xhosa.Thus, the research aims to make explicit the unique and distinct properties ofXhosa that need to be taken into account in initiatives relating to the advancementof Xhosa as official language.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University