A genre-theoretic analysis of sports texts in Sepedi

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:This study utilises the theoretical framework of text construction developed by Grabe andKaplan (1996) for the analysis of Sepedi sports articles from Bona Magazine. This includeslinguistic elements which are applicable in language learning to equip learners with analyticskills. These skills are indicated in the Curriculum 2005 for the learning area: languages.These skills will enable learners to analyse the discourse structure of written textseffectively.Use is made of various textlinguistic strategies for analysing written genre texts on sportsmatters. Including these strategies in language learning and teaching situation will helplearners to understand how language is used in text analysis. In order to demonstratehow to analyse texts practically, these strategies are investigated through sports texts fromBona Magazine.This study demonstrates the importance of generic factors for a proper analysis of texts.These factors include the community in which the text is produced, cultural factors and thecommunicative purpose of a text. In exploring the generic features of texts, the definitionof the term text is investigated, including all its characteristics, textlinguistic constructionand levels of text analysis are also identified.This study demonstrates the importance of including the parameters of the ethnography ofwriting advanced by Grabe and Kaplan (1996) in the analysis of the linguistic structure oftexts. The ethnography of writing entails that a thorough text analysis should address thefollowing question: AWho writes what to whom for what purpose, why, when and hews.The study examines the importance of utilising text analysis in language learning andteaching.The study also demonstrates the relationship between the theoretical aspects examinedand the learning outcomes of Curriculum 2005. The study thus demonstrates how thetheoretical framework discusses is applicable in the analysis of Sepedi texts.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University