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The Use of Signs and Symbols in Communication Amongst the Vhavenda

The Use of Signs and Symbols in Communication Amongst the Vhavenda

Justice Tshimangadzo Makhanikhe, Rendani Tshifhumulo, Pfarelo Eva Matshidze
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781799874928|ISBN10: 1799874923|EISBN13: 9781799874935
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7492-8.ch020
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Makhanikhe, Justice Tshimangadzo, et al. "The Use of Signs and Symbols in Communication Amongst the Vhavenda." Handbook of Research on Protecting and Managing Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems, edited by Rendani Tshifhumulo and Tshimangadzo Justice Makhanikhe, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 384-399. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7492-8.ch020

APA

Makhanikhe, J. T., Tshifhumulo, R., & Matshidze, P. E. (2022). The Use of Signs and Symbols in Communication Amongst the Vhavenda. In R. Tshifhumulo & T. Makhanikhe (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Protecting and Managing Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems (pp. 384-399). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7492-8.ch020

Chicago

Makhanikhe, Justice Tshimangadzo, Rendani Tshifhumulo, and Pfarelo Eva Matshidze. "The Use of Signs and Symbols in Communication Amongst the Vhavenda." In Handbook of Research on Protecting and Managing Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems, edited by Rendani Tshifhumulo and Tshimangadzo Justice Makhanikhe, 384-399. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7492-8.ch020

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Abstract

Signs and symbols are also known to be an integral part of secret language that is expected only to be understood by the speakers of that language. Signs and symbols have been used by different African communities to transfer meaning since time immemorial, and Vhavenda communities are not immune to such phenomena. This means that the meaning of a sign and/or symbol is not necessarily readily or easily apparent to a non-speaker of the language. Non-speakers may struggle to understand what is conveyed by the speaker. This chapter seeks to explore the characteristics, types of signs and symbols used by the Vhavenda communities to communicate meaning. Data will be collected from elderly members of the Vhavenda communities within Thulamela local municipality. Fifteen elders will be engaged through face-to-face interviews as well as focus group discussions for data collection purposes. Data for this book chapter will then be analysed thematically.

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