Ideophones Lexical Semantics SiSwati Language African Literature Linguistic Features

This study focuses on analysing ideophones according to the meaning they denote in Sibiya�s novels: Ngidedele Ngife, Ngiyolibala Ngifile, and Inkululeko Engakhululekile. The blended concept of �lexico-semantic(s)� is used to express that ideophones are words that are studied in relation to their meaning. Most work done on ideophones focuses more on the phonological and morphological features, and very little on semantic and syntactic features. The study aims to fill in this identified gap by analysing the selected ideophones according to their semantic features, as used in Sibiya�s novels. These include ideophones related to sound, colour, liquid, and action or movement. The findings of the study will demonstrate how Sibiya employs a variety of sematic categories of ideophones in his novels. The study will also demonstrate the stylistic significance of these ideophones in the analysed novels.

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