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AFL2601
ASSIGNMENT NO: 02
YEAR : 2024
PREVIEW:
1.1 Name the seven families of language that all languages which are indigenous
to the continent of Africa fall under as stated by Wemer (1930), and Phillippson
(2003) (7)
The seven language families that all indigenous languages in Africa fall under, as
stated by Werner (1930) and Philippson (2003), are:
• Afro-Asiatic
• Nilo-Saharan
• Niger-Congo
• Khoisan…
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Assignment 2
ENGLISH 20: TOTAL MARKS: [100]
Question 1: Socio-Historical introduction to African Languages
1.2 Name the seven families of language that all languages which are indigenous
to the continent of Africa fall under as stated by Wemer (1930), and Phillippson
(2003) (7)
The seven language families that all indigenous languages in Africa fall under, as
stated by Werner (1930) and Philippson (2003), are:
• Afro-Asiatic
• Nilo-Saharan
• Niger-Congo
• Khoisan
• Austronesian
• Indo-European
• Creole
1.2 Demonstrate how synchronic comparison occur using the same word from
three indigenous languages of South Africa. (3)
Synchronic comparison occurs when we compare the same word across different
languages at the same point in time. For example, the word for "water" in three
indigenous languages of South Africa could be compared:
• Zulu: amanzi
• Xhosa: amanzi
• Sotho: metsi
1.3 Guthrie (1949) state that a language to be considered as part of the Bantu
languages family need to display certain features. Name these features and
use example from your own language to support your answer. (10)
Guthrie (1949) states that a language to be considered part of the Bantu
languages family needs to display certain features, such as:
• Noun classes: Bantu languages typically have noun classes, which are
categories that nouns are grouped into based on shared characteristics.
AFL2601
ASSIGNMENT NO: 02
YEAR : 2024
PREVIEW:
1.1 Name the seven families of language that all languages which are indigenous
to the continent of Africa fall under as stated by Wemer (1930), and Phillippson
(2003) (7)
The seven language families that all indigenous languages in Africa fall under, as
stated by Werner (1930) and Philippson (2003), are:
• Afro-Asiatic
• Nilo-Saharan
• Niger-Congo
• Khoisan…
, LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS © 2024
Assignment 2
ENGLISH 20: TOTAL MARKS: [100]
Question 1: Socio-Historical introduction to African Languages
1.2 Name the seven families of language that all languages which are indigenous
to the continent of Africa fall under as stated by Wemer (1930), and Phillippson
(2003) (7)
The seven language families that all indigenous languages in Africa fall under, as
stated by Werner (1930) and Philippson (2003), are:
• Afro-Asiatic
• Nilo-Saharan
• Niger-Congo
• Khoisan
• Austronesian
• Indo-European
• Creole
1.2 Demonstrate how synchronic comparison occur using the same word from
three indigenous languages of South Africa. (3)
Synchronic comparison occurs when we compare the same word across different
languages at the same point in time. For example, the word for "water" in three
indigenous languages of South Africa could be compared:
• Zulu: amanzi
• Xhosa: amanzi
• Sotho: metsi
1.3 Guthrie (1949) state that a language to be considered as part of the Bantu
languages family need to display certain features. Name these features and
use example from your own language to support your answer. (10)
Guthrie (1949) states that a language to be considered part of the Bantu
languages family needs to display certain features, such as:
• Noun classes: Bantu languages typically have noun classes, which are
categories that nouns are grouped into based on shared characteristics.
