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Exposing impropriety and the degeneration of ubuntu through satire in selected isiZulu poems
AbstractThis article examines the skill employed by poets in creating satirical isiZulu poems and the extent to which these satirical elements have been used in exposing indecent and immoral acts that reveal the degeneration of ubuntu culture. IsiZulu writers and researchers have not dealt with the aspects of satire as a literary genre much. As a result, this article discusses model satirical poems to unearth rare skills used in isiZulu satire. This is beneficial to reluctant writers and those who have little exposure to satire. The article is centred on five poems by four prominent writers chosen for their richness in elements of satire. The study adopts a discourse analysis method as a qualitative approach to textual analysis. Critical discourse analysis is used to support the interpretation and analysis of the idiomatic language used in the poems. The author argues that some of the satirical isiZulu poems resemble traditional praise poems where the poets criticise and ridicule those in power for their stupidity or vices. The study concludes that the poets use certain elements of satire depending on the context of the poems.
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The South African Journal of African Languages is a peer-reviewed research journal devoted to the advancement of African (Bantu) and Khoi-San languages and literatures. Papers, book reviews and polemic contributions of a scientific nature in any of the core areas of linguistics, both theoretical (e.g. syntax, phonology, semantics) and applied (e.g. sociolinguistic topics, language teaching, language policy), and literature, based on original research in the context of the African languages, are welcome. The journal is the official mouthpiece of the African Language Association of Southern Africa (ALASA), established in 1979.