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The significance of the naming technique in KPD Maphalla’s novel, Kabelwamanong
This article is a conceptual study of onomastics in KPD Maphalla’s novel, Kabelwamanong, focusing on the naming of characters and places. The study intends to determine the extent to which naming is utilised as a technique to show how the author presents his characters and how they contribute towards the development of themes in this text. Maphalla’s choice and use of names is deliberate, and the technique makes a significant contribution to his narrative. The author is aware of the power of names and naming. The study reveals that in Kabelwamanong, Maphalla makes good use of names and naming to express opinions or make philosophical comments about characters and the roles assigned to them. Names, therefore, assist in identifying character types, reflect philosophical and moral positions that characters represent, and provide hints to the meaning of the text. The article concludes that names in Kabelwamanong are not mere decorative strategies, but rather vital aspects of literary art. The quality of the narrative could be improved by the way the naming technique is used in this text.
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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.