This paper researches tone in Bobo Madare North, a Niger-Congo, Mande language (ISO 639-3: bbo), spoken in Mali and Burkina Faso, closely related to Sya. After examining its basic principles...Show moreThis paper researches tone in Bobo Madare North, a Niger-Congo, Mande language (ISO 639-3: bbo), spoken in Mali and Burkina Faso, closely related to Sya. After examining its basic principles regarding tone, a limited overview of tone in the verb system is given. The paper proceeds to investigate tone in the noun system. Morphologically simple nouns, inflection (pluralisation), some compounding and derivation, as well as tone processes happening across word boundaries (definite and possessive constructions) are investigated. The author makes use of her own research data, applying principles of autosegmental phonology for her analysis. Bobo Madare North has three underlying tones with automatic and non-automatic downstep, tone spreading and (local?) upstep.Show less
This thesis will provide a basic phonology and orthography of Bano’o. Bano’o is one of three dialects that are part of Batanga. Bano’o is spoken along the south-west coast of Cameroon. The first...Show moreThis thesis will provide a basic phonology and orthography of Bano’o. Bano’o is one of three dialects that are part of Batanga. Bano’o is spoken along the south-west coast of Cameroon. The first section of this thesis describes the process of data collection. Following the data collection, the thesis will present a basic phonology of Bano’o, with focus on vowels, consonants and tone. Subsequently the thesis will concentrate on syllable and word structure. The last part of the thesis contains a brief orthography of the language.Show less
Pan-Africanism has been of great importance in Ghanaian politics ever since the country’s struggle towards self-determination as Ghana’s first president Dr. Kwame Nkrumah led the country to...Show morePan-Africanism has been of great importance in Ghanaian politics ever since the country’s struggle towards self-determination as Ghana’s first president Dr. Kwame Nkrumah led the country to independence through his Pan-African vision of African liberation and unity. Even long after his political rule, Pan-Africanism has remained an important aspect of the country’s political culture and national identity. However, global and local events have influenced the meaning and expression of Pan-Africanism in the country’s political rule. Therefore, this paper examines the change in interpretation of the Pan-African meaning in Ghanaian politics ever since independence. As this paper will argue, such changes are influenced by global developments such as Cold War settings, the rise of capitalism and globalization.Show less
This thesis poses the question "do international tribunals effectively contribute to conflict resolution?", which it answers on the basis of the tribunal of Bosco Ntaganda. Building on available...Show moreThis thesis poses the question "do international tribunals effectively contribute to conflict resolution?", which it answers on the basis of the tribunal of Bosco Ntaganda. Building on available academic literature, the first chapter forms a theoretical framework that defines effective conflict resolution. It furthermore explains how justice should ideally be achieved, after which it offers the reader a schematized checklist. Chapter two forms a detailed case study on the Congolese conflict and how Ntaganda's trial is situated in it. Subsequently, Chapter three analyzes the trial along the checklist. This ultimately leads to conclude that, theoretically, the International Criminal Court could become fundamental to conflict resolution, but that it somehow fails to flawlessly translate this into practice. As such, this thesis proves useful to practitioners- and philosophers of international law, as it identifies the bottlenecks of the ICC.Show less
English became a part of our everyday lives, to the extent that we use it without thinking of how English became such a dominant language. This also seems to be the case in secondary education in...Show moreEnglish became a part of our everyday lives, to the extent that we use it without thinking of how English became such a dominant language. This also seems to be the case in secondary education in Tanzania. English is being associated with opportunities and development and therefore explains the present demand for English as language of instruction. However, it is important to understand how English became such an dominant language and what the consequences are of choosing English before the widely spoken national language. In this work the dominant position of English will be put in the framework of linguistic imperialism and by doing so aims to show how the language of instruction debate fits in this framework.Show less
This study assesses Early Childhood Development in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Personal collected data is used to assess the quality of twelve different ECD centres within the uMzinyathi...Show moreThis study assesses Early Childhood Development in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Personal collected data is used to assess the quality of twelve different ECD centres within the uMzinyathi district. The findings are compared and contrasted with existing studies on ECD in South Africa and placed within the larger context of South Africa's troubled and divided education system.Show less
