Sibabalwe Oscar Masinyana

List of John Benjamins publications for which Sibabalwe Oscar Masinyana plays a role.

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Deumert, Ana and Sibabalwe Oscar Masinyana 2008 Mobile language choices — The use of English and isiXhosa in text messages (SMS): Evidence from a bilingual South African sample English World-Wide 29:2, pp. 117–147 | Article
This paper looks at language choice and use in South African SMS communication (texting) among bilingual (isiXhosa / English-speaking) users. Although English is the preferred language for most of the 22 participants (aged between 18 and 27), SMSes also create a forum for isiXhosa literacy (either… read more