COVID-19, kovhidhi, dzihwamupengo: Language use, language change, and pandemic perceptions among Shona-speakers in Gweru, Zimbabwe

Through an examination of the linguistic practices encountered and used by Shona language-speakers in the Zimbabwean city of Gweru, this study explores intersections between language use, language change, and perceptions of the COVID pandemic—as caused by the virus referred to by Gweru’s Shona-spea...

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Main Author: Vincent Jenjekwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LINK Centre, School of Literature Language and Media (SLLM) 2023-06-01
Series:The African Journal of Information and Communication
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Online Access:https://ajic.wits.ac.za/article/view/13995