I-Anthropology

Ubuliminingi Emphakathini Ubuliminingi—ikhono lomuntu ngamunye noma umphakathi lokusebenzisa izilimi ezingaphezu kweyodwa—yinto evamile emphakathini ezweni lanamuhla. Emazweni amaningi, okuhlanganisa ne-Indonesia, ubuliminingi abuyona nje ikhono elengeziwe, kodwa yingxenye yokuphila kwansuku zonke: abantu bakhuluma izilimi zabo zesifunda ekhaya, basebenzisa isi-Indonesia esikoleni nasemsebenzini, futhi basebenzisane nezilimi zakwamanye amazwe njengesiNgisi… Funda kabanzi

Ulimi Nokwakhiwa Kobuwena Bomphakathi Ulimi aluyona nje ithuluzi lokudlulisa ulwazi. Empilweni yansuku zonke, ulimi lusebenza njengophawu lokuthi singobani, sivelaphi, yimaphi amaqembu omphakathi esixhumana nawo, nokuthi yiziphi izindinganiso esizibheka njengezibalulekile. Indlela umuntu akhuluma ngayo—ukukhetha amagama, indlela agcizelela ngayo, isitayela, ngisho nokwehlukahluka kolimi olusetshenziswayo—kuvame ukufundwa ngokuthi “ubuwena” ngu… Funda kabanzi

Ubunikazi Bobuzwe Ekusetshenzisweni Kolimi Ulimi aluyona nje indlela yokuxhumana; luphinde lubonise ukuthi singobani, sivelaphi, nokuthi abanye basibheka kanjani. Empilweni yansuku zonke, ukukhetha kwethu amagama, indlela esiwabiza ngayo, indlela esigcizelela ngayo, ngisho nolimi esilusebenzisayo ezimweni ezithile kuvame ukubonakalisa ubunikazi bethu bobuzwe. Emiphakathini eminingi yezinhlanga eziningi, ulimi luyindawo ebalulekile lapho… Funda kabanzi

Ulimi Njengobunikazi Besiko Ulimi aluyona nje ithuluzi lokudlulisa imiyalezo. Ngemuva kochungechunge lwemisindo, amagama, nezakhiwo zemisho, ulimi luphethe umkhondo womlando, izindlela zokucabanga, kanye nezindinganiso ezihlala emphakathini. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, ulimi luvame ukubizwa ngokuthi ubunjalo besiko: uphawu oluhlukanisa iqembu elilodwa kwelinye, kanye neglue eqinisa umuzwa wobunye. Uma… Funda kabanzi

Izinselele Ze-Anthropology Yezilimi Zanamuhla I-anthropology yezilimi iyigatsha lesayensi elifunda ulimi njengomkhuba wezenhlalo namasiko: indlela abantu abasebenzisa ngayo ulimi ukwakha incazelo, ukuxoxisana ngobunikazi, ukuhlela ubudlelwano bamandla, nokudlulisa ulwazi emiphakathini. Ngenkathi ezinsukwini zayo zokuqala, ukugxila kwezifundo zayo kwakugxile kakhulu ekubhalweni kolimi kanye nezincazelo zezakhiwo zolimi ezimweni zamasiko, i-anthropology yezilimi zanamuhla… Funda kabanzi

Ulimi Njengefa Lamasiko Ulimi aluyona nje ithuluzi lokudlulisa imiyalezo. Luwumkhondo womlando, uphawu lobunikazi, kanye nokubonakaliswa kwendlela umphakathi obheka ngayo umhlaba. Lapho umphakathi ukhuluma, awugcini nje ngokuhlanganisa amagama, kodwa futhi udlulisela izindinganiso ezihlangene, ulwazi, kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho okwakhiwe emakhulwini eminyaka. Yingakho ulimi lufanele ukubizwa ngokuthi ifa lamasiko—into ephilayo, … Funda kabanzi

Izindinganiso Zolimi Nezamasiko Ulimi aluyona nje ithuluzi lokudlulisa imiyalezo. Luyikhaya lapho umphakathi ugcina khona izindlela zawo zokucabanga, izinkolelo, kanye nezindinganiso ozibona zibalulekile. Ngolimi, singaqonda ukuthi umphakathi ubheka kanjani umhlaba: lokho abakuhloniphayo, lokho abakugwemayo, indlela abakha ngayo ubudlelwano bomphakathi, ngisho nendlela abakwazisa ngayo ukuba nenhlonipho… Funda kabanzi

Ukuguquguquka Kolimi Emasikweni Ulimi alusebenzi nje kuphela njengendlela yokuxhumana kodwa futhi lubonakalisa isiko. Luqukethe izindlela zokucabanga, izindinganiso, amasiko, kanye nezimpawu zomlando womphakathi. Ngenxa yokuthi isiko liyashintsha—lihlala lishintsha ngezikhathi ezishintshayo—ulimi nalo ludlula enkambisweni efanayo. Ukuguquguquka kolimi emasikweni kungabonakala ekushintsheni kwesilulumagama, izitayela zokukhuluma, kanye nendlela abantu abaveza ngayo... Funda kabanzi

Ushintsho Lolimi Emphakathini Ulimi aluyona nje ithuluzi lokudlulisa imiyalezo, kodwa futhi luyisibonakaliso sempilo yomphakathi. Njengoba umphakathi ushintsha—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngenxa yobuchwepheshe, ezomnotho, imfundo, ukufuduka, noma isiko elidumile—ulimi luyazivumelanisa nezimo. Yingakho sibona umehluko endleleni abantu abakhuluma ngayo kusukela kwesinye isizukulwane kuya kwesinye, noma kusukela kwelinye iqembu lomphakathi kuya kwelinye. Shintsha… Funda kabanzi

Ukusabalala Komhlaba Wonke Kwezilimi Ukusabalala Komhlaba Wonke kuvame ukuxoxwa ngakho njengendlela enkulu yokuguqula umnotho, ubuchwepheshe, imfundo, kanye namasiko. Kodwa-ke, enye yemiphumela enamandla kakhulu—kodwa ecashile kakhulu—yokusabalala komhlaba wonke iselulwimini. Ulimi aluyona nje ithuluzi lokuxhumana, kodwa futhi luyindlela yokusabalalisa imibono, ubuwena, izindinganiso, ngisho namandla. Njengoba abantu, ulwazi, kanye nokuhweba kuhamba ngokushesha ngaphesheya kwemingcele yezwe, ulimi… Funda kabanzi