Sibabalwe Oscar Masinyana
List of John Benjamins publications in which Sibabalwe Oscar Masinyana is involved.
Article
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
