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Over the centuries of contact with Europeans and other groups, such as Nguni-speaking farmers and slaves of diverse national origins brought to the Cape, the San of southern Africa have been identified by numerous different terms. Diverse ethnonyms, or appellations applied to ethnic groups, were used. They can be understood in terms of a typology of ethnonyms that has been developed by academics. Some ethnonyms used for the San have been xenonyms, names used to label “strange” or “foreign” groups. The names can be constructed from words taken from the ethnic group that is being described, thus an auto-xenonym, or can be ascribed, thus come from another language. Other ethnonyms denote the language spoken by the people in question, such as Nharo or Ju/’hoansi, and are thus philological terms or glottonyms. Another number of ethnonyms applied to the San involve academic conventions or are the result of the attempt by researchers to find politically correct terms. “Bushmen,” “San,” the Afrikaans word “Boesman,” the Nguni “Abathwa” and the Tswana “Basarwa” are some of the terms most commonly applied to the San. Each of them is used in different settings and can have both positive and negative connotations. For instance, the everyday Afrikaans “Boesman” or the colloquial English “Bushmen” denotes a person with a particular set of racial features that are not favoured by the dominant portion of society. This appellative is hardly ever used in a flattering or laudatory way.
[Ellis, W.F. 2015. “Ons is Boesmans: commentary on the naming of Bushmen in the southern Kalahari.” Anthropology Southern Africa 38(1&2): 120-133.]
Based on what you heard in the video, decide which sample summary below complies with the requirements of summary writing.
The San of southern Africa have been identified by numerous different terms. Diverse ethnonyms, or appellations applied to ethnic groups, were used. They can be understood in terms of a typology of ethnonyms that has been developed by academics. These include names used to label “strange” or “foreign” groups which are constructed from words taken from the ethnic group that is being described. Others denote the language spoken by the people in question. Some involve academic conventions or are the result of the attempt by researchers to find politically correct terms. The terms are used in different settings and can have both positive and negative connotations.
Ellis argues that there are several terms used to classify the South African San people. The names assigned to the San people denote ethnic group, spoken language, terms created by research or an attempt at more politically correct terminology. The context determines the use of terminology.
The San people can be identified by various terms. These include academic conventions or politically correct terms, terms that denote the language spoken by the people, or include words taken from the ethnic group being described. The terms have positive and negative connotations, but I think that the terms usually have negative connotation.
Over the centuries of contact with Europeans and other groups, such as Nguni-speaking farmers and slaves of diverse national origins brought to the Cape, the San of southern Africa have been identified by numerous different terms. Diverse ethnonyms, or appellations applied to ethnic groups, were used. They can be understood in terms of a typology of ethnonyms that has been developed by academics. Some ethnonyms used for the San have been xenonyms, names used to label “strange” or “foreign” groups. The names can be constructed from words taken from the ethnic group that is being described, thus an auto-xenonym, or can be ascribed, thus come from another language. Other ethnonyms denote the language spoken by the people in question, such as Nharo or Ju/’hoansi, and are thus philological terms or glottonyms. Another number of ethnonyms applied to the San involve academic conventions or are the result of the attempt by researchers to find politically correct terms. “Bushmen,” “San,” the Afrikaans word “Boesman,” the Nguni “Abathwa” and the Tswana “Basarwa” are some of the terms most commonly applied to the San. Each of them is used in different settings and can have both positive and negative connotations. For instance, the everyday Afrikaans “Boesman” or the colloquial English “Bushmen” denotes a person with a particular set of racial features that are not favoured by the dominant portion of society. This appellative is hardly ever used in a flattering or laudatory way.
[Ellis, W.F. 2015. “Ons is Boesmans: commentary on the naming of Bushmen in the southern Kalahari.” Anthropology Southern Africa 38(1&2): 120-133.]
Based on what you heard in the video, decide which sample summary below complies with the requirements of summary writing.
The San of southern Africa have been identified by numerous different terms. Diverse ethnonyms, or appellations applied to ethnic groups, were used. They can be understood in terms of a typology of ethnonyms that has been developed by academics. These include names used to label “strange” or “foreign” groups which are constructed from words taken from the ethnic group that is being described. Others denote the language spoken by the people in question. Some involve academic conventions or are the result of the attempt by researchers to find politically correct terms. The terms are used in different settings and can have both positive and negative connotations.
Ellis argues that there are several terms used to classify the South African San people. The names assigned to the San people denote ethnic group, spoken language, terms created by research or an attempt at more politically correct terminology. The context determines the use of terminology.
The San people can be identified by various terms. These include academic conventions or politically correct terms, terms that denote the language spoken by the people, or include words taken from the ethnic group being described. The terms have positive and negative connotations, but I think that the terms usually have negative connotation.
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Ellis discusses the various terms used to refer to the San people of southern Africa, including ethnonyms, xenonyms, and glottonyms. These terms can be positive or negative, and are used in different contexts based on academic conventions or attempts at political correctness.