My Publications

Literature

  1. Thabo Ditsele. 2008. Maile maila boganana (Setswana novel). Cape Town: Oxford University Press. Access here.
  2. Thabo Ditsele. 2008. Letlapa le kile la butswa (Setswana short story) In: Mashike, J.W.P. (ed). Pelo e ganne molora. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, pp 1-10. Access here.
  3. Thabo Ditsele. 2008. Ga se thaka ya gago (Setswana short story) In: Mashike, J.W.P. (ed). Pelo e ganne molora. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, pp 11-22. Access here.
  4. Thabo Ditsele. 2020. From an obscure village to around the world (Volume 1: The Americas) (non-fiction; narration of author’s trips to Brazil, USA and Canada). Pretoria: Preflight Books. Access here.

Book Chapter(s)

  1. Thabo Ditsele. 2022. Locating Sepitori in relation to South Africa’s youth language practices: An overview. In: Groff, C. et al. (eds). Global perspectives on youth language practices. Berlin: De Gruyter, pp 105–120. Access here.

Journal Articles

  1. Thabo Ditsele & Charles C. Mann. 2014. Language contact in urban settings in Africa: The case of Sepitori in Tshwane. South African Journal of African Languages, 34(2): 159-169. Access here.
  2. Thabo Ditsele. 2014. Why not use Sepitori to enrich the vocabularies of Setswana and Sepedi? Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 32(2): 215-228. Access here.
  3. Thabo Ditsele. 2016. Attitudes held by Setswana L1-speaking university students toward their L1: New variables. South African Journal of African Languages, 36(1): 1-13. Access here.
  4. Thabo Ditsele & Ellen Hurst. 2016. Travelling terms and local innovations: The tsotsitaal of the North West province, South Africa. Literator, 37(2): Online, 8 pages. Access here.
  5. Thabo Ditsele. 2017. Testing the impact of known variables on the attitudes held by Setswana L1-speaking students toward their L1. Literator, 38(1): Online, 15 pages. Access here.
  6. Thabo Ditsele. 2017. The promotion of Setswana through Hip Hop and motswakolistas. Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa, 14(1-2): 1-14. Access here.
  7. Nontobeko T. Mbatha, Thabo Ditsele, Linda van Huyssteen & Christopher Rwodzi. 2018. A survey of undergraduate students’ attitudes towards studying isiZulu at university. Literator, 39(1): Online, 9 pages. Access here.
  8. Pedro Álvarez-Mosquera, Elirea Bornman & Thabo Ditsele. 2018. Residents’ perspectives on Sepitori, a mixed language spoken in greater Pretoria, South Africa. Sociolinguistic Studies, 12(3-4): 439-459. Access here.
  9. Yanga L.P. Majola, Thabo Ditsele & Madoda Cekiso. 2019. Learners’ attitudes towards the recognition and development of isiBhaca in the education space in Umzimkhulu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Literator, 40(1): Online, 10 pages. Access here.
  10. Thabo Ditsele. 2019. Assessing social media submissions presented as Sepitori on #LearnPitori. Arusha Working Papers in African Linguistics, 2: 1-21. Access here.
  11. Valencia K. Wagner, Thabo Ditsele & Mary M. Makgato. 2020. Influence of Sepitori on standard Setswana of its home language learners at three Tshwane townships. Literator, 41(1): Online, 7 pages. Access here.
  12. Solomon T. Macucwa, Thabo Ditsele & Mary M. Makgato. 2020. Using Setswana in business transactions in the clothing industry at the West Rand District Municipality in Gauteng.The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 16(1): Online, 10 pages. Access here.
  13. Matefu L. Mabela, Charles C. Mann & Thabo Ditsele. 2020. Language and discourse in contemporary South African politics: A critical discourse analysis. Multilingual Matters: Studies in the languages of Africa, 51(3): 108-129. Access here.
  14. Thabo Ditsele. 2021. Attitudes toward language use in education: A legacy of colonisation and apartheid in South Africa. Journal of Postcolonial Linguistics, 4: 30-40. Access here.
  15. Kgomotso J. Tshotetsi, Thabo Ditsele & Linda van Huyssteen. 2021. The state of Setswana at Itsoseng, a black township in the North West province, South Africa. Arusha Working Papers in African Linguistics, 3(1): 3-21. Access here.
  16. Thato C. Phega & Thabo Ditsele. 2021. Attitudes towards Afrikaans as a First Additional Language: A case of one high school in Pretoria West, South Africa. Arusha Working Papers in African Linguistics, 3(1): 22-39. Access here.
  17. Zempilo S. Gumede, Linda van Huyssteen & Thabo Ditsele. 2021. A morphological and lexical analysis of Mandeni urban vernacular. South African Journal of African Languages, 41(1): 105-112. Access here.
  18. Abel L. Mohlahlo & Thabo Ditsele. 2022. Exploring multilingualism at national department level in South Africa post the Use of Official Languages Act of 2012. Literator, 43(1): Online, 9 pages. Access here.
  19. Lungisani X. Khumalo, Thabo Ditsele & Christopher Rwodzi. 2023. Communication challenges faced by customers who are less proficient in English and Afrikaans at two South African state-owned enterprises. Literator, 44(1). Online, 12 pages. Access here.
  20. Mashadi Masha-Sambo, Tilla Olifant, Mzwamadoda P. Cekiso & Thabo Ditsele. 2023. An investigation of the language attitudes, identity, and power perspectives of isiZulu home-language-speaking students towards isiZulu and other Black South African languages. South African Journal of African Languages, 43(1) Supplement: 376–385. Access here.
  21. Matefu L. Mabela & Thabo Ditsele. 2024. Perceptions about the development of Black South African languages for use in basic education in South Africa. South African Journal of African Languages, 44(2): 162–168. Access here.
  22. Gabriel L. Babili, Kgabo L. Mphela & Thabo Ditsele. 2024. Code borrowing and its effects on the development of Sepedi: The case of soccer commentaries on Thobela FM. South African Journal of African Languages, 44(2): 135–140. Access here.
  23. Matefu L. Mabela & Thabo Ditsele. 2024. Exploring intellectualisation of South African languages for academic purposes. Literator, 45(1). Online, 10 pages. Access here.
  24. Matefu L. Mabela & Thabo Ditsele. 2024. Intellectualisation of Northern Sotho through English terminology adaptation. Literator, 45(1). Online, 11 pages. Access here.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Thabo Ditsele. 2014. Sepitori: A Pretoria mixed language that could be used to revive interest in two BSALs in South Africa. Proceedings of Airlangga University International Conference on Linguistics. Surabaya, Indonesia: Airlangga University: 123-127.

Media Publications

  1. Thabo Ditsele. 2009. Suburban schools don’t care about African tongues. The Sunday Times, 20 September 2009.
  2. Thabo Ditsele. 2012. Sepitori: The language of Tshwane. Folio Translations’ website, 11th edition, November 2012.
  3. Thabo Ditsele. 2013. Making a case for Sepitori language. Pretoria News, 5 September 2013.
  4. Thabo Ditsele. 2013. Merit in indigenous language policy. Pretoria News, 21 September 2013.
  5. Thabo Ditsele. 2022. Lack of equity and over-emphasis on isiZulu hampers further development of other African languages. Daily Maverick, 6 October 2022.
  6. Thabo Ditsele. 2022. It was a tongue-in-cheek, so why the anger over Charlize Theron’s comments. News24, 21 November 2022.
  7. Thabo Ditsele & Gilbert Motsaathebe. 2023. Of titles and honour. Daily Maverick. 12 January. 
  8. Phumla Mkize. 2023. Parents decry lack of options as pupils struggle with Afrikaans. Sunday World. 19 February (Thabo Ditsele was a contributing writer to the the article.)
  9. Thabo Ditsele. 2023. Language may be fragile, but it is very stubborn to die – a future potjiekos taal awaits Mzansi. Daily Maverick. 10 October.
  10. Thabo Ditsele. 2024. The Bela Act can foster social cohesion and nation-building. Daily Maverick. 22 December.

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