South African Journal of African Languages VOLUME 32 ISSUE 2 DECEMBER 2012 Research articles The initiator in the translation process: A case study of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran in the indigenous languages of South Africa .......................................................................................................................................................................... 99 Koliswa Moropa Neither a borrower nor a lender be? Code-switching of first and second languages in mathematical discourse .................. 111 Rose M Mugweni, Emily T Ganga and Martin Musengi Language and the legal process: A linguistic analysis of courtroom discourse involving selected cases of alleged rape in Mutare, Zimbabwe ...................................................................................................................................................... 117 Paul Svongoro, Josephat Mutangadura, Lameck Gonzo and George Mavunga A comparative analysis of two deceptive messages in Tshivenḓa ......................................................................................... 129 Mawande Dlali and Matodzi Sikhwari Comparing chiShona loanwords of monolingual and bilingual speakers: An Optimality Theory analysis .............................. 141 Maxwell Kadenge and Calisto Mudzingwa Structural and philosophical aspects in isiNdebele retronym derivation................................................................................. 153 Sambulo Ndlovu Naming in the Muslim and Xhosa communities: A comparative analysis ............................................................................... 161 Bertie Neethling Imbrication triggered by the suffix -ile in isiZulu...................................................................................................................... 167 Nhlanhla Mathonsi and Shamila Naidoo An acoustic comparison: Setswana vowels versus the cardinal vowels ................................................................................ 175 Mia le Roux The constitutional dynamism of a multilingual language policy: A case of South Africa ......................................................... 181 Mtholeni N Ngcobo Literature: A vehicle for cultural transmission ......................................................................................................................... 189 Munzhedzi James Mafela The Afrotriumphalist commitment to life in freedom and dignity in transatlantic African literature ......................................... 195 Tavengwa Gwekwerere and Gift Mheta The presentation of female characters in three of BM Khaketla’s texts: A literary analysis.................................................... 207 Pule Alexis Phindane An intertextual and interdiscursive analysis of contemporary thinking about womanhood in Mokitimi’s (1997) The Voice of the People: Proverbs of the Basotho................................................................................................................. 213 Andrew T Manyawu