Gqeberha 01 · Variation in SASL Place Names · University of the Free State

Title: Gqeberha 01
Description: Gqeberha 01 is an initialised sign with the handshape P followed by E. The colloquial shortened version of Gqeberha’s previous name, Port Elizabeth, was PE. Gqeberha has two lexical variations. Gqeberha 01, Gqeberha 06 and Gqeberha 08 are all initialised signs that differ on phonological level from each other. Gqeberha 11 is a distinct descriptive variant.
Place Type: Town
Years Recorded: 2022; 2023; 2024
Research Site: Bloemfontein; Kimberley; Phuthaditjhaba; Thaba 'Nchu; Thaba 'Nchu; Phuthaditjhaba; Kimberley
Part of Location Collection: Gqeberha
Age Group: 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-64
Home Language: English; isiXhosa; isiZulu; Sesotho; Setswana
Main location: Free State; KwaZulu-Natal; Bloemfontein; Gqeberha; Johannesburg; Kestell; Kimberley; Klerksdorp; Mthatha; Newcastle; Phuthaditjhaba; Thaba 'Nchu
Context Items: Age Group; Home Language; Main Location; Date Recorded; Research Site
SASL Shorthand Annotation: #1,{0,?2,*1,!1,[P-E,^4-1,~0,&0,*2,!0,[0,^0,~0,&0
Category Value: Handedness: 1; Contact: 0; Mouthing: 2; Dominance: 1; Location: 1; Handshape: P; Handshape: E; Palm orientation: 4; Palm orientation: 1; Movement: 0; Repetition: 0; Dominance: 2; Location: 0; Handshape: 0; Palm orientation: 0