Gqeberha 06 · Variation in SASL Place Names · University of the Free State

Title: Gqeberha 06
Description: Gqeberha 06 is an initialised sign. It starts with the handshape P in the Irish Sign Language alphabet, followed by the SASL alphabet letter for E. The colloquial shortened version of Gqeberha’s previous name, Port Elizabeth, was PE. Movement to the side is added.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: 2023
Research Site: Bloemfontein; Kimberley; Phuthaditjhaba; Thaba 'Nchu; Thaba 'Nchu; Phuthaditjhaba; Kimberley
Part of Location Collection: Gqeberha
Age Group: 40-44; 45-49
Home Language: isiXhosa; Sesotho
Main location: Kimberley; Phuthaditjhaba; Thaba 'Nchu
Context Items: Age Group; Home Language; Main Location; Date Recorded; Research Site
SASL Shorthand Annotation: #1,{0,?2,*1,!1,[16-E,^1,~0,&0,*2,!0,[0,^0,~0,&0
Category Value: Handedness: 1; Contact: 0; Mouthing: 2; Dominance: 1; Location: 1; Handshape: 16; Handshape: E; Palm orientation: 1; Movement: 0; Repetition: 0; Dominance: 2; Location: 0; Handshape: 0; Palm orientation: 0