Dr Chrismi-Rinda Loth
Position
Senior Researcher (2-15hpw)
Department
South African Sign Language and Deaf Studies
Address
Faculty of Humanities
Department of SA Sign Language and Deaf Studies
UFS
Telephone
0514012476
Office
Stef Coetzee Building 212
Information

Short CV

Publications

Editor: International Symposium on Place Names proceedings series

2025. The Presence of Minority and Indigenous Languages in Urban Naming, proceedings of the 7th ISPN 2023. Johannesburg: UJ Press. https://doi.org/10.64449/9781997468639

2022. Standardisation and the Wealth of Place Names: Aspects of a Delicate Relationship, proceedings of the 6th ISPN 2021. Bloemfontein: Sun Media Bloemfontein. https://doi.org/10.18820/9781928424970

2020. Recognition, Regulation, Revitalisation: Place Names and Indigenous Languages, proceedings of the 5th ISPN 2019. Bloemfontein: SunBonani. https://doi.org/10.18820/9781928424697

 

Manuals and reports

Combrink et al. 2025. Reports for the collaborative research project, Advancing South African Sign Language for 4IR Technological Development Using Place Names. https://ufs.figshare.com/articles/report/Advancing_South_African_Sign_Language_4IR_Technological_Development/28847498

Loth C, Steenkamp J & Du Plessis T. 2013. Manual for Multilingual Signage/Handleiding vir Meertalige Tekens. Bloemfontein: SUN PReSS. https://doi.org/10.18820/9781920382506

 

Selected publications

Du Plessis T & Loth C. 2025. Transforming the linguistic landscape of South Africa – more of the same? In: D Gorter & J Cenoz (eds). Handbook of Linguistic Landscapes and Multilingualism. New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. 355-374.

Sibanda P, Loth C & Siyavoshi S. 2025. Ethical practices for gaining access for research with Deaf communities in South Africa: A case of South African Sign Language. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics 20(4): 222-232. https://doi.org/10.1177/1556264625135347

Loth C. 2022. Die linguistiese landskap/Linguistiese landskapstudies. In: W Carstens & T van Dyk (eds). Toegepaste Afrikaanse Taalkunde. Van Schaik Publishers: Pretoria.

Loth C, Kotzé G & De Lange J. 2022. Finding place names: Improving the digital documentation and accessibility of SASL place names. In: C Loth (ed). Standardisation and the wealth of place names: Aspects of a delicate relationship, conference proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Place Names. Bloemfontein: Sun Media Bloemfontein. 147-165. https://doi.org/10.18820/9781928424970

Loth C. 2019. Language attitudes and communication in the public space: A rural case study in South Africa. Alternation 24: 122-147. https://doi.org/10.29086/2519-5476/2019/sp24.2a6

Area(s) of Interest

Toponymy

Linguistic Landscape Studies

Sociolinguistics

Language Policy and Planning

Courses Presented

Supervisor for SSLR 6808 (Hons. Research module)

DSASLDS staff

FACULTY CONTACT

T: +27 51 401 2240 or humanities@ufs.ac.za

Postgraduate:
Marizanne Cloete: +27 51 401 2592

Undergraduate:
Katlego Mabulana: +27 51 401 2495
Juanita Hlongwane: +27 51 401 3269

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