What Are Restricted Codes And Elaborate Code?

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Restricted codes and Elaborate codes create sub categories of linguistic codes. Restricted codes are used in informal situations with simple syntax while Elaborate Code is used in formal situations with complex syntax. There are also non-verbal codes we use to communicate our social identities, namely the way we walk, our clothes, modes of travelling and or domestic settings. Different cultures have inexplicit ‘codes of looking’ and can only be understood by a member of the same cultural group. Gender, age and hierarchy in society are some major factors that shape such codes.
Codes of looking, lead to or influence the creation of identity. Repetition and internalisation of conventions, roles, language and attitude gradually create ‘the self’. …show more content…

“The id represents basic biological needs and experiences neurotic anxiety”. The superego experiences moral and social anxieties as it represents internalised principles (Germishuys [Sa]:6).
According to Germishuys ([Sa]:4-5), the construct of fictional characters’ styling design is similar to the cognitive-socio psychology of a non-fictional character. The id, ego, superego , Self and Psych of a non-fictional character are automatically developed by its environment and personal goals but in a fictional character, the development is scripted and constructed. There is a clear goal outlined for the character and anxiety is “…acquired through implication” (Germishuys [Sa]:5).
The effect of appearance on self-consciousness and the “need for external recognition” develops from childhood and evolves through the person’s life. Clothes for example are an essential part of one’s sense of self. Humans use objects to create persona to control anxiety. The anxiety stems from the desire to create certain impressions of oneself and is driven by the principle of opposites to hide one’s shortcomings (Germishuys …show more content…

I will do a comparative study and textual study to compare the character Kwezi to characters from Marvel and DC such as Spider-Man, Super-Man and Ironman. By comparing Kwezi to famous American superheroes, I will analyse to what extent the character has been influenced by the ‘West’.
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By using works by scholars who have analysed superheroes and using the theories and concepts explained in the previous chapter, I will be able to analyse the encoding of Kwezi and the comic. Secondary sources such as existing publications, earlier research and articles in the media will be used to guide the analyses.
Kwezi (Mkize [sa]) is a relatively new comic with only 3 issues published (one is available for free online while the other two are available to buy as hard copy). The only text about the comic is sourced from blogs, articles and interviews with the creator Loyiso Mkize. The comic is about a teenage superhero, Kwezi living in a Johannesburg-like city named Gold City. Each issue continues from the previous issue’s ending following the journey of the young character as he makes sense of his new powers (Mkize

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