Resuscitation of African Languages

Resuscitation of African Languages

Theorising the Battle Against Sociocultural Genocide

Matiza, Vimbai Moreblessing; Mtumane, Zilibele; Mhute, Isaac

Springer International Publishing AG

04/2025

343

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9783031817151

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Chapter 1. Introduction: Situating the Imminent Cultural Genocide in the African Context (Isaac Mhute).- Part 1: African Languages and the African Continent.- Chapter 2. The Problematics of Intellectualising Indigenous Languages and People, a Cursory Look at the Science of Language in Literature and Formal Education (Joseph Aketema, O?badele Kambon & Beatrice Korkor Agyemang).- Chapter 3. Local Language Promotion and the Global Village Exclusion Matrix: A Critic of Exclusive Use of Local Languages in Africa Without Industrial Provision (Nyasha Zimuto).- Chapter 4. The Plight of African Languages in the Globalised Post-independence era (Isaac Mhute).- Part II: Media and Education Case Studies.- Chapter 5. National Cinema and the Revitalisation of Indigenous Languages in Cameroon: A Study of Cameroonian Filmmakers' Perceptions of Indigenous Language Film Production (Floribert Patrick C. Endong).- Chapter 6. African Languages in Current South African Media Landscape: The Good, the Bad and the Future (Ndivhuwo Doctor Sundani, Pheelo Mabizela, Rachel Mmapitso Maboa).- Chapter 7. Electronic Publishing of Shona Literature in Zimbabwe: An Overview (L. Viriri).- Chapter 8. Indigenous Language Renaissance: The Use of Mother Tongue as Language of Instruction in Selected Gweru Schools, Zimbabwe (Vimbai Moreblessing Matiza).- Chapter 9. Language-in-education policies and minority language resuscitation efforts in Zimbabwe (Tendai Chirimaunga).- Chapter 10. "Wolves in Sheep Skin": An Evaluation of Zimbabwean Media Published in African Languages (Faith Sibanda).- Chapter 11. Computer generated linguistics countering linguicides: Users' use and interpretation of WhatsApp emojis in isiNdebele (Nkosana Mkwebu and Jennings Joy Chibike).- Chapter 12. Revisiting Zimbabwean Indigenous Languages Digitisation Activities: Perspectives from the PLETES Model (Beatrice Lantern).- Part III: Politics-related Case Studies.- Chapter 13. Kiswahili and the Justice System in Tanzania (Antoni Keya).- Chapter 14. Linguistic rights in Multilingual Contexts: The case of Mozambique (Crisofia Langa da Camara).- Chapter 15. Interrogating the use of native Karanga in the rain making ceremony in Zvishavane (Mverecha Kainos and Midzi Ratidzo).
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political discourse;language ideology;language attitudes;social justice;language revitalisation;globalisation;indigenous languages;colonial languages