Demystifying the indigenous language ‘inadequacies’ towards capacity building in science and technology in Zimbabwe

Africa seems to be underplaying, underestimating and despising the role of indigenous languages as an emancipatory tool from the socio-economic and political bondage born of colonialism. Language, this paper argues, is the means of identifying entities, categorising objects and concepts, perceiving...

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Main Author:	Gilbert Tarugarira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS) 2012-12-01
Series:	International Journal of Development and Sustainability
Subjects:	Linguistic imperialism Indigenous Emancipatory
Online Access:	http://isdsnet.com/ijds-v1n3-39.pdf

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spelling	doaj-f637bca583074980bc0b016698b2f2072020-11-25T00:51:33ZengInternational Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)International Journal of Development and Sustainability2186-86622186-86622012-12-011311501157Demystifying the indigenous language ‘inadequacies’ towards capacity building in science and technology in Zimbabwe Gilbert Tarugarira Africa seems to be underplaying, underestimating and despising the role of indigenous languages as an emancipatory tool from the socio-economic and political bondage born of colonialism. Language, this paper argues, is the means of identifying entities, categorising objects and concepts, perceiving ideas and things, grasping the abstract, the concrete as well as the supernatural, and thinking about anything in whatever form. This paper demystifies and challenges the hegemonic position accorded to the colonial master’s language as the only viable instrument for mediating the exploitation of science and technology. http://isdsnet.com/ijds-v1n3-39.pdfLinguistic imperialismIndigenousEmancipatory
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title	Demystifying the indigenous language ‘inadequacies’ towards capacity building in science and technology in Zimbabwe
title_short	Demystifying the indigenous language ‘inadequacies’ towards capacity building in science and technology in Zimbabwe
title_full	Demystifying the indigenous language ‘inadequacies’ towards capacity building in science and technology in Zimbabwe
title_fullStr	Demystifying the indigenous language ‘inadequacies’ towards capacity building in science and technology in Zimbabwe
title_full_unstemmed	Demystifying the indigenous language ‘inadequacies’ towards capacity building in science and technology in Zimbabwe
title_sort	demystifying the indigenous language ‘inadequacies’ towards capacity building in science and technology in zimbabwe
publisher	International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
series	International Journal of Development and Sustainability
issn	2186-8662 2186-8662
publishDate	2012-12-01
description	Africa seems to be underplaying, underestimating and despising the role of indigenous languages as an emancipatory tool from the socio-economic and political bondage born of colonialism. Language, this paper argues, is the means of identifying entities, categorising objects and concepts, perceiving ideas and things, grasping the abstract, the concrete as well as the supernatural, and thinking about anything in whatever form. This paper demystifies and challenges the hegemonic position accorded to the colonial master’s language as the only viable instrument for mediating the exploitation of science and technology.
topic	Linguistic imperialism Indigenous Emancipatory
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Demystifying the indigenous language ‘inadequacies’ towards capacity building in science and technology in Zimbabwe

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