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