Ict Globalisation And The Study Of Languages And Linguistics In Africa

Author : Ndimele, Ozo-mekuri
Publisher : M & J Grand Orbit Communications
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789785416435

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ICT, Globalisation and the Study of Languages and Linguistics in Africa by Ndimele, Ozo-mekuri Pdf

This book contains papers which focus on the twin subjects of globalisation and information/communication technologies (ICTs). They express either fear or optimism regarding their effects on the survival of indigenous cultures, languages and literature. This book is a must read for anyone who is interested to learn more about the role of globalisation in the erosion of cultural as well as linguistic diversity, and the impact of ICTs in the development of indigenous languages in Africa.

Author : Ozo-mekuri Ndimele
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789785416480

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ICT, Globalisation and the Study of Languages and Linguistics in Africa by Ozo-mekuri Ndimele Pdf

This book contains papers which focus on the twin subjects of globalisation and information/communication technologies (ICTs). They express either fear or optimism regarding their effects on the survival of indigenous cultures, languages and literature. This book is a must read for anyone who is interested to learn more about the role of globalisation in the erosion of cultural as well as linguistic diversity, and the impact of ICTs in the development of indigenous languages in Africa.

Author : Linguistic Association of Nigeria. Conference
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nigeria
ISBN : UOM:39015064909032

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Globalization & the Study of Languages in Africa by Linguistic Association of Nigeria. Conference Pdf

Author : Francis O. Egbokhare,Clement Kolawole
Publisher : Ibadan Cultural Studies Group
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015073967450

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Globalization and the Future of African Languages by Francis O. Egbokhare,Clement Kolawole Pdf

Globalization and the Future of African Languages

Author : Cécile B. Vigouroux,Salikoko S. Mufwene
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781441170736

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Globalization and Language Vitality by Cécile B. Vigouroux,Salikoko S. Mufwene Pdf

This book discusses the effects of globalization on languages in Africa. In contrast to previous studies, the contributors examine whether or not globalization is affecting African languages in the same ways and at the same rate in different countries, and how local experiences of language change vary from place to place. Rather than seeing English as the 'killer language' par excellence, the contributors probe ways in which languages are being used side by side to complement each other in some contexts while competing against European colonial languages in others. The result is a diverse canvas of language vitality in the African context, including matters of endangerment and loss, through the lense of globalization in its various interpretations. This book is a must read for students and researchers interested in language change and death and in the fate of European languages in the rest of the world.

Author : Don Osborn,Donald Zhang Osborn
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780796922496

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African Languages in a Digital Age by Don Osborn,Donald Zhang Osborn Pdf

With increasing numbers of computers and diffusion of the internet around the world, localisation of the technology, and the content it carries, into the many languages people speak is becoming an ever more important area for discussion and action. Localisation, simply put, includes translation and cultural adaptation of user interfaces and software applications, as well as the creation and translation of internet content in diverse languages. It is essential in making information and communication technology more accessible to the populations of the poorer countries, increasing its relevance to their lives, needs, and aspirations, and ultimately in bridging the 'digital divide'.

Author : O. Kilani,N. Iheanacho
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789785420845

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Culture, Development and Religious Change by O. Kilani,N. Iheanacho Pdf

The book is an introduction to the study of culture, with emphasis on the dynamism factor intrinsic and susceptible to generating growth, development initiatives and change, especially in religion and other aspects of Nigerian society. The collection of 19 papers is organised into five parts: Concepts and Theoretical Alignments, Social Institutions in Culture Change and Development, Religious Traditions and Change Experience, Votaries and Sectarian Reaction to Culture and Religious Change, and Pastoral Objective and the Management of Cultural Diversity and Change in Christianity.

Author : Katrin Bromber,Birgit Smieja
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110891614

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Globalisation and African Languages by Katrin Bromber,Birgit Smieja Pdf

Globalisation and African Languages links African language studies to the concept of 'globalisation' which increasingly undergoes critical review. Hence, African linguists of various provenience can make valuable contributions to this debate. In cultural matters, which by definition include language, there is often a sense that globalisation leads to a major trend of homogenisation, which results in a reduction of diversity on the one hand and, on the other, in new themes being incorporated into global (cultural) patterns. However, often conflicting and overlapping particularistic interests exist which have a constructive as well as destructive potential. This aspect leads directly to the first of three sections of this volume, LANGUAGE USE AND ATTITUDES, which addresses some of the burning issues in sociolinguistic research. Since this research area is tightly linked to the educational domain these important issues are addressed in articles that comprise the second section of this volume: LANGUAGE POLICY AND EDUCATION. The third section of the volume presents articles dealing with LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION AND CLASSIFICATION demonstrating which parts of different language systems are affected through contact under historical and modern conditions. The contributions of all the well-known scholars in this volume show that globalisation is a two-way street, and to ensure that all sides benefit in a reciprocal manner means the impacts have to be monitored globally, regionally, nationally and locally. By disseminating and emphasising these linguistic findings as part of the global cultural heritage, African language studies may offer urgently needed new perspectives towards a rapidly changing world.

Author : Don Osborn
Publisher : IDRC (International Development Research Centre)
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : African languages
ISBN : 1552504735

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African Languages in a Digital Age by Don Osborn Pdf

With increasing numbers of computers and penetration of the Internet around the world, localization of the technology and the content it carries into the many languages people speak is becoming an ever more important area for discussion and action. Localization, simply put, includes translation and cultural adaptation of user interfaces and software applications, as well as creation and translation of internet content in diverse languages. It is essential in making information and communication technology more accessible to the populations of the poorer countries, increasing its relevance to their lives, needs, and aspirations, and ultimately in bridging the digital divide.A Localization is a new and growing field of inquiry. This book identifies issues, concerns, priorities, and lines of research and is intended as a baseline study in defining localization in the African context and how it is important for development and education in the long term. THE AUTHOR Don Osborn is the Founder of the Bisharat Language, Technology & Development Initiative. He is a former Associate Director for Agriculture, Peace Corps, Niger, and led the PanAfrican Localisation project from 2005 to 2008."

Author : Birgit Brock-Utne,Gunnar Garbo
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789987081462

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Language and Power. The Implications of Language for Peace and Development by Birgit Brock-Utne,Gunnar Garbo Pdf

Language is a tool used to express thoughts, to hide thoughts or to hide lack of thoughts. It is often a means of domination. The question is who has the power to define the world around us. This book demonstrates how language is being manipulated to form the minds of listeners or readers. Innocent words may be used to conceal a reality which people would have reacted to had the phenomena been described in a straightforward manner. The nice and innocent concept "cost sharing", which leads our thoughts to communal sharing and solidarity, may actually imply privatization. The false belief that the best way to learn a foreign language is to have it as a language of instruction actually becomes a strategy for stupidification of African pupils. In this book 33 independent experts from 16 countries in the North and the South show how language may be used to legitimize war-making, promote Northern interests in the field of development and retain colonial speech as languages of instruction, languages of the courts and in politics. The book has been edited by two Norwegians: Birgit Brock-Utne is a professor at the University of Oslo and a consultant in education and development. From 1987 until 1992 she was a professor at the University of Dar es Salaam. Gunnar Garbo, author and journalist and former member of the Norwegian Parliament, was the Norwegian Ambassador to Tanzania from 1987 to 1992.

Author : Ndimele, Ozo-mekuri
Publisher : M & J Grand Orbit Communications
Page : 935 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789785644005

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Four Decades in the Study of Nigerian Languages and Linguistics by Ndimele, Ozo-mekuri Pdf

This volume is produced in commemoration of the official retirement of Professor Kay Williamson from the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The contributing essayists cover five main generations of Nigerian linguists. The collection is divided into six sections: Language, history and Society; Applied Linguistics and Orthography Design; Gender and Communication Studies; Stylistics and Literature; Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis and Translation; and Formal Linguistics. Some of the contributors include: Ayo Bamgbose, Okon Essie, Ben Elugbe, P.A. Nwachukwu, E.N. Emenanjo, P. Anagbogu, Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche, O.M. Ndimele, O.G. Harry, Levi Igwe, C.U. Omego, O. Ojukwu, A.U. Weje, O.N. Anyanwu and A. Idafuro.

Author : Akinloye Ojo,Karim Traore,Oyinlola Longe
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781498534314

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Africans and Globalization by Akinloye Ojo,Karim Traore,Oyinlola Longe Pdf

This book considers some of the substance and dissatisfaction of globalization on Africa. It illustrates globalization as a complex set of processes that involve shifting influence from local societies and countries in some areas while simultaneously endowing local societies and countries with influence in other areas.

Author : Ndimele, Ozo-mekuri
Publisher : M & J Grand Orbit Communications
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789785644012

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In the Linguistic Paradise by Ndimele, Ozo-mekuri Pdf

In the Linguistic Paradise is the second volume in the Nigerian Linguists Festschrift Series. The motivating force behind the establishment of the Festschrift Series is to honour outstanding scholars who have excelled in the study of languages and linguistics in Nigeria. This volume is dedicated to Professor E. Nolue Emenanjo, a celebrated linguist and a pioneer professor of Igbo Linguistics. The book is organised in five sections, as follows: Language, History and Society; Literature, Stylistics and Pragmatics; Applied Linguistics; Formal Linguistics; and Tributes. There are 15 papers in the first section the majority address the perennial problem of language choice in Nigeria. Section two contains 10 papers focusing on literature, stylistics and pragmatics. Section three contains 17 papers a sizeable number of which focus on language teaching and learning, two are on lexicography, while others are on language engineering. Section three contains 16 papers focusing on the core areas of linguistics. In section four a biographical profile of Professor E. Nolue Emenanjo and list of publications is presented, while Nwadike examines the contributions of Emenanjo in Igbo Studies.

Author : Don Osborn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : African languages
ISBN : 0796923000

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African Languages in a Digital Age by Don Osborn Pdf

With increasing numbers of computers and penetration of the Internet around the world, localization of the technology and the content it carries into the many languages people speak is becoming an ever more important area for discussion and action. Localization, simply put, includes translation and cultural adaptation of user interfaces and software applications, as well as creation and translation of internet content in diverse languages. It is essential in making information and communication technology more accessible to the populations of the poorer countries, increasing its relevance to t.

Author : Francis O. Egbokhare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Information technology
ISBN : IND:30000094824541

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Breaking Barriers by Francis O. Egbokhare Pdf