Digital Media and the Preservation of Indigenous Languages in Africa

Introduction: Theorizing Digital Media and Epistemic Indigenous Languages Preservation for Sustainable Development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise and Shumani Eric Madima
Part I: Digital Preservation, Epistemic African Knowledges, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Chapter 1: Digital Preservation of Indigenous Languages and Participatory Epistemic Knowledge Systems of the Global South: Insights from South African Experiences by Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise
Chapter 2: Indigenous Language Preservation and Promotion through Digital Media Technology in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Yusuf Ayodeji Ajani, Adeyinka Tella, and Nhlavu Petros Dlamini
Chapter 3: Positioning South African Indigenous Languages on Social Media Communication in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Shumani Eric Madima
Chapter 4: Computational Linguistics and Indigenous Languages: WhatsApp Emoji Use and the Reclamation of Shona and Ndebele Language and Culture by Jennings Joy Chibike
Part II: Digital Media Strategies and Indigenous Language Preservation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Chapter 5: Global Initiatives for Digital Preservation of Indigenous Languages in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Adeyinka Tella and Joseph Ngoaketsi
Chapter 6: Indigenous Language Development and Preservation in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Remah Joyce Lubambo
Chapter 7: Kivunjo Names and Naming as an Indigenous Language Preservation and Digitization Strategy by Zelda Elisifa
Part III: Endangered Language Revitalization, Social Media Language Prospects, and Media Training
Chapter 8: Using Social Media to Promote Indigenous Languages: Reality or Delusion: A Critical Review of Shona Facebook Television by Memory Mabika
Chapter 9: Exploring the Role of Indigenous Languages in Journalism and Media Training in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Era by Toyosi Olugbenga Samson Owolabi
Chapter 10: Indigenous Language Preservation, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Social Media Age by Mawethu Glemar Mapulane, Amukelani Collen Mangaka, Edgar Julius Malatji, Nhlayisi Cedrick Baloyi, and Rudzanimbilu Muthambi
Part IV: Orality On Social Media, Indigenous Epistemic Cultures, and Minority Languages in Digital Media
Chapter 11: Promotion Of Indigenous Languages and Culture through Social Media by Kganathi Shaku
Chapter 12: Orality On Social Media Language: Linguistic Texts and Images Portraying Elements of Isizulu Folklore by Beryl Babsy Boniwe MaMchunu Xaba