
Language Matters in Contemporary Zimbabwe
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Reflecting on Shona, Xitsonga, Sotho, Xhosa, Tjwao, Nambya, IsiNdebele, Nyanja, Tshivenda, English and Braille, the book uncovers both the internal and external factors that impact language structures, language use and language ideologies across the country. The book considers how colonial legacies and contemporary language domination and minoritisation have led to language endangerment. It considers the fate of communities whose languages are marginalised and, in the process, poses questions on what can and should be done to preserve Zimbabwean languages. The authors' offerings range across subjects as diverse as music, linguistic innovation, education, human rights, literature, language politics and language policy, in order to build a rich and nuanced picture of language matters in the country.
Coming at a critical moment of increasing mobility, migration, cultural plurality and globalisation, this book will be an important resource for researchers across African literature, linguistics, communication, policy and politics.
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Esther Mavengano is a lecturer who teaches Linguistics and Literature in the Department of English and Media Studies, Faculty of Arts at Great Zimbabwe University in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. She holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics and Literary Studies obtained from North West University in Mafikeng , South Africa. Her research areas maintain the interface of applied linguistics, sociolinguistis and Anglophone African literary studies. She has interests in language policy and planning, sociolinguistics, language use in media and political discourses, translingual practices in Postcolonial Anglophone African fictional writings, Identity issues in contemporary transnational Anglophone/African literature, religion and gender discourses in African literature, stylistics and language education in emerging contact contexts. She has published in reputable international journals including Cogent Arts and Humanities, African Identities, Literator, Journal of Multicultural Discourses, among others. She is a Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Theology and Religion, College of Human Sciences, UNISA, in South Africa. She was recently awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow in Germany. She is at (TUD), Technische Universitat Dresden in the Department of English, Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, Institute of English and American Studies. She is currently working on her postdoctoral monograph focusing on Language Politics and Linguistic Ideologies in Postcolonial Anglophone African Literature. She has co-edited a number of books including, Zimbabwe in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Reflections, lessons and the Future of Public Health, published by Routledge.
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