Language, Society, and Empowerment in Africa and Its Diaspora
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Language, Society, and Empowerment in Africa and Its Diaspora

Language, Society, and Empowerment in Africa and Its Diaspora

By
Akinloye Ojo (Author)  

Hardback

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Africa's diversity is best illustrated linguistically. Thousands of endogenous and exogenous languages are linked to and central to the identity and reality of Africans. Language is a vital lens for analyzing these multifaceted challenges in Africa, where deeper understanding of entire linguistic landscape is germane to understanding socio-political and cultural systems. Concentrating on instrumental and emblematic functions of language in Africa, Language, Society, and Empowerment in Africa and its Diaspora argues for the critical value of African languages beyond functionality into philosophical consideration of their importance for African unity and advancement. Akinloye Ojo calls for the development and empowerment of African languages to serve in various domains, including the support of basic literacy and daily survival of their users. Ojo propagates ways to empower African languages for African socio-cultural and economic development in the 21st century. The author productively engages works by linguists and language pedagogues to provide an ardent case for the empowerment of African languages in the renewed era of globalization, the internet, and an emergent Global Africa. Ojo posits and accentuates some of the notable modalities for empowering African languages in specialized domains for national and continental development. Illustrations, unspecified; Tables; Black & White Illustrations
Akinloye Ojo is associate professor of comparative literature, adjunct associate professor of linguistics, affiliate faculty of the Institute of African American Studies, and a faculty member at the African Studies Institute at the University of Georgia.
  • Contributor: Akinloye Ojo
  • Imprint: Lexington Books
  • ISBN13: 9781793644718
  • Number of Pages: 214
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
  • Release Date: 2022-07-29
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Akinloye Ojo is associate professor of comparative literature, adjunct associate professor of linguistics, affiliate faculty of the Institute of African American Studies, and a faculty member at the African Studies Institute at the University of Georgia.

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