Author: Shumirai Nyota & Jacob Mapara
ISBN No: 978-1-919932-68-2
Cost: 45.60
This monograph asserts that language is the most important marker of a people’s identity. It argues that without language there is no knowledge of oneself since language is a carrier of culture. It further argues that there is so much hype and talk about the importance of indigenous knowledge systems, but this hype will soon die out if languages within which that knowledge is embedded are not elevated to official and business status. It is through language that a people’s arts and industry are best understood since language is a carrier of history and the heritage that has accrued from the past. The paper goes on to argue that language is a confidence builder and it enables the speaker to look back at activities and achievements of the past and build on that past and be in a position to launch development initiatives.
ISBN No: 978-1-919932-68-2
Cost: 45.60
This monograph asserts that language is the most important marker of a people’s identity. It argues that without language there is no knowledge of oneself since language is a carrier of culture. It further argues that there is so much hype and talk about the importance of indigenous knowledge systems, but this hype will soon die out if languages within which that knowledge is embedded are not elevated to official and business status. It is through language that a people’s arts and industry are best understood since language is a carrier of history and the heritage that has accrued from the past. The paper goes on to argue that language is a confidence builder and it enables the speaker to look back at activities and achievements of the past and build on that past and be in a position to launch development initiatives.
