Resuscitation of African Languages

Isaac Mhute is an Associate Professor in the Department of Language, Literature and Culture Studies  at Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. His research interests are in both theoretical and applied linguistics (language policy and development, syntax and semantics, onomastics as well as language and strategic communication issues in education, among others).Zilibele Mtumane is the head of the School of Languages in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She holds a Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in African Languages from the University of South Africa.Vimbai Moreblessing Matiza is a senior lecturer in the department of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. Her research interests are on the interface of orality and cultural studies.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Situating the Imminent Cultural Genocide in the African Context (Isaac Mhute).- Part 1: African Languages and the African Continent.- Chapter 2. The Problematics of Intellectualising Indigenous Languages and People, a Cursory Look at the Science of Language in Literature and Formal Education  (Joseph Aketema, Ọbádélé Kambon & Beatrice Korkor Agyemang).- Chapter 3. Local Language Promotion and the Global Village Exclusion Matrix: A Critic of Exclusive Use of Local Languages in Africa Without Industrial Provision (Nyasha Zimuto).- Chapter 4. The Plight of African Languages in the Globalised Post-independence era (Isaac Mhute).- Part II: Media and Education Case Studies.- Chapter 5. National Cinema and the Revitalisation of Indigenous Languages in Cameroon: A Study of Cameroonian Filmmakers’ Perceptions of Indigenous Language Film Production (Floribert Patrick C. Endong).- Chapter 6. African Languages in Current South African Media Landscape: The Good, the Bad and the Future (Ndivhuwo Doctor Sundani, Pheelo Mabizela, Rachel Mmapitso Maboa).- Chapter 7. Electronic Publishing of Shona Literature in Zimbabwe: An Overview (L. Viriri).- Chapter 8. Indigenous Language Renaissance: The Use of Mother Tongue as Language of Instruction in Selected Gweru Schools, Zimbabwe (Vimbai Moreblessing Matiza).- Chapter 9. Language-in-education policies and minority language resuscitation efforts in Zimbabwe (Tendai Chirimaunga).- Chapter 10. “Wolves in Sheep Skin”: An Evaluation of Zimbabwean Media Published in African Languages (Faith Sibanda).- Chapter 11. Computer generated linguistics countering linguicides: Users’ use and interpretation of WhatsApp emojis in isiNdebele (Nkosana Mkwebu and Jennings Joy Chibike).- Chapter 12. Revisiting Zimbabwean Indigenous Languages Digitisation Activities: Perspectives from the PLETES Model (Beatrice Lantern).- Part III: Politics-related Case Studies.- Chapter 13. Kiswahili and the Justice System in Tanzania (Antoni Keya).- Chapter 14. Linguistic rights in Multilingual Contexts: The case of Mozambique (Crisófia Langa da Camara).- Chapter 15. Interrogating the use of native Karanga in the rain making ceremony in Zvishavane (Mverecha Kainos and Midzi Ratidzo).