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Author | : Ndimele, Ozo-mekuri |
Publisher | : M & J Grand Orbit Communications |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 2016-12-14 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9785416437 |
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This book contains papers which focus on the twin subjects of globalisation and information/communication technologies (ICTs). They express either fear or optimism regarding their effects on the survival of indigenous cultures, languages and literature. This book is a must read for anyone who is interested to learn more about the role of globalisation in the erosion of cultural as well as linguistic diversity, and the impact of ICTs in the development of indigenous languages in Africa.
Author | : Ozo-mekuri Ndimele |
Publisher | : African Books Collective |
Total Pages | : 439 |
Release | : 2016-12-14 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9785416488 |
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This book contains papers which focus on the twin subjects of globalisation and information/communication technologies (ICTs). They express either fear or optimism regarding their effects on the survival of indigenous cultures, languages and literature. This book is a must read for anyone who is interested to learn more about the role of globalisation in the erosion of cultural as well as linguistic diversity, and the impact of ICTs in the development of indigenous languages in Africa.
Author | : Linguistic Association of Nigeria. Conference |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Nigeria |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Don Osborn |
Publisher | : IDRC |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 0796922497 |
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With increasing numbers of computers and diffusion of the internet around the world, localisation of the technology, and the content it carries, into the many languages people speak is becoming an ever more important area for discussion and action. Localisation, simply put, includes translation and cultural adaptation of user interfaces and software applications, as well as the creation and translation of internet content in diverse languages. It is essential in making information and communication technology more accessible to the populations of the poorer countries, increasing its relevance to their lives, needs, and aspirations, and ultimately in bridging the 'digital divide'.
Author | : Francis O. Egbokhare |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : |
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Globalization and the Future of African Languages
Author | : Cécile B. Vigouroux |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2008-11-05 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1441170731 |
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This book discusses the effects of globalization on languages in Africa. In contrast to previous studies, the contributors examine whether or not globalization is affecting African languages in the same ways and at the same rate in different countries, and how local experiences of language change vary from place to place. Rather than seeing English as the 'killer language' par excellence, the contributors probe ways in which languages are being used side by side to complement each other in some contexts while competing against European colonial languages in others. The result is a diverse canvas of language vitality in the African context, including matters of endangerment and loss, through the lense of globalization in its various interpretations. This book is a must read for students and researchers interested in language change and death and in the fate of European languages in the rest of the world.
Author | : O. Kilani |
Publisher | : African Books Collective |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2016-12-14 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9785420841 |
Download Culture, Development and Religious Change Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The book is an introduction to the study of culture, with emphasis on the dynamism factor intrinsic and susceptible to generating growth, development initiatives and change, especially in religion and other aspects of Nigerian society. The collection of 19 papers is organised into five parts: Concepts and Theoretical Alignments, Social Institutions in Culture Change and Development, Religious Traditions and Change Experience, Votaries and Sectarian Reaction to Culture and Religious Change, and Pastoral Objective and the Management of Cultural Diversity and Change in Christianity.
Author | : Don Osborn |
Publisher | : IDRC (International Development Research Centre) |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : African languages |
ISBN | : 9781552504734 |
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With increasing numbers of computers and penetration of the Internet around the world, localization of the technology and the content it carries into the many languages people speak is becoming an ever more important area for discussion and action. Localization, simply put, includes translation and cultural adaptation of user interfaces and software applications, as well as creation and translation of internet content in diverse languages. It is essential in making information and communication technology more accessible to the populations of the poorer countries, increasing its relevance to their lives, needs, and aspirations, and ultimately in bridging the digital divide.A Localization is a new and growing field of inquiry. This book identifies issues, concerns, priorities, and lines of research and is intended as a baseline study in defining localization in the African context and how it is important for development and education in the long term. THE AUTHOR Don Osborn is the Founder of the Bisharat Language, Technology & Development Initiative. He is a former Associate Director for Agriculture, Peace Corps, Niger, and led the PanAfrican Localisation project from 2005 to 2008."
Author | : Francis O. Egbokhare |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Information technology |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Katrin Bromber |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2011-07-20 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3110891611 |
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Globalisation and African Languages links African language studies to the concept of 'globalisation' which increasingly undergoes critical review. Hence, African linguists of various provenience can make valuable contributions to this debate. In cultural matters, which by definition include language, there is often a sense that globalisation leads to a major trend of homogenisation, which results in a reduction of diversity on the one hand and, on the other, in new themes being incorporated into global (cultural) patterns. However, often conflicting and overlapping particularistic interests exist which have a constructive as well as destructive potential. This aspect leads directly to the first of three sections of this volume, LANGUAGE USE AND ATTITUDES, which addresses some of the burning issues in sociolinguistic research. Since this research area is tightly linked to the educational domain these important issues are addressed in articles that comprise the second section of this volume: LANGUAGE POLICY AND EDUCATION. The third section of the volume presents articles dealing with LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION AND CLASSIFICATION demonstrating which parts of different language systems are affected through contact under historical and modern conditions. The contributions of all the well-known scholars in this volume show that globalisation is a two-way street, and to ensure that all sides benefit in a reciprocal manner means the impacts have to be monitored globally, regionally, nationally and locally. By disseminating and emphasising these linguistic findings as part of the global cultural heritage, African language studies may offer urgently needed new perspectives towards a rapidly changing world.