The Renaissance of African Languages: An Inevitable Enterprise?

References

• Alexander , N. 2001 . Personal interview at the University of Cape Town
   Google Scholar
• Bamgbose , A. 1991 . Language and the nation: The language question in sub-Saharan Africa. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press. .
   Google Scholar
• Bandura , A. 1986 . Social foundations of thought and action: A social cognitive theory. Englewood Cliffs : Prentice-Hall. .
   Google Scholar
• Chimhundu , H. 1997 . ‘Keynote address at intergovernmental conference of ministers on African language policies in Africa.’ Intergovernmental conference of ministers on language policies in Africa. 20 – 21 . Harare. March
   Google Scholar
• Constitutional Assembly . 1996 . The constitution of South Africa 1996. Act 108 of 1996 Cape Town : Typeface Media. .
   Google Scholar
• De Wet , C. and Niemann , S. 1999 . “ The status of mother- tongue education in South Africa: A comparative perspective ” . In Comparative on language and literacy: Selected papers form the work of the Language and Literacy Commission of the 10th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies Edited by: Limage , L. Dakar , , Senegal : UNESCO- BRAEDA. .
   Google Scholar
• Kashoki , M. 1993 . ‘OAU language plan of action for Africa.’ A keynote address to The African Languages Association of Southern Africa (ALASA). University of Witwatersrand, July
   Google Scholar
• Mazrui , A. M. 1998 . ‘The English language in the post-Cold war era: Africa in a comparative context.’ Focus address delivered at the 5th Conference of the International Association of World Englishes 5 – 7 . University of Illinois: November
   Google Scholar
• Mazrui , A. A. 2000 . “ Indigenised approaches to globalization fundamental to Africa's development. ” . In The Herald (Zimbabwe) 6 January
   Google Scholar
• Mkanganwi , K. G . 1987 . “ Linguistics, language and Zimbabwe. ” . In LASU: Conference proceedings, Second Linguistics Association for SADCC universities conference 2 – 5 . Harare : University of Zimbabwe . September
   Google Scholar
• Mutasa , D. E. 2000 . Language policy and language use in South Africa: an uneasy marriage. . South African Journal of African Languages , 20 ( 3 ) : 217 – 224 .
   Google Scholar
• wa Thiong'o , Ngugi . 1986 . Decolonising the mind: The politics of language in African literature. London : J. Currey. .
   Google Scholar
• Okombo , D. O. 1999 . “ Towards a strategy for changing attitudes to indigenous African languages ” . In Comparative perspectives on language and literacy: Selected papers from the work of the Language and Literacy Commission of the 10th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies Edited by: Limage , L. Dakar , , Senegal : UNESCO-BRAEDA. .
   Google Scholar
• Rwambiwa , J. P. 1996 . “ Indigenous languages in education: An answer towards Africa's economic independence—Zimbabwe can lead the revolution. ” . In Report. Conference proceedings: Education and development in Zimbabwe: Strategies for the 21st Century 26 – 29 . University of Zimbabwe : Faculty of Education . September
   Google Scholar
• Skutnabb-Kangas , T. 1998 . Human rights and language wrongs—A future for diversity? . Language Sciences , 20 ( 1 ) : 5 – 27 .
   Google Scholar
• The Harare Declaration on African Languages Harare . 1997 . Intergovernmental Conference of Ministers on Language Policies in Africa 20 – 21 . : March
   Google Scholar
• The Asmara Declaration on African Language and Literature . 2000 . The Citizen (South Africa) 19 January
   Google Scholar