Book contents
- The Transformative Power of Language
- The Transformative Power of Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Introduction
- Part I Mental Decolonisation and Cultural Diversity
- Part II Multilingualism and Intellectualisation of African Languages
- Part III Digitalisation and Democratisation of Knowledge
- 10 African Language Resources for Knowledge Societies
- 11 Wikipedia as a Transformative Multilingual Knowledge Resource
- 12 Corpora as Agency in the Intellectualisation of African Languages
- 13 From Postcolonial African Language Lexicography to Globally Competitive e-Lexicography in Africa
- Part IV Interlingual and Intercultural Cross-Fertilisation
- Index
- References
11 - Wikipedia as a Transformative Multilingual Knowledge Resource
from Part III - Digitalisation and Democratisation of Knowledge
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
Book contents
- The Transformative Power of Language
- The Transformative Power of Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Introduction
- Part I Mental Decolonisation and Cultural Diversity
- Part II Multilingualism and Intellectualisation of African Languages
- Part III Digitalisation and Democratisation of Knowledge
- 10 African Language Resources for Knowledge Societies
- 11 Wikipedia as a Transformative Multilingual Knowledge Resource
- 12 Corpora as Agency in the Intellectualisation of African Languages
- 13 From Postcolonial African Language Lexicography to Globally Competitive e-Lexicography in Africa
- Part IV Interlingual and Intercultural Cross-Fertilisation
- Index
- References
Summary
The chapter further posits that the current language practices need to be addressed and the prestige of African languages in the South African banking industry needs to be revitalised as a matter of urgency. The chapter engages in a systematic literature review and qualitative methods, that is, the questionnaire, interviews and observations in the banks. These methods will assist the researcher to be able to analyse the multilingual language policies and their relationship with the everyday use of African languages in the South African banks.
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- The Transformative Power of LanguageFrom Postcolonial to Knowledge Societies in Africa, pp. 232 - 246Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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