Linguistic diversity; good thing… or the cause of African poverty!!
Heh silly/hyperbolic blog titles aside, this is the rough question that was posed then brutally slapped away by Greg Downey of Neuroanthropology. Check it out. It’s a good, solid and thorough post on the subject of linguistic diversity; one which I don’t think I could paraphrase without missing a couple of huge chunks. However here are a few questions that Greg raised and answered:
Linguistic diversity? Liberal conspiracy Does linguistic difference create conflict? Should we care about language extinction? Do people want their local languages to go away? Can we help stop language extinction?
I will also use this opportunity to link to two posts about 1. language instruction in Eritrea; and 2. a UNESCO report (June 2010) on why and how Africa should invest in African languages and multilingual education.
Oh; and it is of my firm opinion that native language preservation does NOT cause poverty.
Related posts:
- Language, Education, and Public Policy in Eritrea
- Is Swahili a Pidgin?
- New on the Eritrean dictionary scene…
July 26, 2010
Tags: Greg Downey, neuroanthropology Posted in: Africa, Eritrea, language, Linguistics
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