The Grouping Together of the Nine Official African Languages for Academic Purposes: an Instance of Alien Rule

Paul H. Nkuna

doi:doi:10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13

| Peer-Reviewed

The Grouping Together of the Nine Official African Languages for Academic Purposes: an Instance of Alien Rule

Paul H. Nkuna

Published in Education Journal (Volume 2, Issue 1)

Received: 10 December 2012 Accepted: Published: 10 January 2013

Views: Downloads:

Download PDF

Share This Article

Twitter
Linked In
Facebook

Abstract

While it has become established practice, the grouping together of the nine official African languages for academic purposes neglects the individual teaching and learning, use and status of these languages in the higher education system in South Africa. Drawing principally on Dubrow and Friedman’s argument, I argue that the grouping together for academic purposes of the nine official African languages rests on academic receivership of the ‘African languages’ domain, enhanced by Bantu philologists. Now redefined, ‘African languages’ as an entity has become a force influencing the teaching and learning of and research relating to the nine official African languages – isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga. The discussion focuses on the status of the nine official African languages at South African universities and their grouping under the umbrella of ‘African languages’.

Published in	Education Journal (Volume 2, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13
Page(s)	13-15
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Grouping, African Languages, Alien Rule, Nine Official Lsnguages, Academic Receivership, Discourse

References

[1]	Brincker, P. H. and Huber, M. (1904). Contributions towards Bantu Philology. Journal of the Royal African Society, Vol. 3, No. 11, April:300-305.
[2]	Crabtree, W.A. (1913). The Systematic Study of African Languages. Journal of the Royal African Society, Vol. 12, No. 46, January: 177-189.
[3]	Cross, M. (1986).Historical Review of Education in South Africa, towards an assessment. Comparative Education, Vol. 22, No. 3: 185–200.
[4]	Doke, C.M. (1984). The Growth of Comparative Bantu Philology. In C.M.Doke and D.T. Cole (54-79). Contributions to the History of Bantu Linguistics. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press.
[5]	Dubrow, G. and Friedman,D. 2005. Academic Receivership as Alien Rule. Prepared for the Conference on Alien Rule and Its Discontents, University of Washington, 3-4 June: 1-19.
[6]	Errington, J. (2001). Colonial linguistics. Annual Review of Anthropology, 30: 19–39.
[7]	Kleiner, A. (2003).Are You In With The In Crowd? Harvard Business Review. July: 86–92.
[8]	Lalu, P. 2011. Restless Natives, Native Questions. Mail & Guardian, 26 August.
[9]	Meinhof, C. (1926). The Problems of Comparative Philology in Africa: Part II. Journal of the Royal African Society, Vol. 26, No. 101, October: 40-46
[10]	Meinhof, C. (1928). The Problem of Comparative Philology in Africa. Journal of the Royal African Society. Vol. 26, No. 101:40-46.
[11]	Tucker, A.N. (1948). Obituary, Carl Meinhof. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 12, No. 2: 493–496.
[12]	Tucker, A.N. (1957). Philology and Africa. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies,University of London, Vol. 20, No.1/3, Studies in Honour of Sir Ralph Turner,Director of the School of Oriental and African Studies: 541–554.
[13]	Werner, A. (1929). Some Bantu Linguistic Problems. Journal of the Royal African Society, Vol. 28, No. 110:,155-165.
[14]	Ziolkowski, J.(1990). "What Is Philology", Introduction. Comparative Literature Studies, Vol. 27, No. 1, What Is Philology: 1-12.

Cite This Article

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Paul H. Nkuna. (2013). The Grouping Together of the Nine Official African Languages for Academic Purposes: an Instance of Alien Rule. Education Journal, 2(1), 13-15. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Paul H. Nkuna. The Grouping Together of the Nine Official African Languages for Academic Purposes: an Instance of Alien Rule. Educ. J. 2013, 2(1), 13-15. doi: 10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Paul H. Nkuna. The Grouping Together of the Nine Official African Languages for Academic Purposes: an Instance of Alien Rule. Educ J. 2013;2(1):13-15. doi: 10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13,
  author = {Paul H. Nkuna},
  title = {The Grouping Together of the Nine Official African Languages for Academic Purposes: an Instance of Alien Rule},
  journal = {Education Journal},
  volume = {2},
  number = {1},
  pages = {13-15},
  doi = {10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.edu.20130201.13},
  abstract = {While it has become established practice, the grouping together of the nine official African languages for academic purposes neglects the individual teaching and learning, use and status of these languages in the higher education system in South Africa. Drawing principally on Dubrow and Friedman’s argument, I argue that the grouping together for academic purposes of the nine official African languages rests on academic receivership of the ‘African languages’ domain, enhanced by Bantu philologists. Now redefined, ‘African languages’ as an entity has become a force influencing the teaching and learning of and  research relating to the nine official African languages – isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga.  The discussion focuses on the status of the nine official African languages at South African universities and their grouping under the umbrella of ‘African languages’.},
 year = {2013}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Grouping Together of the Nine Official African Languages for Academic Purposes: an Instance of Alien Rule
AU  - Paul H. Nkuna
Y1  - 2013/01/10
PY  - 2013
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13
DO  - 10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13
T2  - Education Journal
JF  - Education Journal
JO  - Education Journal
SP  - 13
EP  - 15
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2327-2619
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13
AB  - While it has become established practice, the grouping together of the nine official African languages for academic purposes neglects the individual teaching and learning, use and status of these languages in the higher education system in South Africa. Drawing principally on Dubrow and Friedman’s argument, I argue that the grouping together for academic purposes of the nine official African languages rests on academic receivership of the ‘African languages’ domain, enhanced by Bantu philologists. Now redefined, ‘African languages’ as an entity has become a force influencing the teaching and learning of and  research relating to the nine official African languages – isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga.  The discussion focuses on the status of the nine official African languages at South African universities and their grouping under the umbrella of ‘African languages’.
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
ER  -

Copy | Download

Author Information

Paul H. Nkuna

Department of African Languages; University of South Africa

Download PDF

Sections

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Paul H. Nkuna. (2013). The Grouping Together of the Nine Official African Languages for Academic Purposes: an Instance of Alien Rule. Education Journal, 2(1), 13-15. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Paul H. Nkuna. The Grouping Together of the Nine Official African Languages for Academic Purposes: an Instance of Alien Rule. Educ. J. 2013, 2(1), 13-15. doi: 10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Paul H. Nkuna. The Grouping Together of the Nine Official African Languages for Academic Purposes: an Instance of Alien Rule. Educ J. 2013;2(1):13-15. doi: 10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13,
  author = {Paul H. Nkuna},
  title = {The Grouping Together of the Nine Official African Languages for Academic Purposes: an Instance of Alien Rule},
  journal = {Education Journal},
  volume = {2},
  number = {1},
  pages = {13-15},
  doi = {10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.edu.20130201.13},
  abstract = {While it has become established practice, the grouping together of the nine official African languages for academic purposes neglects the individual teaching and learning, use and status of these languages in the higher education system in South Africa. Drawing principally on Dubrow and Friedman’s argument, I argue that the grouping together for academic purposes of the nine official African languages rests on academic receivership of the ‘African languages’ domain, enhanced by Bantu philologists. Now redefined, ‘African languages’ as an entity has become a force influencing the teaching and learning of and  research relating to the nine official African languages – isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga.  The discussion focuses on the status of the nine official African languages at South African universities and their grouping under the umbrella of ‘African languages’.},
 year = {2013}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Grouping Together of the Nine Official African Languages for Academic Purposes: an Instance of Alien Rule
AU  - Paul H. Nkuna
Y1  - 2013/01/10
PY  - 2013
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13
DO  - 10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13
T2  - Education Journal
JF  - Education Journal
JO  - Education Journal
SP  - 13
EP  - 15
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2327-2619
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.edu.20130201.13
AB  - While it has become established practice, the grouping together of the nine official African languages for academic purposes neglects the individual teaching and learning, use and status of these languages in the higher education system in South Africa. Drawing principally on Dubrow and Friedman’s argument, I argue that the grouping together for academic purposes of the nine official African languages rests on academic receivership of the ‘African languages’ domain, enhanced by Bantu philologists. Now redefined, ‘African languages’ as an entity has become a force influencing the teaching and learning of and  research relating to the nine official African languages – isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga.  The discussion focuses on the status of the nine official African languages at South African universities and their grouping under the umbrella of ‘African languages’.
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
ER  -

Copy | Download