Herman M Batibo
Biographic Data
| ID | 6431762 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Herman M Batibo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Herman M |
| FAMILY NAME | Batibo |
| SIGNATURE | BATIBO H M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Botswana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The prevalence of cultural diversity in a multilingual situation
The prevalence of cultural diversity in a situation of multilingualism is common in Africa, where each language is tied up with distinct cultural values and world view. Hence, the semantic and cultural dimensions of one language do not always correspond with another. Such a situation has caused cultural conflict when, in a marked bilingual situation, one language group undertakes to use its cultural norms in speaking another language. This proble…
Setswana
Naro Dictionary
Hessel Visser. Naro Dictionary: Naro–English, English–Naro. Fourth edition. 2001, viii + 240 pp. ISBN 99912-938-5-x. D'kar: Kuru Development Trust
The inter-cultural dimension in the use of languages of wider communication by minority language speakers
The linguistic situation in most African countries has been described as trifocal as it often involves three linguistic levels, namely an ex-colonial language, a major indigenous language and a certain number of minority languages. Each of these languages is a custodian of long established societal norms, social practices and cultural expressions. However, the growing tendency of the expanded use of the major languages, as languages of wider comm…
Language Decline and Death in Africa
The aim of this book is to examine the nature and extent of the problem of language decline and death in Africa. It resourcefully traces the main causes and circumstances of language endangerment, the processes and extent of language shift and death, and the consequences of language loss to the continent’s rich linguistic and cultural heritage.
"Comments on Christopher Ehret, "Bantu History
Roland Oliver, Thomas Spear, Kairn Klieman, Jan Vansina, Scott MacEachern, David Schoenbrun, James Denbow, Yvonne Bastin, H. M. Batibo, Bernd Heine, Michael Mann, Derek Nurse, Simiyu Wandibba, Comments on Christopher Ehret, "Bantu History: Re-Envisioning the Evidence of Language", The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 34, No. 1 (2001), pp. 43-81
The swinging pendulum
The two-directional tone melody spread in Sukuma
The inter-cultural dimension in the use of languages of wider communication by minority language speakers
The linguistic situation in most African countries has been described as trifocal as it often involves three linguistic levels, namely an ex-colonial language, a major indigenous language and a certain number of minority languages. Each of these languages is a custodian of long established societal norms, social practices and cultural expressions. However, the growing tendency of the expanded use of the major languages, as languages of wider comm…
The two-directional tone melody spread in Sukuma
The swinging pendulum
"Comments on Christopher Ehret, "Bantu History
Roland Oliver, Thomas Spear, Kairn Klieman, Jan Vansina, Scott MacEachern, David Schoenbrun, James Denbow, Yvonne Bastin, H. M. Batibo, Bernd Heine, Michael Mann, Derek Nurse, Simiyu Wandibba, Comments on Christopher Ehret, "Bantu History: Re-Envisioning the Evidence of Language", The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 34, No. 1 (2001), pp. 43-81
Language Decline and Death in Africa
The aim of this book is to examine the nature and extent of the problem of language decline and death in Africa. It resourcefully traces the main causes and circumstances of language endangerment, the processes and extent of language shift and death, and the consequences of language loss to the continent’s rich linguistic and cultural heritage.
The inter-cultural dimension in the use of languages of wider communication by minority language speakers
The linguistic situation in most African countries has been described as trifocal as it often involves three linguistic levels, namely an ex-colonial language, a major indigenous language and a certain number of minority languages. Each of these languages is a custodian of long established societal norms, social practices and cultural expressions. However, the growing tendency of the expanded use of the major languages, as languages of wider comm…
Naro Dictionary
Hessel Visser. Naro Dictionary: Naro–English, English–Naro. Fourth edition. 2001, viii + 240 pp. ISBN 99912-938-5-x. D'kar: Kuru Development Trust
Setswana
The prevalence of cultural diversity in a multilingual situation
The prevalence of cultural diversity in a situation of multilingualism is common in Africa, where each language is tied up with distinct cultural values and world view. Hence, the semantic and cultural dimensions of one language do not always correspond with another. Such a situation has caused cultural conflict when, in a marked bilingual situation, one language group undertakes to use its cultural norms in speaking another language. This proble…
Linguistics (5 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (5 works) · History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Bantu languages (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Language shift (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)