Nicholus Nyika
Biographic Data
| ID | 6723952 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicholus Nyika |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicholus |
| FAMILY NAME | Nyika |
| SIGNATURE | NYIKA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | c Witwatersrand University , Johannesburg, South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1464-9444 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Discourses of ethnicity in Zimbabwe
This article draws on the methods of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as well as Van Eemeren and Grootendorst's (2004) systematic theory of argumentation to analyse the discourses around ethnicity in Zimbabwe, as articulated through reader comments to an article that appeared on an online news site, New Zimbabwe.com. The nature of the comments points to polarised interethnic relations between the Shona and the Ndebele, as evidenced by the differ…
Language complaints as an instrument of language rights activism
Language activism in South Africa has a long history. Various instruments of language activism have been used in the past, leading to the emergence of two particular traditions. One tradition, which is linked to a ‘struggle’ for the Afrikaans language, is mostly viewed in a negative sense and relates to language activism under Afrikaner Nationalism. The other tradition associated with the struggle for a democratic South Africa, is viewed in a mor…
Language activism in Zimbabwe
This article describes grassroots forms of language activism undertaken by Zimbabwean minority language groups in order to develop and promote their languages for use in the significant domains, particularly education. The article focuses on the strategies employed by these marginalised language groups in order to attain ideological consensus as they pursued the struggle for their language rights. These initiatives are undertaken in a context in …
Language Planning From Below
Arguments for bottom-up approaches in language planning are currently in vogue. Rarely, however, are such arguments supported by evidence demonstrating how such bottom-up planning leading to successful implementation can be achieved. This article presents evidence based on archival documentation in the form of annual reports and manuscripts written by administrators that document how, through community empowerment, the Tonga, a minority (a term w…
Language Planning From Below
Arguments for bottom-up approaches in language planning are currently in vogue. Rarely, however, are such arguments supported by evidence demonstrating how such bottom-up planning leading to successful implementation can be achieved. This article presents evidence based on archival documentation in the form of annual reports and manuscripts written by administrators that document how, through community empowerment, the Tonga, a minority (a term w…
Language activism in Zimbabwe
This article describes grassroots forms of language activism undertaken by Zimbabwean minority language groups in order to develop and promote their languages for use in the significant domains, particularly education. The article focuses on the strategies employed by these marginalised language groups in order to attain ideological consensus as they pursued the struggle for their language rights. These initiatives are undertaken in a context in …
Language Planning From Below
Arguments for bottom-up approaches in language planning are currently in vogue. Rarely, however, are such arguments supported by evidence demonstrating how such bottom-up planning leading to successful implementation can be achieved. This article presents evidence based on archival documentation in the form of annual reports and manuscripts written by administrators that document how, through community empowerment, the Tonga, a minority (a term w…
Language complaints as an instrument of language rights activism
Language activism in South Africa has a long history. Various instruments of language activism have been used in the past, leading to the emergence of two particular traditions. One tradition, which is linked to a ‘struggle’ for the Afrikaans language, is mostly viewed in a negative sense and relates to language activism under Afrikaner Nationalism. The other tradition associated with the struggle for a democratic South Africa, is viewed in a mor…
Discourses of ethnicity in Zimbabwe
This article draws on the methods of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as well as Van Eemeren and Grootendorst's (2004) systematic theory of argumentation to analyse the discourses around ethnicity in Zimbabwe, as articulated through reader comments to an article that appeared on an online news site, New Zimbabwe.com. The nature of the comments points to polarised interethnic relations between the Shona and the Ndebele, as evidenced by the differ…
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Language policy (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works)