Speaking Like a Native
Vernacular Languages and the State in Southern Rhodesia, 1890–1935
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8977940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana Jeater (0000-0002-5303-5800, University of the West of England, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 449-468 |
| Publication date | 2001-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853701007988 |
| OpenAlex | W2160979494 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
During the early years of white administration in Southern Rhodesia, few whites spoke the local vernaculars. The state used those few, largely traders and farmers, to translate and interpret. Members of the Native Affairs Department were expected to learn ‘on the job’. However, by the early 1920s, poor language abilities in the civil services, combined with growing segregationist tendencies in the face of African competition, prompted the state to reconsider whites’ knowledge of the vernaculars. The issue raised important questions about defining the boundary between ‘natives’ and ‘civilized peoples’, interactions between white and African communities, and the long-term project for the state
Administration (probate law · Competition (biology · Ethnology · Face (sociological concept · Genealogy · Geography · Linguistics · Political science · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Vernacular · White (mutation · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · History · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |