Listen "What Remains When Language Fades"
Episode Synopsis
By the end of this century, your native language may no longer exist. Already, over 300 African languages are said to be at risk or have already disappeared. How do we ensure the rest survive? Nigerian writer and linguist, Kola Tubosun, joins us with some thoughts on preservation, the power of archiving, and what happens when we lose what we inherited from generations before us. Read his interview with the African Writer, Renaissance is Badly Needed in African Language Literature, here.Additional audio excerpt: Credit - TEDx Talks (The Power of Language)
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