The Decline of Indigenous Language in African Literature: A Model of the Yoruba Language

What is it about?

It illustrates how colonial languages have supplanted local languages in postcolonial African nations, particularly Nigeria, and how indigenous languages have declined in African literature. The investigation is being conducted using the Yoruba language as the approach. It explores the literary development of Africa and Nigeria throughout history.

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Photo by Antonio Scalogna on Unsplash

Why is it important?

It is significant because it explores the sociolinguistic circumstances of Africans and develops a manual for scholars studying language and literature. It illustrates the peril of authoring African tales and stories in colonial languages while ignoring the native tongue.

Perspectives

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One of the most significant features of a civilisation is its language. The core civilisation will vanish if it does not take its linguistic situation seriously. Therefore, in order to prevent the sociolinguistic situation in Africa from collapsing, African researchers and literary authors must educate the African population about the need of telling African stories in African languages. Hence, time will erase their civilisation, culture, and history if they neglect this.

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