Abstract
References
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Abstract
In terms of the Census 2011
in South Africa, the majority of the South African population use indigenous
African languages as mother tongue, compared to the minority that use English,
Afrikaans and other languages. The Constitution of the Republic of South
Africa, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996) declared Sepedi (N. Sotho), Sesotho, Setswana,
Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa and isiZulu as
official languages of the Republic of South Africa. Even though in 1996 eleven languages were
declared official by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
(Act 108 of 1996), English and Afrikaans have maintained their pre-1994 status
as de facto languages in the technical and scientific field. The anomaly of the
dominance of English and Afrikaans, particular in the financial industry, has
implication for the development of the majority of the citizens in the country,
especially in poverty-alleviation and national development interventions.
Without paying a special focus on the dynamics in languages, it could be
extremely difficult to understand how issues of power, identity, conflict and
resistance are established and maintained within organisations and even
governments. The purpose of this paper is to investigate reasons for the
persistence of the status quo in the positioning of languages in South Africa
in particular regarding financial documents. This paper also looks at some of
the challenges the African languages are faced with in making inroads in fields
such as the finance, as well as implications for the speakers of the African
languages over the two decades after the new dispensation was ushered in. The
polysystem theory championed by Even-Zohar assists in putting the role
translation can play in the effort of developing African languages and putting
African languages into perspective. It
is also hoped that this paper will contribute towards the debate on
intellectualisation of the African languages in South Africa.
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | January 14, 2020 |
| Submission Date | October 30, 2019 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2019 |
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