Question

Explain the degree to which globalization can explain the loss of indigenous languages in africa since the 1970s.

Answer 1

There is less use or less need for indigenous languages due to one of the following processes:
• Media, Internet, consumer goods, trade, and higher education encourage indigenous peoples to learn, accept, or adapt to the global economy or globalized culture.
• Foreign investment in infrastructure (e.g., cellular phone networks, railways, highways, and ports) places indigenous peoples in contact with the global economy or globalized culture.