Language, Vernacular Discourse and Nationalisms Uncovering the Myths
‘This pathbreaking study shows that anti-(African) immigrant rhetoric is part of a widespread ethno-centric political vernacular and demonstrates how these negative ethnic stereotypes have arisen from severe economic inequalities and the uneven developmen
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Language, Vernacular Discourse and Nationalisms
Finex Ndhlovu
Language, Vernacular Discourse and Nationalisms Uncovering the Myths of Transnational Worlds
Finex Ndhlovu Linguistics University of New England Armidale, NSW, Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-76134-3 ISBN 978-3-319-76135-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76135-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018934628 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: © Malchev/Getty Images Cover design: AKIHIRO NAKAYAMA Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
In memory of my father and hero, James Mabhuku Ndhlovu-Mhaso (1896–1994). Although you did not get the opportunity to receive modern education, you nevertheless understood its transformative power and the promises it holds for a better society. All the toil and personal sacrifices you made to ensure I receive a good education did pay off. You must be smiling wherever you are right now. Izinkomo zakho kazihambelanga ize Babamkhulu.
Preface
The roots of this book lie in three stories about my personal encounter with how perceived identities of non-desired ‘Others’ are imagined and constructed in everyday casual conversations. The first story is this. A few years ago, I visited my aunt, umalumekazi (the wife of my mother’s late brother). She had just lost one of her daughters, so I had gone there to extend my condolences. My aunt and I then spoke about several issues, one of which was about her other children who were not at home at the time. As I had not met them for a long time, I asked curiously about the whereabouts of all my cousins, including four boys, one of
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