![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is the case, says Ngũgĩ, because of the inherent nature of language which carries within itself a whole world of references and values that are specific to the culture from which it originates. For Ngũgĩ, the detrimental impact of colonization and imperialism extend all the way down to the very language that is used by certain authors. In Chapter 1, “The Language of African Literature,” Ngũgĩ deals with the relationship between imperialism and resistance by examining how English was substituted for Indigenous Kenyan language during the colonial era of British occupation. ![]()
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