Title:
AFRICANS’ CHANGE OF MENTALITY AS A REQUIREMENT TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT: A MACRO-SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE

Authors:
SEKONGO Gossouhon ,Côte d’Ivoire

Abstract:
The history and anthropology of the African continent teaches us that Africa is the cradle of mankind, and by the same token, Africa is the nest of every culture around the world. Paradoxically, along with this position as mother of every culture which actually deserves the respect from each and every other social setting, Africa has become the toy in the hand of other continents. In fact, Africa is frequently subject of manipulation of various types, including the rejection of its own linguistic and cultural resources which represent key elements to operate development. In the light of macro sociolinguistic theories, but with a specific resort to Fishman’s perspective of dynamic sociology and language, the current paper intends to raise the awareness of African people on the necessity to come back to their own linguistic and cultural resources to work out an actual development in Africa.