June 2014

Sociolinguistic challenges of the post-1991 Ethiopian Language Policy

Ethiopia has witnessed a history of language policies ranging from pre-1991 linguistic assimilation to the post-1991 official multilingualism. Though many articles have been written on Ethiopia’s current language policy, little attention has been given to the current policy’s challenges and future consequences. Hence, the intention of this article is to reflect upon challenges and future consequences of the...

Author(s): Mesfin Wodajo

June 2014

Exploring Environmental Discourses in oral literature: Ecocritical analysis of Oromo proverbs

This study explored environmental discourses inscribed in Oromo proverbial lore. Its specific concern was with the analysis of place accorded to nature and the role of human’s relation with the physical environment. Oral literature carries values long held in the society, and divulging into folk-ideas reveals the people’s definition of self in relation to nature and their accountability towards it. To this...

Author(s): Ashenafi Belay Adugna