The Language of Ethnic Contempt: Malawian-Zimbabwean Shona Rivalry

Zambezia Pub Date : 2010-08-27 DOI:10.4314/ZJH.V32I1.58612
Pedzisai Mashiri
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Abstract

The contact between the Shona and immigrants from Malawi dates back to more than six decades ago. Throughout this period, the ethnic relations of the two groups have been represented in fiction, drama and popular music as antagonistic. However, very little has been said about how these two ethnic groups express their attitudes towards each other through language, in particular, the names or labels that they use. This paper argues that the relations of the two groups have been largely antagonistic and are covertly or overtly reflected in the language that members of the groups use to refer or to name or label each other. This article demonstrates that names or labels both groups use to contemptuously refer to or name (insult) each other derive from the socio-cultural and historical context. These names or labels reflect the groups’ disapproval of and stereotypical attitudes towards each other.
种族蔑视的语言:马拉维-津巴布韦修纳人的对抗
修纳人和马拉维移民之间的接触可以追溯到60多年前。在这一时期,这两个群体的民族关系在小说、戏剧和流行音乐中都表现为对立的。然而,关于这两个民族如何通过语言表达他们对彼此的态度,特别是他们使用的名字或标签,很少有人说。本文认为,这两个群体的关系在很大程度上是敌对的,并且在群体成员用来指代或命名或标记彼此的语言中或隐或公开地反映出来。这篇文章表明,两个群体用来轻蔑地指代或称呼(侮辱)对方的名字或标签来自社会文化和历史背景。这些名称或标签反映了群体对彼此的不认同和刻板印象。
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