Language as a Tool for Rural Community Sustainability in a Pandemic
Keywords:
pandemic, language, rural community, sustainability, Community mobilisation
Abstract
Poor infrastructure, high population density, high level of illiteracy, extreme poverty, rural - urban migration, who will care for the elderly, falling house values and low social interaction, have been identified as the major challenges of rural development and sustainability. Nevertheless, all these challenges exert gradual impact on the community dwellers. There is, however, a devastating challenge whose impact is so swift that whole communities can be wiped out if not rapidly controlled. This challenge is called pandemic. Using the COVID - 19 pandemic as an example, this paper aims at highlighting the importance of language as a veritable tool for sustainability in the rural communities during a pandemic. Adopting the analytical approach, the paper concludes that the proper use of language to mobilise people can ensure that our rural communities are preserved while improper use of language can lead to the extinction of our rural communities.
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Fox News. Archived from the original on. 15
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Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. (Mandell, Douglas & Bennett, eds.) 8th Edition. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/pandemic
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Plan”: strategic, guidance and operational planning document. Washington DC.
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Zirpe, K. &Gurav, S. (2022). COVID-19 Pandemic in India. In COVID-19
Pandemic. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/pandemic
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