“WHEREBY, THE LATE PROFESSOR EMMANUEL CHOMBA KASHOKI HAD A DISTINGUISHED ACADEMIC CAREER THAT GREATLY IMPACTED AFRICAN LINGUISTICS AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. BORN ON 4TH DECEMBER, 1939, HIS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WAS RECOGNIZED EARLY, INCLUDING RECEIVING THE SENIOR LATIN ARCHBISHOP’S PRIZE AND A SCHOLARSHIP UNDER THE AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME. PROFESSOR KASHOKI EARNED A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS FROM THE COLGATE UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN LINGUISTICS FROM MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. IN 1970, HE JOINED THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA (UNZA) AS A RESEARCH FELLOW, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ZAMBIA SURVEY OF LANGUAGE USE. HE BECAME SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AND SERVED AS ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES. IN 1975, HE WAS APPOINTED PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND LATER BECAME VICE CHANCELLOR OF THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY. HE RETURNED TO UNZA IN 1992 AS A RESEARCH PROFESSOR, CONTINUING HIS WORK UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 2018. WHEREBY, THE LATE PROFESSOR KASHOKI AUTHORED 78 ACADEMIC WORKS, INCLUDING HIS INFLUENTIAL 1978 PUBLICATION ON ZAMBIAN LANGUAGES, WHICH HELPED MAP THE LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE OF ZAMBIA. HE ALSO RESEARCHED LOANWORDS IN SILOZI, CINYANJA, CITONGA AND DOCUMENTED ICIBEMBA ORTHOGRAPHY. HE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION OF SADC UNIVERSITIES, WHICH PROMOTES AFRICAN LANGUAGE STUDIES. HIS LEGACY AND PROFOUND CONTRIBUTION TO AFRICAN LINGUISTICS AND EDUCATION DESERVES SPECIAL COMMENDATION.”
| Gender | Male |
| Province | Lusaka |
| District | — |
| Gazette No. | 531 |
| Gazette Vol. | 64 |
| Gazette Date | 2025-05-23 00:00:00 |
| Posthumous | Yes |
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