Ayobami Sodiq THE EFFECTS OF LANGUAGE DIVERSITY ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT This research work focuses on the Effect of Language Diversity on National Development. It adopts descriptive and comparative approaches in analyzing the nature of Language and the policy situation in Nigeria, considering in clear terms the complex ethno linguistics setting. Sequel to the look warm attitudes … Read more
THE LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF NIGERIAN ENGLISH AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR 21st CENTURY ENGLISH PEDAGOGY Abstract Like its users, one important feature of language is its dynamism. Thus, language adapts to situational constraints as its users vary across regional/geographical, social, educational, occupational, etc. domains. English is such a typical language that, as a result of vast geographical … Read more
A PHONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SOUND SYSTEM OF JABA LANGUAGE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study This study focuses on describing the sound system of Jaba. The research comes under the purview of phonology which is a branch of language study. Language is a major cultural phenomenon in the human society and therefore, … Read more
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WORD – FORMATION PROCESSES IN ENGLISH AND HAUSA ABSTRACT This study is a research on the topic: “A Comparative Analysis of Word formation Processes in English and Hausa”. This work aims to serve as a reference material to subsequent studies in English and Hausa languages in their various components of linguistic … Read more
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH AND IGALA MORPHOLOGICAL PROCESSES ABSTRACT English language is widely spoken across the globe. Igala language is not that favoured. It is spoken locally in its geographical location. This research studies the two languages comparatively. The notion of comparative analysis is essentially aimed at establishing, the possibilities of differences or similarities … Read more
Media and the Uses of Gratification Theory The uses and gratification theory says that instead of focusing on media content, it directed attention towards the audience. Instead of considering the audience on positively exposed to strong media messages, it considered an active audience that consciously selected and used media content to satisfy various needs. Instead … Read more
Music and Revolution: A Study of Fela Anikulapo Kuti CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION What is music? Music a general melody of sounds that unify the mind and soul, not even language differences can’t stop music from reaching out to her selected audience, even before recorded history, people created music, whether through drumming, singing or chanting. Some … Read more
OIL IN NIGERIAN PROSE FICTION: A STUDY OF HELON HABILA’S OIL ON WATER AND KAINE AGARY’S YELLOW YELLOW CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Since prehistory, literature and the arts have been drawn to portrayals of physical environments and human-environment interactions. The modern environmentalist movement as it emerged first in the late nineteenth … Read more
OPTIMALITY THEORY: ISSUES AND CONSTRAINTS Introduction The last nine decades (1920-2010) has witnessed a substantial change in the nature of research in phonological theory. This change has been marked by the development of several theoretical frameworks both linearly and nonlinearly. In the 1990s, phonological investigation reached one of the most fascinating and challenging stages as … Read more
Phonetic Transcriptions and their Processes (1). Do a transcription of the following sentences: The pools betting house has stopped functioning. [ðǝ pu:lz betin aus hǝz stɒpt fʌηk∫ǝniη] 2. There must be a rule attached to the use of the library. [ðeǝ mʌs bi ǝ ru:l ǝtæt∫t tǝ ðǝ ju:s ǝv ðǝ laibrǝri] 3. The buffet … Read more