ABSTRACT The study of ujaamee chants is an attempt at opening up a new area of Yoruba research, vi2. Research into the genres of Yorùbá oral poetry of the Ekiti Yoruba on which very little work has been done hitherto, whereas there have been postgraduate studies on 16, Rára, ifa, and Sango-Pipe of the Oyo-Yoruba. The study is in three Parts. Part One which consists of three chapters, gives a comprehensive background to the material. Chapter 1 presents the extent and climate of the area of ...
ABSTRACT As Graham Hough in his famous book An Essay on Criticism (1966: a, pp 10 & 14) has rightly observed, there are two categories ofliterary theories namely: (a) moral theories, i.e those that are concerned primarily with what literature is for; and (b) formal theories, i.e. those that are concerned primarily with what it is.. The first see literature as part of human activity in general while the other see literature as a self-contained activity. However, the two types are not mutually ...
Abstract The North-West Akokoid speech forms are spoken by over 250,000 people in Akoko North-West Local Government of Ondo State, Nigeria. The origin of these people, as well as their speech forms
ABSTRACT xiii Irony and the ironic, which are prominent features of Yorùbá tragic plays, are stylo-situational elements used to draw attention to the gap between the speaking position, the posited truth and actions. Previous studies on the use of stylistic devices in Yorùbá́ literature have examined simile, metaphor, repetition and euphemism, but have not given adequate attention to ironic elements in Yorùbá́tragic plays. This study, therefore, examined the types of irony and th...
ABSTRACT The importance of reading cannot be overemphasized. It is one of the means through which most of the knowledge we possess now was acquired. Due to the importance of reading, its acquisition must be given a special attention. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the Language Experience Approach on the reading performance of primary three pupils at the La Anglican Basic School in Accra. The focus was to ascertain whether the use of the Language Experience Approach co...
ABSTRACT This study is an action research in which we developed and validated a communicative course material for second language learners Of Igbo in Upper Basic School.
ABSTRACT Morphology is central to the understanding of word meaning and structure in language . Extant literature on the I kále ̣dialect of Yoru bá has treated morphology as an adjunct to phonology and syntax without a comprehensive morphological description of its word formation processes, which are crucial to the structures of the dialect. The study, therefore, investigated morphological processes such as inflection, affixation and reduplication in I kále ̣with a view to providing ...
ABSTRACT The status of Ilorin Emirate as a border community straddling Nigeria’s Northern and Southwestern regions where different languages, ethnic groups and cultures co-exist makes identity construction and manifestation complex. Existing literature largely posit an inseparable link between language and identity, hence, language loss constitutes identity loss. Extant literature barely focuses on the influence of politics on the linguistic and ethnic identities of people. This study, the...
ABSTRACT Language Shift Language Maintenance (LSLM) designates the investigation of movement patterns from one language to another and the efforts made by native speakers and institutions to reverse the shift. Ogu, a minority language in Southwestern Nigeria, had been experiencing shift to Yoruba and English. Existing literature on Ogu LSLM affirm shift without extensively acknowledging systematic strategies being adopted by native speakers in the maintenance of the language. This study, the...
ABSTRACT Recently, there has been a spate of scholar’s interest in studying language across disciplines so as to expand languages. Previous studies on terminology development focus on politics, computing, literature, methodology, language and numerals. Medicine as another field of inquiry serves pertinent functions across all human endeavours and studying this from linguistics perspective could be attempt the creation of...