ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating on language change in Tanzanian film industry. The study was guided by three objectives namely: to examine the status of language use in Tanzanian film industry before and after 1961; to examine the factors and reasons for language change in Tanzanian movies; and to investigate the impacts of language change in Tanzanian movies. The study was conducted in Dar es Salam City involving movies acted before and after 1961 up to date. Also, the study invo...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the avvareness, knowledge, attitude and perception of [-consuming (on line shopping) among Fuoye staff. It ascertains the awareness of E-consuming among Fuoye's staff; it evaluates Fuoye's staff knowledge about E-consurning. Also investigate the attitude of Fuoye staff towards E-consuming, it also explores the perception of Fuoye staff towards Econsurning and finally it identifies those challenges in the use of E-consuming among Fuoye staff. For the purp...
ABSTRACT This study is about gender construction and stereotyping in Zanzibar Kiswahili naming system. The study aimed at investigating the nature of naming system and how the community constructs and stereotypes gender through naming system in Zanzibar. The study was guided by three specific objectives which were to examine the nature of Zanzibar Swahili naming system, to investigate how the community constructs gender through naming system and to investigate how the community fosters gende...
ABSTRACT Prosperity gospel preaching is a double-barrelled socio-religious phenomenon which is fast becoming one of the most significant expressions of Christianity and is remarkably wielding a pervasive influence within the Nigerian religious space. As a dominant strain of popular spirituality, prosperity gospel has remained a major sociocultural force in Nigeria. The study generally attempts a comprehensive study of prosperity gospel in Nigeria and specifically, it examines the impacts and...
ABSTRACT People who live with protracted terminal disease experience stigmatization, abhorrence and hatred from people who once loved them. It is not uncommon also for terminally ill patients to feel insecure, hapless and depressed. The aforesaid supposition is most likely considering the reaction of people in the other divide to others living with protracted disease. In our traditional or contemporary Nigerian society for examples, people who contracted diseases that seem never ending...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the interface among local-level government institutions and their collective influence in curbing illegal migration in Tanzania, with Ngara District as a case study. The study examined the magnitude of illegal migration in Tanzania, and the extent of collaboration among local-level government institutions over illegal migration. In addition, the study evaluated the effectiveness of regional administration to coordinate efforts in mitigating illegal migration whi...
ABSTRACT This study was about naming system, gender construction, and gender stereotyping in Kindali. The aim of the study was to investigate and assess the nature of Kindali naming system and how the society constructs and stereotypes gender through naming system in Kindali. The study was guided by three specific objectives which are: to examine the nature of Kindali naming system, to investigate how the society constructs gender through naming system in Kindali, and to investigate how the ...
ABSTRACT The research was conducted in Kipangwa language spoken in Ludewa district in Njombe Region in order to study the factors contributing to language shift from ethnic community languages to Kiswahili in Tanzania. Data were collected by using questionnaire and interviews. The study revealed the presence of early signs of language shift from Kipangwa to Kiswahili. The study found that monolingualism was rare among the Pangwa people, while bilingualism with abilities in both Kipangwa and ...
ABSTRACT The title of this work is inculturation in African independent churches in Igboland 1960-2007. Igboland is no longer a virgin soil as far as Christianity is concerned. Igboland has been in contact with Christianity for over a century and has been responding positively and negatively to it. Despite attempts made by the missionaries to eradicate traditional religion and impose Christianity, African independent churches through their inculturation process have preserved some of the tra...
ABSTRACT The research study investigated the roles of cultural variations, self-esteem and gender in workfamily conflict. Seven hundred and thirty six (736) self selected workers drawn from six randomly selected federal institutions in three geo-political zones in Nigeria participated in the study. The institutions include: Bayero University Kano and Kaduna polytechnic (Both in North-West Nigeria), Federal University of Technology Owerri and University of Nigeria Nsukka (Both in South-East N...
ABSTRACT The India-Pakistani perennial conflicts over the past six decades, in the struggle to possess Kashmir, have been posing serious problems to the international community. This anomaly in their relations has raised some crucial questions by this study such as: Does the continuing dispute between India and Pakistan, over Kashmir, carry the risk of nuclear war in Asia? Furthermore, would the resolution of the India-Pakistani dispute create the opportunity for the settlement of other boun...
ABSTRACT The meaning of an expression, or relation between words in general language usage is ascertainable if the special use of language is understood. A major criticism leveled against the language of law has been the idea that the language of law is indecipherable and barely understood by those outside the legal terrain. Most of the criticisms range from the alleged incoherence nature of the language of law, the classified nature of the language of the law, and the technical/restricted na...
ABSTRACT The significance of language in the overall civilization and maintenance of social existence of humankind has made some scholars in human development regard language as a universal cultural tool. In particular, the place of, and strategies for, preservation of ethnic community languages in the context of globalisation has recently become an area of serious concern across the world. The purpose of this study was to examine the state of children‟s acquisition of mother tongue in rel...
ABSTRACT This work seeks thematically to demonstrate the universal availability of the idea of Human right and the Principle of Human equality in all cultures of the world. By so doing, it seeks to expose, analyze and evaluate the concepts of Human right and equality in the thought system of the Tiv people of Central Nigeria. The work intends to show the meaning, significance, justification, basis, functions and implications of the notions for the Tiv people, the Nigerian society and the wor...
ABSTRACT The study sets out to interrogate the relationships between external debt and crisis of development in Africa within the period 1999-2007 in Nigeria. The aim of the research was to provide a framework that explains the effect of external debt on national development. The theory of post colonial state was adopted as the analytical framework to demonstrate that Nigeria has followed a developmental strategy dictated by the interest of the imperialists and their local allies among the i...