Nigerian languages, literatures, culture & reforms
Subtitle: A festschrift for Ayo Bamgbose
By: Ozo-mekuri Ndimele (ed.).
Contributors: Bamgboṣe, Ayọ, honoree; Linguistic Association of Nigeria; Linguistic Association of Nigeria. Annual Conference
Series: Festschrift series for Nigerian Linguists -- 6; Festschrift series (Port Harcourt, Nigeria) -- no. 6.
Publisher: M & J Grand Orbit Communications, Ltd.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 714
ISBN-13: 9789785416411
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Congresses; Languages; Linguistics; Language and languages
Other titles: Nigerian languages, literatures, cultures and reforms :; Nigeria languages, literatures, culture & reforms :
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Linguistics and social responsibility : the challenge for the Nigerian linguist  -- Ayo Bamgbose -- (pages 1-16).; title: 25 years of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria : some reflections on the achievements & challenges facing Nigerian and African studies  -- E. Nolue Emenanjo -- (pages 17-32).; title: Marginalization of Nigerian languages in nursery & primary schools : path to indigenous language death in Nigeria  -- Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche -- (pages 33-48).; title: Language use in the Nigerian educational system : problems and prospects  -- Rebecca Oladipo -- (pages 49-60).; title: Code-mixing among Igbo speakers  -- V C Onumajuru -- (pages 61-68).; title: Code-switching among Yoruba/English bilinguals & its implications for teaching & learning  -- Margaret T. Lawani -- (pages 69-78).; title: Code-switching patterns and their pragmatic functions among Hausa speakers -- Ramlatu Jibir Daura & I.A. Olaofe-- (pages 79-88).; title: Negotiating the local in the global context : tooling the Nigerian video film for language empowerment and cultural preservation  -- Ogaga Okuyade -- (pages 89-98).; title: Nigerian languages as instrument for conflict resolution & peace for national development  -- Juliana Chizobam Eze -- (pages 99-106).; title: Nigerian languages and the millennium development goals : the way forward  -- V.O. Babaloloa -- (pages 107-114).; title: Meaning and content in HIV/AIDS sensitisation campaigns in Nigeria : missing links or misplaced priorities?  -- Baba Mai Bello -- (pages 115-130).; title: Towards the development of Igbo expressions for communicating and disseminating information about HIV/AIDS  -- Emma Asonye -- (pages 131-138).; title: Harnessing language & education as tools for economic empowerment  -- Foluso Okebukola -- (pages 139-146).; title: Policy crisis and the development of English language in Nigeria  -- Maria-Helen E Ekah -- (pages 147-156).; title: Multilingualism & national development : the Nigerian situation  -- R.O. Farinde -- (pages 157-164).; title: Language empowerment through competition : the case of Bwatiye -- Patrick Keran Bleambo-- (pages 165-174).; title: Language & the teaching of HIV/AIDS coping skills in schools  -- Theresa Ohi Odumuh & Catherine C. Maduekwe -- (pages 175-188).; title: Processes of integration in group relations : implication for language planning in Nigeria and national unity  -- Iknezam Ozuru & Nnwobunwene Scf -- (pages 189-199).; title: Embellished language : the tool of the poet's message in A.N. Akwanya's Pilgrim Foot  -- F.O. Orabueze -- (pages 201-220).; title: The English language and the African world view : the Nigerian case study  -- Lateefah B. Adeite -- (pages 221-228).; title: Nigerian pidgin and dramaturgy in Soyinka's The Beautification of Areaboy  -- Ojo Olorunleke -- (pages 229-234).; title: Nigerian languages in peace and conflict resolution : the case of Ezeigbo's The Last of the Strong Ones  -- Rebecca Okon Usoro -- (pages 235-244).; title: Nigerian languages and conflict resolution : the case for proverbs and figurative expressions  -- Mohammed Laminu Mele -- (pages 245-256).; title: Speech acts interaction with cohesive ties  -- Rosarri C. Mbisike -- (pages 257-270).; title: On the tripartite structure of Hausa informal conversation -- Abubakar Muhammad-- (pages 271-288).; title: Satirizing politicians & public officers in Nigerian newspapers  -- 'Rotimi Taiwo -- (pages 289-302).; title: Innovation & creativity in language use : a study of the language of SMS text messages  -- Mbuk A. Utuk -- (pages 303-310).; title: Dynamics of language : the Yoruba example  -- Solomon Olanrewaju Makinde -- (pages 311-318).; title: A contrastive study of aspects of semantics of some English and Yoruba lexical items  -- Yemi Ogunsiji -- (pages 319-326).; title: Stylistic features of Igbo orature in Ezenwa-Ohaeto's The Voice of the Night Masquerade  -- Uchenna Oyali -- (pages 327-342).; title: The treasures of Ibiwari Ikiriko's Oily Tears of the Delta  -- I.U. Opara -- (pages 343-352).; title: An analysis of fish names in Oguta culture : implications for the millennium development goals  -- Appolonia U. Okwudishu -- (pages 353-366).; title: Issues in translating Ibibio salutations into French -- Effiong Ekpenyong-- (pages 367-376).; title: Developing a course-effective programme in the teaching of English & communication skills in Ahmadu Bello University  -- Ode Johnson Ekpeme -- (pages 377-396).; title: The relevance of grammatical theories to English for academic purposes (EAP) in a second language environment  -- E.T. Babalola -- (pages 397-416).; title: Grammatical errors in the written English of level 100 students of literature and their pedagogical implications  -- Alexander Kure -- (pages 417-428).; title: Child language research in Nigeria : the state of the art  -- Tajudeen Yaqub Surakat -- (pages 429-444).; title: ICT in language teaching & learning : challenges and prospects  -- M.A. Rahman & I.A. Adeleke -- (pages 445-450).; title: Indigenous languages & universal basic education : some challenges  -- Charles Okon Effiong -- (pages 451-460).; title: Phonological processes and their effect on lexical tones in Urhobo -- Rose O. Aziza-- (pages 461-474).; title: Structural tone in Igbo : evidence from Mgbidi  -- Amechi B. Oha -- (pages 475-486).; title: A linguistic introduction to the Mọ̀fọ̀lí dialect of Yorùbá  -- Felix Abíddèmí Fábùnmi -- (pages 487-504).; title: Aspects of the phonology of the Okun dialects  -- Bolanle Elizabeth Arokoyo -- (pages 505-512).; title: Word-formation processes in Nigerian English  -- Aituari Taiwo Oyatogun -- (pages 513-522).; title: Noun class vestiges in Odual  -- Ethelbert E. Kari -- (pages 523-544).; title: The determiner in the Igbo nominal phrase  -- Greg Orji C. Obiamalu -- (pages 545-556).; title: The indivisibility of {áí-} in standard Yorùbá  -- Oye Taiwo -- (pages 557-564).; title: Lexical analysis of polysemy in Owere Igbo  -- Christie Omego -- (pages 565-580).; title: Meaning and the interpretation of signs and symbols  -- Olufunmilayọ M. Ogunkẹyẹ -- (pages 581-592).; title: Directions of research on gender & semantic markedness -- Frances Ngozi Chukwukere-- (pages 593-602).; title: The semantics & morphosyntax of the R-relation in Yorùbá genitive constructions  -- Ọládiípọ̀ Ajíbóyè -- (pages 603-612).; title: Diagnostics for distinguishing between SVO & SOV languages : evidence from English & Bàtɔnū  -- Issa O. Sanusi -- (pages 613-620).; title: The pronoun system in Ọ̀̀kọ́-Ọ́sànyèn  -- Akeem Ségun Sàláwù -- (pages 621-634).; title: The Hausa verb base & the selection of operating grade  -- A.H. Amfani -- (pages 635-648).; title: The syntax of reflexives in Yoruba  -- K. Adewale Rafiu -- (pages 649-656).; title: The limit of bidirectional spread in Ọkọ vowel harmony system  -- Joseph Dele Atóyèbi -- (pages 657-672).; title: Honorific distinctions as reflexes of deixis & modality : implications for effective communication  -- P.E. Ejele -- (pages 673-684).; title: Elements of Kalaḅaṛi-Ịjọ syntax -- Otelemate G Harry-- (pages 685-714).