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100 1 _aNdimele, Ozo-mekuri.
245 1 0 _aNigerian Languages, Literatures, Culture and Reforms.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aOxford :
_bM & J Grand Orbit Communications Limited,
_c2016.
264 4 _c©2016.
300 _a1 online resource (728 pages)
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505 0 _aCover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- Section A: Language in History &amp -- Society -- 1. Linguistics &amp -- Social Responsibility: The Challenge for the Nigerian Linguist -- Introduction -- The Linguist and Social Responsibility -- Dimensions of Social Responsibility in Linguistics -- (a) Social Responsibility and Language Corpus -- (b) Social Responsibility and Language Policy -- (c) Social Responsibility and Education -- (d) Social Responsibility and Justice -- (e) Social Responsibility in Health -- (f) Social Responsibility and Rural Development -- (g) Social Responsibility and Political System -- (h) Social Responsibility and the Media -- The Role of the LAN in Relation to Social Responsibility -- Concluding Remarks -- Note -- References -- 2. 25 Years of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria: Some Reflections on the Achievements &amp -- Challenges Facing Nigerian &amp -- African Studies -- Introduction -- African Language Studies in the Pre-Berlin Period -- African/Nigerian Language Studies in the Post-Berlin Period: Cuis Regio, Eius Lingua -- African/Nigerian Languages Studies in the Post-Independence Era -- Introduction of African Languages &amp -- Literatures into Tertiary Institutions -- Founding of Africa-Based Linguistic/Language Societies -- Pragmatics and African Language Studies Today -- Theory and Theorizing in African Nigerian Language Studies -- Conclusion -- The Fortunes of NINLAN -- The Future of Linguistics in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions -- The Fortunes of JOLAN -- The Base of NLS: Home or Abroad? -- Notes -- 3. Marginalization of Nigerian Languages in Nursery &amp -- Primary Schools: Path to Indigenous Language Death in Nigeria -- Preamble: An Anguished Cry about the Mother-tongue -- 1. Background -- 1.1 The Mother-Tongue Debate -- 1.2 Educational Reforms and Access and Relevance.
505 8 _a1.3 Education for all in whose Language? -- 2. Statement of the Problem -- 3. The Purpose of the Study -- 4. Research Questions -- 5. Significance of the Study -- 6. Population and Sample -- 7. Methods and Instruments -- 8. Results -- 8.1 Questionnaire -- 8.2 Oral Interview with Head Teachers and other Teachers -- 8.3 Observation of Pupils -- 9. Discussion -- 9.1. Medium of Instruction in Pre-primary and Primary Schools -- 9.2 Languages Taught in Pre-Primary and Primary Schools -- 9.3 Globalization and Multilingualism -- 9.4 Population of pupils who speak their parents' ancestral languages -- 9.5 Banning of the speaking of Nigerian Languages in schools -- 9.6 Perceiving a Link between the Learning and Use of the Indigenous Languages by Children and the Survival of these Languages -- 9.7 An African Perspective: The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) -- 10. Conclusion and Food for Thought -- 10.1 Conclusion -- 10.2 Food for Thought -- Abbreviations -- References -- Appendix -- 4. Language Use in the Nigerian Educational System: Problems and Prospects -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Linguistic Map of Nigeria -- a) The Indigenous Languages -- b) Foreign Languages -- 3. Language Use in the Educational System -- Pre-Primary Education -- Primary Schools -- Secondary Schools -- Tertiary Institutions -- 4. The National Policy on Education -- Section 1 Paragraph 8 -- Section 2 Paragraph 7 -- Section 3 Paragraph 15 (4) -- 5. Research-based Language Projects -- 6. Implementation Problems -- 7. Proposals for Consideration -- 8. Conclusion -- References -- 5. Code-Mixing among Igbo Speakers -- 1. Introduction -- Section A -- 1.1 Objective of the Study -- 1.2 Scope and Limitation of Study -- 1.3 Method of Constitution of Corpus and Procedure -- 2. Implications of Code-mixing in Reception and Comprehension of Messages. -- Section B -- 2. Presentation of Data.
505 8 _a3. Analysis of the Data -- Conclusion/Recommendations -- References -- 6. Code-Switching among Yoruba/English Bilinguals &amp -- its Implications for Teaching &amp -- Learning -- Introduction -- Objective of the Study -- Statement of the Problem -- Incidence of Code-Switching Among Bilinguals -- Data Collection and Analysis -- Discussion on Pupils' Responses -- Discussion on Teachers' Responses -- Implications of Findings for Bilingual Education -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- 7. Code-Switching Patterns and their Pragmatic Functions among Hausa Speakers -- Introduction -- Hausa-English Linguistic Contact -- Code-Switching Patterns in other Languages -- Code-Switching Functions -- Code-Switching among Hausa Speakers -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- References -- 8. Negotiating the Local in the Global Context: Tooling the Nigerian Video Film for Language Empowerment and Cultural Preservation -- Introduction -- Film as Instrument for Cultural Rearmament and Language Empowerment -- The Need for the 'Glocalization' of the Nigerian Filmic Space -- Conclusion -- References -- 9. Nigerian Languages as Instrument for Conflict Resolution &amp -- Peace for National Development -- Introduction -- The Issue of Mother Tongue in our Education and the National Policy in Education -- Effective use of Nigerian Languages as an Instrument of Peace and Settlement of Conflicts in Nigeria for National Development -- The Place of Mass Media in Projecting Nigerian Languages as a Means of Creating Awareness and Achieving Peace in Nigeria -- Exploiting Linguistic Similarities in Nigerian Languages as a Bases of Uniting Nigerians for Development -- Developing the Minority Languages in order to Foster National Unity and Development -- Minimizing some Conflicts at the End-Product of the Educational System -- Conclusion -- References.
505 8 _a10. Nigerian Languages and the Millennium Development Goals: The Way Forward -- Introduction -- Implications for Curriculum Implementers -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- 11. Meaning and Content in HIV/AIDS Sensitisation Campaigns in Nigeria: Missing Links or Misplaced Priorities? -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Content and Critical Analysis of HIV/AIDS Discourse -- CDA and the Analysis of Discourse -- Stigma in the Allocation and Management of Identity -- Data Analysis and Discussion -- Amplification and scarecrow tactics -- Discordance and contradictions -- Definition and classification -- Summary and Conclusion -- References -- 12. Towards the Development of Igbo Expressions for Communicating and Disseminating Information about HIV/AIDS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Fight so far against HIV/AIDS -- 3. Language, a Major Instrument for fighting against HIV/AIDS -- 4. The Role of Indigenous Languages in Fighting HIV/AIDS -- 5. A Set of Igbo Working Terminology for Communicating and Disseminating -- Conclusion -- References -- 13. Harnessing Language &amp -- Education as Tools for Economic Empowerment -- Introduction -- Poverty Induction -- Education and Poverty Reduction -- Language as a Tool -- Conclusion -- References -- 14. Policy Crisis and the Development of English Language in Nigeria -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 The Policy Thrust -- 1.2 English Studies as an Expression -- 1.3 A Critique of the National Policy on Education -- 1.4 The Benefits of English Studies -- 1.5 The Effect of Poor Implementation -- 1.6 Conclusion -- References -- 15. Multilingualism &amp -- National Development: The Nigerian Situation -- Introduction -- Features of Multilingualism in Nigeria -- The English Language Shortcomings in Nigeria -- Language Policy and National Development -- Indigenous Languages and National Development -- Conclusion -- Works Cited.
505 8 _a16. Language Empowering through Competition: The Case of Bwatiye -- Introduction -- Language Endangerment -- The Bwatiye Language and Language Endangerment -- Empowerment as a Panacea to Endangerment -- The Language Competition -- Code-Switching in Some Select Speeches -- Performance of Age Grades in the Competition -- Performance at the Competition -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- 17. Language &amp -- the Teaching of HIV/AIDS Life Coping Skills in Schools -- Introduction -- Brief History of HIV/AIDS -- Definition, Nature and Features of HIV/AIDS -- The Role of Education -- Reducing HIV Transmission by Behaviour Change -- Education Programme for Reducing Sexually Transmitted HIV -- The Role of Education in HIV Prevention -- Integrating Life Skills Education into Secondary Schools Curriculum through Language -- Suggestions -- Conclusions -- References -- 18. Processes of Integration in Group Relations: Implication for Language Planning in Nigeria and National Unity -- Introduction -- Processes of Integration in Group Relations -- State of the Matter -- Recommendation -- Conclusion -- References -- Section B: Literatures, Cultures, Stylistics &amp -- Discourse Analysis -- 19. Embellished Language: The Tool of the Poet's Message in A.N. Akwanya's Pilgrim Foot -- Introduction -- The Embellished Language of the Poet in Pilgrim Foot -- Conclusion -- References -- 20. The English Language and the African World View: The Nigerian Case Study -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 The Language Debate Revisited -- 1.2 Suitability of English Language in expressing the Nigeria world view -- 1.3 Standard English in Nigerian Fiction -- 1.4 The Nigerian Case Study -- 1.4.1 Achebe's Things Fall Apart -- 1.4.2 The Nigerian world view in Soyinka's novels 1960-1970 -- 1.4.3 Flora Nwapa in 1966 -- 1.4.4 Two Decades after Things Fall Apart -- 1.4.5 Iyayi's Heroes in 1986.
505 8 _a1.4.6 Ashimole's Just in case (2005).
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590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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