Though acclaimed as a universal phenomenon, to the knowledge of the researcher, not many studies have discussed deixis in several languages, and, in particular, not ÃÂ�gÃÂ�lÃÂ� which is a member of the Kwa Language family. In order to capture the ways in which deictic terms function and are employed in ÃÂ�gÃÂ�lÃÂ�, the study investigated deic... Continue Reading
A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A MASTER DEGREE IN ARABIC LANGUAGE. DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC, FACULTY OF ARTS AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA Continue Reading
This study is a syntactic description of Kulung, a member of Southern Jarawa of the Bantu group of the Benue-Congo family of the Niger-Congo phylum. The study seeks to describe those grammatical categories in Kulung that permits a native speaker of Kulung to speak and be understood by the member of the speech community. The knowledge of words and t... Continue Reading
This dissertation entitled: â€�“ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN ISLAM AND WESTERN DEMOCRACYâ€Â� has explained the following title: Chapter One deals with introduction, statement of the research problem, significance of the study, research questions, objectives and limitations of the study. Chapter two deals with the Literatur... Continue Reading
There are several complexities associated with the language used in Tiv cults that differentiate its language form from the conventional Tiv language. These complexities cut across vocabulary, sentence construction and the style in language use. This study therefore examines the language use in Tiv cult discourse with special interest on ishor i k... Continue Reading
Colonialist and Eurocentric scholarship has always refuted the existence of literature in Africa before and after European intrusion on the African continent. In instances where such scholarship had evidenced of the existence of African orature, it was treated with skepticism, and in most cases regarded as less serious or child-like. However, a re... Continue Reading
Ben Ibebe is an artist who has mastered the impasto technique in painting and has utilized the expressionism style of painting. Ben Ibebe‟s paintings are among several paintings with poignant statements, yet his paintings are not documented through scholarly work. The researcher aims to highlight the issues that Ben Ibebe paintings postulate ... Continue Reading
Ekiti state, despite being endowed with abundant human and natural resources, is still one of the poorest states in Nigeria. Though poverty, unemployment and climate change are global phenomena, these are prevailing issues that call for attention in Ekiti State. The study aimed at improving the communication channels and tools used in informing the... Continue Reading
This research work examines theatre as a tool for communicating hand washing among primary school pupils in an attempt to assessing the importance of Theatre to children and how it serves as a platform for learning and not just for entertainment. Further it goes to show also that (Theatre) serves as a place for connection of attitude and behaviour... Continue Reading
Development programmes targeted at rural areas are often communicated predominantly using the mass media and this has led to partial neglect of indigenous communication. In response to the above, this study was to reposition the communicative potentials of Kabulu folk music as a medium for community development among the Gbagyi people of North Cent... Continue Reading
The research â€�“Radio Programming and Environmental Health Communication: An Assessment Of The Effectiveness of the Queen Fm94.1 Programmeâ€�“Oga Landlordâ€Â� was carried out to assess the effectiveness of radio programme in communicating environmental sanitation in Zaria, Kaduna State using both qualitative and quantitative research app... Continue Reading
The deployment of communication process in the planning and implementation of any development intervention is crucial to its success and sustainability.How far the communication process allows for the participation of beneficiaries in the planning and implementation of the vision 20: 2020 Project in some selected communities in Kachia Local Governm... Continue Reading
This dissertation literary and Analytic studies of a poem „masarratull khawadir fi tarikh sheikh Balarabe bin Abdulkadir Gusau‟ has an introduction of the work and literature revie and a discusson on the history of the poet and his literarty works in poems and prose. Studies on the poem wich. Comprises of the definition of the poem, its... Continue Reading
The use of Communication Campaigns to support the fight against certain unhealthy practices such as self-medication has remained an essential focus engaging theattention of health communication stakeholders. The practice which is common among youth especially University students, call for a serious concern due to the adverse effect associated with ... Continue Reading
This dissertation is an examination of the various processes that laid the foundation for the establishment of British colonial economy in Kiri district between the years 1900 to I960. These processes transformed a pre-colonial subsistence society where the economic preoccupation was basically agriculture to one centred on the export of agricultur... Continue Reading