This study examines the emergence and development of Igala prose fiction in English within the larger corpus of Northern Nigeria literature. In this vein, the study evaluates the peculiar conditions from which Igala prose fiction in English evolved in Northern Nigeria,specifically, the role of the colonial and Christian missionaries in the structur... Continue Reading
Wannanbincikemai taken â€�“Karin Harshen Rukuni: NazarinHausarMasuSana‟arKayanGwariâ€Â� (The Social Dialect: A Sociolinguistics Study of Grocers Sociolect) Bincike ne da yayiqoqarinzaqulofaxaxama‟anarkalmomi da nau‟ukanjumloli a Hausarmasusana‟arkayangwari. Aikin yayiqoqarinbinciko yadda masusana‟arkayangwarikeh... Continue Reading
Music which is an aspect of Theatre plays significant roles in shaping the society. To this effect, this research concerns itself with the Nigerian indigenous music. The process of globalization has been of tremendous impact on Nigeria which has resulted in the Nigerian indigenous music being greatly influenced by the dictates of progression in the... Continue Reading
One of the cardinal focuses of development communication is to demystify existing media to enable more people access and participate in the process of development. The New Media has proven ability of facilitating and enhancing public interaction with instant feedback mechanism that allows almost anybody anywhere with internet facilities not only a... Continue Reading
The use of the Internet in education is gradually gaining prominence in our higher educational institutions. As students are active users of the Internet, it is believed that they utilize the Internet for their academic pursuit. This study explores and investigates the Influence of the Internet on Information Acquisition among Students of Bayero Un... Continue Reading
Pragmatics is one of the areas where several theories have been propounded in search of hidden meaning as far as language use is concerned. This research is a pragmatic Analysis of Akurmi naming system. The study is inspired by the need to disambiguate the hidden meanings in certain Akurmi names that may sound strange and derogatory. The objective... Continue Reading
Over the years, researchers have overlooked the general body make-up of the Hausa women. This research entitled: Ado Asirin Mata: Nazari kan Adon Jikin Mata cimpiled surveyed the past work of the writers. The research explores the different categories of the body make-up. These include: Hair dressing, skin care or make-up and other related part. Th... Continue Reading
The creative abilities of humans have allowed them through time to manipulate and control their mental and physical environment. An artefact is what man created or made from the natural recourses around him (Ahmad, 1989).This study is on the Niger State Museum in Minna .The problem of this study therefore, is the contextual articulation of selecte... Continue Reading
This research work focuses on the study of iron working site at Ubassa in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The work concentrates on the documentation of the evidence of iron working in the area and how this industry affected the environment and human development in the area and its surroundings in general. The research has been conduct... Continue Reading
The study examined the establishment, survival, and the transformation of Wema Bank from Agbonmagbe in the colonial time, to Wema Bank in the post colonial economy of southwest Nigeria. The inter World Wars economic situation, the lopsided and deprived access to finance during the period, led to the establishment of the Bank as the second indigeno... Continue Reading
Verbal metaphor is used in the linguistics to compare two things that are different to make them appear as one. The study contends that verbal metaphors should not be the only means of communicating phenomenon of hunger,and owing to this, it should be explored beyond language meaning. The problem of this study therefore, is that verbal metaphor do... Continue Reading
The focus of this research is archaeological reconnaissance of settlement sites at Pauwa, one of the numerous hill settlements occupied by the early inhabitants of Pauwa. The aim is to use archaeology to reconstruct the settlement history of the sites. The research presents the preliminary survey carried out on four identified sites; these include... Continue Reading
Equality between the sexes is an issue that has been discussed over the years. In spite of the various solutions that have been proffered to bridge the equality gap between men and women, the problems still persist. There has been insufficient emphasis on the relevance of literary works, in particular, theatrical works, in solving the socio-politi... Continue Reading
Equality between the sexes is an issue that has been discussed over the years. In spite of the various solutions that have been proffered to bridge the equality gap between men and women, the problems still persist. There has been insufficient emphasis on the relevance of literary works, in particular, theatrical works, in solving the socio-politi... Continue Reading
This thesis titled â€�“A Pragmatic Interpretation of Child Language: A Case Study of Telegraphic Speech has been carried out to determine the role of context in understanding language use by children or children‟s speech. Pragmatics is the study of speaker context meaningâ€Â�. It is a component of linguistic study that goes beyond gramm... Continue Reading