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1 online resource (660 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Nigerian festschrift series ; no. 2
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Nigerian festschrift series ; no. 2.
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| Note |
Papers from a symposium held in 2003 in honor of Professor Emenanjo's 60th birthday. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
In the Linguistic Paradise is the second volume in the Nigerian Linguists Festschrift Series. The motivating force behind the establishment of the Festschrift Series is to honour outstanding scholars who have excelled in the study of languages and linguistics in Nigeria. This volume is dedicated to Professor E. Nolue Emenanjo, a celebrated linguist and a pioneer professor of Igbo Linguistics. The book is organised in five sections, as follows: Language, History and Society; Literature, Stylistics and Pragmatics; Applied Linguistics; Formal Linguistics; and Tributes. There are 15 papers in the first section the majority address the perennial problem of language choice in Nigeria. Section two contains 10 papers focusing on literature, stylistics and pragmatics. Section three contains 17 papers a sizeable number of which focus on language teaching and learning, two are on lexicography, while others are on language engineering. Section three contains 16 papers focusing on the core areas of linguistics. In section four a biographical profile of Professor E. Nolue Emenanjo and list of publications is presented, while Nwadike examines the contributions of Emenanjo in Igbo Studies. |
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Preface; Contents; 1. Globalization, Multilingualism and the New Information and Communication Technologies; Introduction; Conceptual Framework; Consider the following topics; Historical Background; The Objective of the Paper; Globalization versus Multilingualism; The Impact of Globalization on Multilingualism; Combating the Globalizing Effects on Multilingualism; Suggestions and Recommendations; Summary; References; 2. Terminological Research and Development in Nigerian Languages; 1. Introduction |
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2. Terminology, Linguistics and Translation: Nature and Interrelationships3. On "Metalanguage" in some Nigerian Languages; 4. The Relevance of Metalanguage to Terminological Research; 5. Conclusion; References; 3. Language & the National Question; 1. Introduction: Language and Nationality; 2. The National Language Question in Nigeria; 3. What the people Say; Conclusion: The People's Verdict; Notes; References; 4. The National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN) & a Comprehensive Language Census for Nigeria; 1. Introduction; 2. Earlier Attempts at the compilation of Nigerian Languages |
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3. Problems Difficulties at achieving a comprehensive language census for Nigeria4. A practical approach to a language census project; 5. Language Documentation; 6. The role of NINLAN in the Nigerian language census; 7. Conclusion; References; 5. The Languages of Kaduna State: A Linguistic Survey; 1. Introduction; 2. An Historical Evolution of the Present Day Kaduna State; 3. The Languages of Kaduna State; 4. Population Size of the Languages; Orthography for the Languages in Kaduna State; Summary and Conclusion; References |
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6. Developing and Promoting Multilingualism in the Nigerian Public and Social Life for Modern Age1. Introduction; 1.1 Linguistic Policy in Colonial Era; 1.2 Linguistic Situation in colonial and Post-colonial Nigeria; 1.3 The National policy on Language Education and the 1979, 1989 and 1999 Constitutions' Linguistic Policy; 1.4 Making the 1978, 1989, 1995 and 1999 constitutions' Linguistic Policy Relevant to Nigeria's Public and Social Life in Modern Age; Conclusion; Footnotes; References; 7. Stem-initial Obstruents in Proto Igboid-Yoruboid-Edoid (PIYE); 1. Introduction |
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2. An Overview of Consonants in Tentative Proto Igboid-Yoruboid-Edoid (PIYE)3. Labial Obstruents *p, *'p, *b, *'b; 4. Alveolar Obstruents *t, *'t, *d, *'d, *s; 5. Palatal obstruents *c, *'c, *, *'; 6. Velar Obstruents *k, *'k, *g, *'g; 7. Labial-Velar Obstruents *kp, *'kp, *gb, *'gb; 8. Summary and Conclusions; References; APPENDIX; 8. A Socio-historical Account of the English Language in Nigeria; I; II; III; Conclusion; Notes and References; 9. A Socio-historical Survey of English in Igboland; 1. Introduction; 2. The History of English in Igboland |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Emenanjọ, E. Nọlue. |
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Nigerian literature -- Congresses.
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Nigerian literature. |
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Linguistics -- Nigeria -- Congresses.
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Linguistics. |
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Nigeria. |
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Nigeria -- Languages -- Congresses.
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Language and languages. |
| Genre/Form |
Festschriften.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Electronic books.
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Festschriften.
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Festschriften.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Ndimele, Ozo-mekuri, editor.
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Emenanjọ, E. Nọlue, honouree.
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| Other Form: |
978-56440-1-4 |
| ISBN |
9785644073 |
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9789785644074 |
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9785644014 |
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9789785644012 |
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