http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/292 2026-09-02T20:27:01Z 2026-09-02T20:27:01Z Waya, David Tarhom http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9127 2021-07-16T08:45:49Z 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Frames Approach to Semantic Analysis of Climate Change Concepts in Selected Nigerian Indigenous Languages Waya, David Tarhom This study analyses the semantics of climate change-related concepts in the Igbo and Tiv languages using Frame Semantics as theoretical framework. The specific objectives are to; show how climate change-related scenes are identified and Lexical Units (LUs) constructed in Igbo and Tiv languages, ascertain whether the languages have adequate terms, examine the English lexicon frames and identify cross metalanguage patterns in the formation of concepts. The study adopts survey as research design, qualitative content analysis as method and criterion purposive sampling procedure. 298 concepts that are considered relevant in climate change discourse are sub classified with weather having 124, climate 51 and 123 concepts that described climate change. Most weather and climate change scenes were identified mostly in physical forms while climatic scenes were more in abstraction. The LUs for either paradigm in the selected languages are represented as noun, adjective, verb, V-N, N-N, N-Adj., Adj-N., N-Adv. and preposition. The word-adaptation constitutes the basic pattern for representing most technical concepts in the selected languages. This further shows that Igbo and Tiv as indigenous languages lack appropriate terms for explaining most abstract and highly scientific scenes. Comparatively, English lexicon has more definite terms for representing scenes than the selected indigenous languages. The study further shows that most cognitive semantic frames created on the basis of the source domain (English) cannot succinctly take exact semantic arguments in the target domains. The cross metalinguistic analysis observes that a concept in both languages equally take morphophonemic representation in describing different but related scenes unlike the source domain. The study further ascertains that naming of some scenes in both languages take onomatopoeic form. The study, therefore, recommends further researches in other indigenous languages so that they can play invaluable roles in climate change debate.

2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Okanume, Augusta Chinwendu http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9117 2021-07-15T12:53:14Z 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Selected Igbo Novels and Classicism in Literature Okanume, Augusta Chinwendu Since the bringing to fore of Omenụkọ as a classical Igbo novel by critics like Emenyonu, no serious critical work has been done to place other Igbo novels appropriately as classic or non-classic novels. It is against this background that the present work sets out to analysis classicism in some selected Igbo novels. In order to realise the aim of this study, the objectives are to: find out the extent to which the selected early Igbo novels can be classified as classic, analyse and examine elements of the novel that make the selected novels classic, examine the linguistic devices that account for the classic nature of the novels; and identify other literary elements that lend credence to the classification of the novels under study as classics. The study adopts an eclectic approach of analysis using modified theory of analysis, imitation and practice originally formulated by Aristotle and modified by Corbett as theoretical framework. Under the methodology, the study adopts the survey design. The data used were excerpts of literary elements drawn from the texts that portray different aspects of classicism. The findings show that: (i) The texts studied are classical works because they have enduring linguistic and literary features, which transcend time and space, such as recurrent themes and stylised language use, (ii) the critical elements which qualify them to be classical include: setting, point of view, character and characterisation, while method of characterisation includes characterisation by dramatic conflict, block characterisation, allegorical characterisation, naming characterisation and emblematic characterisation, (iii) The language devices which contribute to designating the novels as classics include appropriate use of symbols (kolanut), animals’ figures of speech (hyperbole, irony) and figures of thought (metaphor, simile) etc. The implication of these findings portend that the novelists and their novels have stood out among others as yard-sticks for measuring subsequent literary works. Finally, the high degree of imitation of classic authors’ styles by later authors is an eloquent testimony of classicism. The study concludes that the works studied have everything it takes to be adjudged Igbo literary classics.

2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Obitube, Kelvinfrancis Olisaemeka http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9115 2021-07-15T12:47:26Z 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z

Effectiveness of Total Physical Response in Teaching Igbo to Second Language Learners Obitube, Kelvinfrancis Olisaemeka This study evaluates the effectiveness of the total physical response (TPR) method for teaching Igbo to L2 learners. Specifically, it examines the effectiveness of audiolingual and TPR methods for teaching Igbo lexis and structure to L2 learners of selected gender(s), varying age brackets and varying family backgrounds. The experimental design is adopted. One hundred (100) students are drawn into control and experimental groups of fifty (50) students each, taught Igbo lexis and structure and evaluated. Data analysis, by using ANOVA at a 0.05 significance level, reveals that the students’ gender and age variations did not influence their performances, given that their significance levels are above 0.05. However, the type of family of the students, including their fathers’ and mothers’ jobs, affected the performances of the students in the experimental group while only the fathers’ jobs affected the performances of the students in the control group, as these variables fall below the 0.05 significance levels. The students taught with TPR performed better with a mean score of 48.54 and at a standard deviation of 22.22, which implies that more than half of the students achieved the mean score while the students taught with the audiolingual method had 16.72 mean score and a standard deviation of 16.39, which means that only few students in the group achieved mean score of the group. The study, therefore, recommends the use of the TPR method for teaching and learning Igbo in L2 classrooms.

2018-12-01T00:00:00Z Nwike, Christopher Chinedu http://repository.unn.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9113 2021-07-15T12:46:08Z 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Issues and Challenges in Translating Legal Texts from English to the Igbo Language Nwike, Christopher Chinedu This study engages on the translation of Procedure for commencing cases in customary courts in Enugu State, Nigeria, with a view to identifying the translation problems encountered, and the possible solutions to the problems. The source text (ST) is a legal document written in the English language and it was produced by Women Information Network (WINET) in order to enlighten the Enugu State citizenry, who are all Igbo, on the way to seek redress through the customary court. Unfortunately, a greater percentage of Enugu State citizenry who will benefit from the document do not understand the technical language used in preparing the legal document. This study, therefore, sets out to translate the legal text into the Igbo language to find out the problems one encounters in legal translation, present the most suitable translation theories and/or principles one can adopt in order to solve the translation problems encountered. The researcher adopts the theories of Toury’s descriptive translation studies and Vinay and Darbelnet’s translation principles and strategies in the translation of the legal text. The researcher adopts the emergent research design and content analysis approach in order to isolate and discusses the observed translation problems, and discovers that the aforementioned frameworks are suitable for legal translation. It also observes that basically, the problems of translating legal text are hinged on lack of lucidity of information provided in legal texts, caused by the legal terminologies used by the jury in preparing legal documents. The present study recommends that works in the legal field be made available to the citizenry in their local languages through translation and/or in simple English to enhance lucidity and maximum use of such legal documents.

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