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Nwachukwu, Emmanuel Lucas Nwachukwu
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Negation in Ngor-Okpala dialect of Igbo Nwachukwu, Emmanuel Lucas Nwachukwu
Journal of Literature Language and Academic Studies Vol. 2 No. 02 (2023)
Publisher : EDUPEDIA Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56855/jllans.v2i2.638

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Negation is a morpho-syntactic operation that exist every human natural language and is sine-qua-non for everyday human communication. As a universal linguistic phenomena used in everyday conversation, it is poorly captured in Ngor-okpala dialect of Igbo. Some notable scholars like Uba-Mgbemena (1981), Ndimele (1995, 2004), Obiamalu (2004) and Onuora (2017) have written on negation in Igbo without considering the differences with reference to dialectal variation within the Igbo language. This study aims at reviewing negation in Ngor-okpala dialect of the Igbo language and how negative markers (fu,-m, la, and ghi,) are unique to Ngor-okpala dialect and used in various constructions. The study will review how these various negative markers in Ngor-okpala dialect have morpho-semantic impacts, the study also highlight some functions of negation in the linguistic framework of Ngor-okpala dialect. The study adopts the Optimality theory to investigate the underlying issues in the study. The study adopts descriptive analysis and data for the study were gathered from both primary sources such personal communications and secondary sources such as journal articles, Youtube videos and textbooks. Findings reveal that Ngor-okpala dialect has its unique negative markers which are used in everyday communication to convey contradiction, opposition, or disagreement of previously stated assertions. The study also revealed the various forms of negation such as ghi, la, fu, -m, are suffixation of different forms to simple verb root and sometimes to a verb root that has already taken an extensional affix. The study therefore concludes that suffixation of different negative markers such as ghi, la, fu to verb root are unique forms negation in Ngor-okpala, and they exist both at the, morphological and semantic levels, which impacts on the structure and meaning of any expression in the dialect.
Bridging the Gap between Theory and Implementation: National Language Policy and Documentation of Mother Tongue Nwachukwu, Emmanuel Lucas Nwachukwu; Joseph , Christopher
Journal of Literature Language and Academic Studies Vol. 2 No. 03 (2023)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56855/jllans.v2i03.758

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Language is an essential aspect of identity and culture, playing a significant role in shaping a nation's socio-political landscape. This is why nations are continuously making effort to preserve their indigenous languages. This paper investigates the grey area of theory and implementation of the national language policy in the preservation, revitalization, documentation of mother tongue. It discusses the challenges such as lack of adequate instructional materials and qualified teachers in indigenous language, facing indigenous languages in Nigeria and how the implementation of language national language policy can promote mother tongue revitalization beyond the classroom. The paper adopts Language ecology model and David Crystal's theory of language revitalization to investigate the study. The paper adopts descriptive analysis methodology, which will use current and historical data to identify gaps in the study. The paper concludes that bridging the gap between theory and implementation of national language policy in Nigeria is a complex but a necessary and essential national task that involves the government allocating resources to produce adequate instructional materials and training teachers to be qualified in teaching indigenous languages. Also government and stakeholders should intensify efforts outside the classroom, preserving mother tongue and revitalizing endangered languages requires a multifaceted approach that extends well beyond the classroom, which involves fostering a cultural environment where the language is valued and used in daily life, creating intergenerational connections, leveraging technology and documenting linguistic resources.
Co-Authors Joseph , Christopher