Linguistic Imperialism in Colonial Hausa A Postcolonial Balance Sheet
Linguistic Imperialism in Colonial Hausa A Postcolonial Balance Sheet Abstrac Linguistic imperialism is the worst colonial policy in the human world. In Africa, its brutality penetrates beyond linguistic boundary, deep into the culture, religion, and educational policy. The Hausa resistance to the unhealthy policy is well pronounced in their orature and literary traditions. The […]
LANGUAGE USE IN POLITICS: A CASE OF HAUSA METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS
Abstract This paper ‘Language Use in Politics: A Case of Hausa Metaphorical Expressions’ tries to posit that politicians use electronic media in their electioneering campaigns to persuade and canvass for votes. Language is the main instrument use in delivering political massages. The politicians also use several figures of speech to counter attack the opponents. […]
Arabic Source Materials and their Relevance in the History of the 19th century Sokoto Caliphate
Arabic Source Materials and their Relevance in the History of the 19th century Sokoto Caliphate The Sokoto Caliphate was an Islamic state that was established in the 19th century in the northern area of modern Nigeria. One of the outstanding achievements of the Sokoto Caliphate was recorded in the area of intellectual activities. The intellectual […]
THE PLACE OF ARABIC LANGUAGE IN THE STUDY AND TEACHING OF EARLY NIGERIAN HISTORY
Abstract Scholars studying early Nigerian history have had recourse to oral source material as the only available and reliable source of writing History, neglecting a large pool of written source material in Arabic language. This utter neglect could be attributed to the fact that, most of our historians do not have a thorough grasp […]
A Survey of Television Stations Broadcasting in Hausa Language
Abstract The establishment of the Radio Television Kaduna, known as Broadcasting Corporation of Northern Nigeria (BCNN) by the government of the Northern Nigerian Region in 1962, marked the beginning of television broadcasting in Hausa language. Hence, several television stations that were later established in Nigeria, Niger, Ghana and Cameroon began broadcasting in Hausa. This […]
African Languages and the Media The Case of Nigeria Language Policy and the Media
Abstract Nigeria is said to have 500 languages and each of these languages has a legal backing as being a national language. In this paper we shall analyze the language policy of Nigeria that protects all indigenous/national languages against death and for usage at appropriate community and levels. In Nigeria languages are tagged as endangered, […]
PRESERVATION OF HAUSA CULTURE THROUGH MEDIA
Abstract On numerous occasions not only the layman of the society, but even the elites erroneously and inadvertently conceptualize culture as mere `drumming and dancing’ and therefore fail to see any contribution culture makes or made to the struggle for socio-economic development. Every culture has a dual tendency, a tendency towards stability and a […]