AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 21. ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF ISLAMIC BANKS: SOME EVIDENCE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

  » How should policymakers think about Islamic banks? Are they relics of a bygone era, propped up by subsidies and distorting financial sector competition? Or, are they efficient and focused financial institutions that could, if unleashed, eventually dominate the retail financial landscape? A better understanding of these policy questions requires specific knowledge about the performance and the dete...Continue Reading »

  76 pages |  650 engagements | 

• 22. AN EVALUATION OF DECORATED TRADITIONAL CLOTH USED IN TIV CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN ...

  » ABSTRACT The study evaluated the decorated traditional cloth used in Tiv cultural activities in Benue State, Nigeria. The aim of the study was to establish the aesthetic value of Tiv traditional cloth used in cultural activities, while the objectives are to: find out the educational value of Tiv traditional cloth; examine the symbolic meanings of black and white colour; and evaluate the use of the...Continue Reading »

  85 pages |  659 engagements | 

• 23. ACCOUNT FOR THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE RIVER NILE, THE YELLOW RIVER

  » When Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian, wrote these words, Egyptian civilization had been going successfully for thousands of years without foreign interference. These unusual people, thanks to the uniquely protective Nile River Valley, had the opportunity to develop differently from Europe and the East. Long periods of isolated growth without foreign invasion occurred because Egypt had natur...Continue Reading »

  85 pages |  610 engagements | 

• 24. A CRITICAL STUDY OF SOCIO-CULTURAL PRACTICES HINDERING WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTI...

  » ABSTRACT In this modern age of development, political inequality between men and women has always been an important issue of concern. This is so because of the realization that the marginalization of a segment, race or particular sex in the society has far – reaching implications on the development of that society. Nigerian society and perhaps many countries in Africa seem to have a tenaciou...Continue Reading »

  85 pages |  596 engagements | 

• 25. WH-QUESTION IN AKWUKWU-IGBO DIALECT OF IGBO

  » TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Igbo Language and Its Dialects 1.3 The Enuani Dialect of Igbo 1.4 Akwukwu Igbo Dialect of Igbo 1.5 Akwukwu Igbo Phonology 1.5.1 Consonants 1.5.2 Consonant Chart 1.5.3 Vowels 1.5.4 Vowel Chart 1.6 Tone 1.7 Pronoun 1.8 Objective of Study 1.9 Metho...Continue Reading »

  65 pages |  1,200 engagements | 

• 26. LANGUAGE ATTITUDES AMONG TEENAGERS AND ITS EFFECT: A CASE STUDY OF TEENAGERS ...

  » TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study 1.2 Significance and Scope of Study 1.3 Purpose of this Study 1.4 Methodology 1.5 Statement of Problem CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW Concept of Attitude 2.1 Definition and Explanation of Language Attitude 2.2 Determinant of Language Attitude 2.2.1 The ...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  3,337 engagements | 

• 27. FACTORS AFFECTING LANGUAGE CHOICE IN A MULTILINGUAL SOCIETY

  » The work looks into the factors affecting language choice in a multilingual society, from a sociolinguistic point of view. This study brings to light a number of what affect individuals language choice. This work comprises of four chapters. The first chapter talks about the introduction, the second chapter is the literature review, the third one deals with data presentation and analysis, lastly, t...Continue Reading »

  71 pages |  1,364 engagements | 

• 28. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ENUANI AND THE NKWERRE DIALECT OF IGBO LANGUAGE

  » Before the 16th century, the Igbo had an ideogram form of writing called “Nsibidi ideograms” (“Nsibidi” is an ancient system of graphic communication indigenous to the “Ejagham people of South eastern Nigeria and South western Cameroon in the Cross River region”). This form of writing was also used by other neighbouring people like the Ibibios and the Efik. The ...Continue Reading »

  65 pages |  1,096 engagements |