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WOMEN EDUCATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
(Department of Islamic Studies, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 1998-06-07) Abdullahi, Adamu Sulaiman; Aliyu, Umar
A society whose women are sufficiently and intellectually develop, morally and spiritually sound is bound to develop rapidly. But the deplorable state of women education in Nigeria society which manifests itself in moral decadence, spiritual ignorance, excessive love for materialism, political blindness and aimlessness has strongly chained and shackled women to certain customs and traditions that are apparently oppressive and destructive to the national development and the general welfare of the society. This paper aims at examining the background of women education islamically and analyze how educated women can assist in national development by playing the divine roles and responsibilities assigned to them by God, as well as present some recommendations as to the importance of women literacy.
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Socio-scientific progress in the African- Nigerian-Igbo society. Using Popper’s Thoughts on “Falsifiability and Progress”*
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 1999-12-12) Ekweke, Evaristus E.
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THE PHONOGICAL STATUS OF /I/ AND /U/ IN HAUSA
(Department of Nigerian Languages, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2001-07-06) Muhammad, Bashir Yusuf
This paper comprises of two parts: The phonogical peculiarities of /i/ and /u/ in Hausa. Non-Contrastive rising tone in Hausa. While part I specifically highlights the alternations of /i/ and /u/ with /*/ as well as their neutralization to /*/. Part 11, on the other hand, identifies certain attributes and function of a rising tone in Hausa. It ends by briefly discussing current state of affairs in the study of Hausa phonology in Nigerian Universities as well as Hausa studies generally in foreign Universities.
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Tone and Accent in the Igbo Verb
(Department of Languages and Linguistics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2003-01-01) Anyanwu, Rose-Juliet
The goal of this article is to give an account of the accentual properties of some aspects of the Igbo verb tone system. (Most of the examples are taken from Central Igbo.) The data presented here show that the Igbo verbal system exhibits characteristics somewhat similar to the types encountered in and already analyzed for Bantu languages and Japanese, respectively (cf., for instance Bickmore, Downing this volume, Jouannet 1989, Haraguchi 1991, Yoshida 1996, 1999). This implies that the Igbo verbal system might be considered as a mix of tone-stress and pitch-accent systems.
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NIGERIA IN WESTERN IDEOLOGY OF DEMOCRACY: ANY POSSIBILITY OF AN AFRICAN ALTERNATIVE
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2003-03-03) Ekweke, Evaristus E.
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POPE JOHN PAUL II ON FAITH AND REASON
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2004-01-01) Ekweke, Evaristus E.
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REFLEXION SUR LA TRADUCTION PUBLICITAIRE
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2004-04-01) Iwala, Dinatu
La traduction publicitaire est un domaine neglige. Les reflexions sur le domaine de la traduction publicitaire sont encore a leur debut malgre les efforts de Matthieu Guidere (2008 in Pereira da Costa 2001), Guidere et Luguin (2002), Genevieve Quillard (1996) et Izle Bezuidenhout (1998), entre autres. Matthieu Guidere parle de /’equivalence efficiente et de la position primordiale du texte traduit dans un contexte du village global et de mondialisation, necessitant I'existence d'une culture universelle qui, a son tour, coexiste avec des cultures locales .Pour sa part, Genevieve Quillard (1996) traite des cotes culturel et linguistique dans la traduction publicitaire. Ize Bezuidenhout (1998:8) reconnait une trentaine des caracteristiques de textes publicitaires dont.
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THE ROLE OF FRENCH LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION IN EFFECTIVE PARENTING FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2004-04-01) Iwala, Dinatu
Parents must be prepared to raise their children in a modern world through effective use of language and communication which foster good relationship in the family. The cases of prostitution, drug abuse, cultism, stealing and other vices are due to poor parenting. Everyone in the society wants to have a good family by raising good children who will be kind, obedient, loving, caring, understanding, disciplined and well behaved so that they can become good citizens of the nation. Therefore, parents need to live by example. They must do what is right by performing their responsibilities. Parents' styles of care giving can have both immediate and lasting effects on children's social functioning in areas of moral development to peer play and academic achievement through the use of language and communication. The focus of this paper is French language and communication for effective parenting.The paper explores the importance of French language effective parenting. It examines the concepts of language, communication and parenting.
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DIALOGUE AS A STRONG ‘ TOOL FOR PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE FOR :• • NATIONAl^DEVELOPMENT
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2004-04-01) Iwala, Dinatu
Nigeria is made up of different communities living together and interacting with one another. Peace is therefore an important factor for the coexistence of the people. The absence of peace in any environment dislocates socio-political and economic activities of the people. This paper highlights the religious groups found in the country and the importance of religious education and dialogue. The paper also discusses how religious education dialogue can be used to enhance peaceful coexistence in the country. It states conditions for peaceful atmosphere andv- also the importance and impediments to proper dialogue among various religious groups, It finally suggests ways to achieve peace in Nigeria.
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NEW TRENDS IN THE TEACHING AND LERANING OF FRENCH IN NIGERIA
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2004-04-01) Iwala, Dinatu
The significance of French language in Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. As the second international language in Nigeria, every Nigerian child is expected to learn the French language, especially in the secondary schools. There are new trends in the studies of this language. The use of computers and the internet of learning and practicing the French language has This paper examines the as a !! means increased significantly in recent years, role and importance of the multimedia in enhancing the study of French and it discusses new trends in the teaching of the language. The tools for the effective teaching and learning of French language will be listed for teachers and students to know and use. The paper finally identifies challenges and advantages of the new trends in the teaching and learning of French language.
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La traduction scientifique et technique: cas de textes traduits et commentes sur Velevage en Afrique subsaharienne
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2004-05-01) Iwala, Dinatu
The importance of translation cannot be overemphasized. In other for translation to help in agricultural development, it must play its role. For translation to ploy its role development what role con it play in agricultural development? Should it be an instrument or on agent of development? In whatever angle translation is examined, it plays on important role in coexistence. This article analyses, translation of a document from developmental project of animal husbandry in Sub Saharan Africa. The project is initiated by France for Nigeria. In the context of technical cooperation, the developed countries conceived the idea of helping the developing countries. The policy is targeted to benefit the developing countries. This translation can be of interest to academicians, that is, it can be studied and criticized by researchers pinpointing its relevance to the theories put in place. If at all translation wont to be a stepping stone to development, it is indeed in that context. Nigeria and France signed memorandum of understanding on agricultural development which comprises of animal husbandry through a project titled 'Fadoma'. This article compares the text in its original form and the translated version. The original text is in French while the translated version is in English. This research aims at identifying the strong and weak points.
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THE CONCEPT OF SHARI AH: CURRENT TRENDS IN ITS IMPLEMENATATION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.
(Department of Islamic Studies, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2004-07-08) Abdullahi, Adamu Sulaiman
The current political dispensation in Nigeria began on the 29th May 1999 amidst fear, speculations and minimal optimism that the nascent democracy would take the country nowhere. In spite of the so many issues, which are capable of tearing the country apart, if not properly handled, democracy has allowed them to persist in the country. Such issues include ethnicity and tribalism, corruption and favoritism misuse of power and mal-administration and above all the Shari‘ah issue. The post-independence experience of Nigerians has tended to lead to a revival of pre-colonial tendencies. Since independence in 1960, Nigerians has suffered through suffocating military dictatorships whereby dissent was cruelly suppressed, opposition was silenced at gunpoint, injustice and oppression were perpetuated with invidious insensibility. The civilian regime was on the other hand unable to sustain a true civil and democratic government. Transparency, accountability, fairness, rule of law and security were always jeopardized, leading to unmanageable and protracted crises and subsequent overthrown of 'civilian regimes. Both military and civilian regimes and administration in Nigeria were unable to establish a viable and stable administrative system based on a sound ideology capable of satisfying the yearning and aspirations of Nigerians. Accordingly, the Muslims as a result of this appalling living condition and the poor economic development started advocating for the reimplementation of Shari1 ah in their respective state. They also continue to ask for a return to true federalism, which will enable the nation to have unity : in diversity and allow the system to accommodate the Shari1 ah. More so the Muslims communities are re-tracing their footsteps and expressing reservations about the ideological direction, which was force on them. As the governor of Zamfara Ahmad Sani lamented that- “It is in our effort to retrace our steps back to our roots, we find it pertinent to pursue new social and moral development policies taking divine injunctions as our basis.” It is therefore the objective of this research to examine the issue of Shari‘ah in Nigerian political context against the background of Islamic history and the Muslims communities and the rivalry generated by some Christians as a result of western influence; the research also intends to look at the concept, goals, achievements, prospects and challenges of Shari1 ah in the Northern Nigeria specifically in the state that adopted Shari1 ah legal system. It is the hope of the researcher that this research will help in no small way in sensitizing the Nigerian society about the position, status, principles, and philosophy of the Shari1 ah legal system and consequently generate more research on the topic.
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The functions of the morphosyntactic tone in Bidiya
(Department of Lanaguages and Linguisitcs, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2005-01-01) Anyanwu, Rose-Juliet; Alio, Khalil
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Rhythmic units and stress / word accent mobility in Fula
(Department of Languages and Linguistics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2005-01-01) Anyanwu, Rose-Juliet; Diallo, Abdourahmane
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Tones in Jukunoid languages
(Department of Lanaguages and Linguisitcs, 2005-01-01) Anyanwu, Rose-Juliet
This is a first attempt to describe the tones of Jukunoid. Jukunoid is one of the major language sub-families of Benue-Congo. It comprises several languages all of which dispose of the SVO word order. Before addressing the topic directly, a succinct over view of Jukunoid will be offered. This comprises linguistic-geographic classification and location of the languages, linguistic-historical background/research chronology as well as information on some basic characteristics in areas of phonology and mor phology. We distinguish Central and Southern Jukunoid language groups. I start with Southern Jukunoid
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A survey of Northern Khoisan tonology
(Department of Languages and Linguistics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2005-01-01) Anyanwu, Rose-Juliet; Kohler, Bernhard
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L’ENSEIGNEMENT DE FRAN^AIS, LA TRADUCTION ET ^INTERPRETATION: DES IMPERATIVES POUR LE NIGERIA ET LA CEDEAO.
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2005-07-01) Iwala, Dinatu
Le monde vit au rythme de la mondialisation, elle s'accentue deplus enplus et affecte tous les domaines. Cependant on oublie bien souvent de parler des vehicules de la mondialisation, sans lesquels, la mondialisation elle serait une utopie : c’est la traduction et Vinterpretation. Ces deux activites sont Voxygene de la mondialisation. En ejfet dans un contexte de diversitelinguistique le monde ria pas d'autre choix que d'y recourir. Dans cette course, le Nigeria, un geant de VAfrique et de la CEDEAO, une organisation dont il est le pivot se trouvent de la meme optique. L'activite traduisante et l’interpretation sont un passage obligatoire pour survivre dans un contexte mondialisant. Dans ce travail, nous abordons les titres suivants: La position geographique du Nigeria enAfrique et Vimportance du Franqais au Nigeria, le Nigeria, la CEDEAO : de la necessite du franqais, afin d'etablir que l’activite traduisante et l’interpretation sont obligatoires par mi les pays membres de la CEDE A O.
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THE SEMIOTICS OF FRONT COVER DESIGNS IN LITERARY TEXTS: A STUDY OF ZAYNAB ALKALI'S TEXTS
(Department of English, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2005-12-13) David, Stephen O.
The concept of semiotics according to Halliday and Hassan (1985: 3) derives initially from the concept of the signs and the modern words that back the term are semianon, semainomenon, which means signifier, signified, used in ancient Greek linguistics by the stoic philosophers. The stoics were the first to evolve a theory of the sign in the 3rd - 2nd century B.C. and the conception they had of the linguistic sign was already well advanced along the lines in which it was developed two thousand years later in the word of Ferdinand de Saussure
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF “Developpemenl de Felevage en Afriquc subsaharienne: Reperepour la cooperation”
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2006-01-01) Iwala, Dinatu; Ebong, Emma Caleb
This paper is set to analyze the translations of a french text on the development of Animal Husbandry in Sub - Saharan Africa, indicating points for cooperation between the French government and interested, countries in the sub region. In Nigeria, for example, the two governments have signed a pact in Agriculture, which includes the above, under the FAD AM A projects.Consequently, the translator becomes more or less a “rewrite”. He participates at different levels: first, in the reformulation. And since the task of the translator is to “reproduce” the message, his freedom is limited, thereby making his task very difficult because he needs to ask and answer various questions concerning the text to he translated. What are these questions? The translation at hand is a translation of a pragmatic text which involves pragmatic “explanations What then constitutes the equivalence of the text to be translated? In other words, how can the translator go into the pragmatic “explanations’'? These are the questions this paper seeks to address. The paper compares the French text (Source Language) with the English (Target Language) translation. The source language comes from the French Government but the English version was done here in Nigeria. The paper analyses the translations, discovers some lapses and proffers possible solutions to the problems.
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SCIENCE, DEVELOPMENT AND POLITICS IN A GLOBALIZED AFRICA A PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH
(Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2006-03-03) Ekweke, Evaristus E.
The argument is germane to say that natural science has a discipline that is both axiomatic (Popper) and progressive. Its history (Kuhn) is witness to this. That is why the same science can historically and constitutionally lend a predictive sense of progress and or development to other disciplines in the world of knowledge. It is also arguable that a perspectivisation of the above truth is possible especially in Africa and particularly Nigeria. In this case, we are no more satisfied with mere examples and emulations. Africa has to be both naturally scientific and authentically macro-development. This attitude of being progress oriented in both theory and content should inform our political mentality. Our awareness of these realities will stand us in good stead in the global comity of nations. Having set a goal for ourselves let us leave no stone inturned in getting to this goal.