A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH AND HAUSA PROVERBS IN SELECTED TEXTS
A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH AND HAUSA PROVERBS IN SELECTED TEXTS
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2014-02
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SALEH, Yusuf Sadau
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This study is a Contrastive Analysis of English and Hausa proverbs in selected text. The study considered three (3) research questions which were based on the similarities and differences between the English and Hausa proverbs. The sample population covers collections of hundred (100)proverbs. The data collected were subjected to comparison at different levels. Quick‟s structural modeland Wilson‟s model are used. Banathy‟s contrastive model is then used to describe proverbs according to form, patterns, distribution and variations. Overall findings on the similarities and differences of English and Hausa proverbs were stated. i.e. the forms, patterns, distributions and varieties of English and Hausa proverbs are similar with some little differentiations.Proverbshowever, that are culture-bond are those that posed difficulties for learning and translation from Hausa language to English.Implications for pedagogy and curriculum developers were presented.This study recommended that the English and Hausa proverbs should be given adequate consideration so as to improve students‟ performance on the use of English proverbs.
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A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS, HAUSA PROVERBS IN SELECTED TEXTS