A SOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDY OF AKỤ DIALECT IN AKỤ COMMUNITY OF ENUGU STATE

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dc.contributor.authorOKPE, Chioma Rita
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-26T07:58:17Z
dc.date.available2021-10-26T07:58:17Z
dc.date.issued2020-07
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study is a sociolinguistic investigation of Akụ dialect in Akụ community of Enugu State. Since language can be used to make or mar people, the attempt here is to examine the use of Akụ dialect by men and women ofAkụ community in referenceto one another. In doing so, three specific objectives were stated. They seek information on the form of expressions use by men and women to refer to one another, factors responsible for the use of such expressions by males and females in Akụ community and the effect of the use of such expressions on males and females in Akụ community. In this study, a sample survey design was used. A set of questionnaire and interview technique were employed to collect data. The data collected with the questionnaire was presented and analysed using tables. The interview served as complementary data in the discussion. In the analysis of the data, age, sex and occupation were the demographic variables analysed with frequencies and percentages. Also, the items raised in the study to answer the three research questions were analysed with frequencies and percentages. The findings of the study showed that, there are oppressive and conflict generating words, phrases, statements and proverbs used by men and women to address one another. The factors responsible for the choice of the use of such expressions in Akụ community are: culture, fear for gender equality, fear for male dominance, fear for women dominance, waywardness of men and women, exercise of political power and exercise of academic achievement. The effects of the use of such expressions on males and females in Akụ community are: divorce, domestic violence, poor child upbringing, fight, interfamily and inter village clashes, hatred, mistrust, murder for vengeance,delay and denial of marriage, prostitution, etcen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12645
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDY,en_US
dc.subjectAKỤ DIALECT,en_US
dc.subjectAKỤ COMMUNITY,en_US
dc.subjectENUGU STATE.en_US
dc.titleA SOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDY OF AKỤ DIALECT IN AKỤ COMMUNITY OF ENUGU STATEen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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