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Papers by Emuobonuvie Maria Ajiboye
Lwati: a journal of contemporary research, Jan 7, 2020
Lwati: a journal of contemporary research, Jan 7, 2020
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 2020
Studies on tonal adaptation strategies in English loanwords of the Nigerian languages (NLs): Yoru... more Studies on tonal adaptation strategies in English loanwords of the Nigerian languages (NLs): Yoruba (Y), Hausa (H), Bini (B) and Emai (E) commonly translate the prosodic structure of the loanwords into native prosodic configurations. Translation of pitch melody of borrowed words in the NLs tends to be determined by the position of English word stress. Comparative/typological studies that independently examine such tonal adaptation in Nigerian smaller languages are scanty. Consequently, this paper examines the pattern of word stress adaptation into tone in English loanwords in Èwùlù (Igboid) and Ùrhòbò (Edoid), with a view to revealing the Èwùlù and Ùrhòbò tonal adaptation features common to Y, H, B and E but specific to Èwùlù and/or Ùrhòbò. The empirical observations of data are explained with Autosegmental Theory (Goldsmith, 1976), which formally expresses the relations that hold between the tone loans, tone bearing units and CV nodes operating at different tiers....
Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities
Urhobo is a southwest Edoid language spoken in southern Nigeria. Its tonal patterns have been stu... more Urhobo is a southwest Edoid language spoken in southern Nigeria. Its tonal patterns have been studied, but from a descriptive perspective, which, from a theoretical standpoint, potentially limits the understanding that tonal deviations from underlying forms are essentially due to resolutions of conflicts between some competing constraints. This study adopts the Optimality Theory (OT) to reveal the competing universal constraints: IDENT-T, MAX-T; NoFUSION; LINEARITY; DISASSOC; ALIGN-R CONTOUR; OCP; SPECIFY-T; *FLOAT; and NoCONTOUR. The study shows that these constraints crucially govern the Urhobo tonal patterns such as (i) downstep; (ii) single multiply-linked high (H) tone; (iii) single multiply-linked low (L) tone; (iv) boundary H.H and L.L tones fusion; (v); H-tone preservation; (vi) LH-tone preservation; (vii) floating H tone; and, (viii) final HL contour tone. Moreover, it highlights two Urhobo -specific tonal alternations listed in (v) and (vi), which exhibit preservation of H...
TEACHING THE WRITING OF URHOBO BY EMUOBONUVIE MARIA AJIBOYE (MRS) Department of Languages & Lingu... more TEACHING THE WRITING OF URHOBO BY EMUOBONUVIE MARIA AJIBOYE (MRS) Department of Languages & Linguistics, Delta State University, Abraka. Email: omuobo@yahoo.com +2347031543420 ABSTRACT Writing concretizes speaking and reading and aids documenting information. Most commonly taught languages gained prominence because they exist as written languages and are being expanded daily to meet global needs. Urhobo lacks written texts in the language with which to teach and learn the language. Most native speakers of Urhobo can neither read nor write in the language. This paper shares experiences on how native speakers are being taught to write in the language at a pre-degree level.
16Th Annual Alta Conference 2012, Jul 12, 2011
Lwati: a journal of contemporary research, Jan 7, 2020
Lwati: a journal of contemporary research, Jan 7, 2020
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 2020
Studies on tonal adaptation strategies in English loanwords of the Nigerian languages (NLs): Yoru... more Studies on tonal adaptation strategies in English loanwords of the Nigerian languages (NLs): Yoruba (Y), Hausa (H), Bini (B) and Emai (E) commonly translate the prosodic structure of the loanwords into native prosodic configurations. Translation of pitch melody of borrowed words in the NLs tends to be determined by the position of English word stress. Comparative/typological studies that independently examine such tonal adaptation in Nigerian smaller languages are scanty. Consequently, this paper examines the pattern of word stress adaptation into tone in English loanwords in Èwùlù (Igboid) and Ùrhòbò (Edoid), with a view to revealing the Èwùlù and Ùrhòbò tonal adaptation features common to Y, H, B and E but specific to Èwùlù and/or Ùrhòbò. The empirical observations of data are explained with Autosegmental Theory (Goldsmith, 1976), which formally expresses the relations that hold between the tone loans, tone bearing units and CV nodes operating at different tiers....
Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities
Urhobo is a southwest Edoid language spoken in southern Nigeria. Its tonal patterns have been stu... more Urhobo is a southwest Edoid language spoken in southern Nigeria. Its tonal patterns have been studied, but from a descriptive perspective, which, from a theoretical standpoint, potentially limits the understanding that tonal deviations from underlying forms are essentially due to resolutions of conflicts between some competing constraints. This study adopts the Optimality Theory (OT) to reveal the competing universal constraints: IDENT-T, MAX-T; NoFUSION; LINEARITY; DISASSOC; ALIGN-R CONTOUR; OCP; SPECIFY-T; *FLOAT; and NoCONTOUR. The study shows that these constraints crucially govern the Urhobo tonal patterns such as (i) downstep; (ii) single multiply-linked high (H) tone; (iii) single multiply-linked low (L) tone; (iv) boundary H.H and L.L tones fusion; (v); H-tone preservation; (vi) LH-tone preservation; (vii) floating H tone; and, (viii) final HL contour tone. Moreover, it highlights two Urhobo -specific tonal alternations listed in (v) and (vi), which exhibit preservation of H...
TEACHING THE WRITING OF URHOBO BY EMUOBONUVIE MARIA AJIBOYE (MRS) Department of Languages & Lingu... more TEACHING THE WRITING OF URHOBO BY EMUOBONUVIE MARIA AJIBOYE (MRS) Department of Languages & Linguistics, Delta State University, Abraka. Email: omuobo@yahoo.com +2347031543420 ABSTRACT Writing concretizes speaking and reading and aids documenting information. Most commonly taught languages gained prominence because they exist as written languages and are being expanded daily to meet global needs. Urhobo lacks written texts in the language with which to teach and learn the language. Most native speakers of Urhobo can neither read nor write in the language. This paper shares experiences on how native speakers are being taught to write in the language at a pre-degree level.
16Th Annual Alta Conference 2012, Jul 12, 2011