LIST OF ABSTRACTS RECEIVED

1. FORM AND CONTENT OF THE FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS AGR & T IN THE HAUSA BASIC CLAUSE

A.H. Amfani Ph.D,
Department of Nigerian Languages,
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto,
Sokoto State, Nigeria.
e-mail: ahmedamfani@yahoo.com

2. Tonal processes in the Kabiye verb phrase

David Roberts, LLACAN Paris / SIL-Togo
dave_roberts@sil.org

3. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SPEECH ACTS IN NEWSCAST OF TWO ELECTRONIC MEDIA.

Friday Otun
friday_otun@yahoo.com

4. Serial Verb Constructions in Dagaare: Towards a Redefinition.

J. Angkaaraba Saanchi
Department of Linguistics
University of Ghana

5. LOANWORD PHONOLOGY: ENGLISH IN URHOBO AND YORUBA

Authors: Rose O. Aziza and Utulu Don C.
Utulu Don. C.
Delta State University,
Abraka, Delta State.
Email: donutulu@yahoo.com

6. REFLEXIVE CONSTRUCTIONS IN BATONU: A PROBLEM FOR THE BINDING THEORY.

Dr.Issa O. Sanusi. Department of Linguistics & Nigeria Languages, University of Ilorin,
P.M.B 1515,Ilorin.
sanusissa@yahoo.com

7. Information structure in Biali

By Brigette Reineke
brigitte.reineke@rz.hu-berlin.de

8. Areal Features and genetic relationship: The areal relations of the Pana language (Mali/ Burkina Faso)

Dr. Klaus Beyer,
Humboldt-University at Berlin / Germany
aus.beyer@rz.hu-berlin.de

9. Mondialisation et étiolement linguistique en Afrique: le cas du Cameroun

10. THE PHONOLOGY OF ENGLISH LOANS IN BABA 1

NASHIPU JULIUS PEPANDZE,
Lecturer in the Department of African languages and linguistics,
University of Yaounde 1-Cameroon.
P.O. Box 8390 Yaounde
jnashipu@yahoo.com

11. LANGUAGE AND GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY: THE USE OF YORUBA FOR POLITICAL MOBILIZATION VIA THE PRINT MEDIA.

Femi Odeyemi,
Department Of English,
Lagos State University,
Ojo, Lagos.
E-mail: femonik@yahoo.com

12. Towards computer-assisted translation of African languages: Requirements, Challenges and Achievements.

Name: Wanjiku Ng’ang’a
Affiliation: University of Helsinki
Address: PL 59 (Unioninkatu 38 B)
FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
Telephone: +358-9-191-23518
E-mail: wanjiku.nganga@helsinki.fi

13. ORO LANGUAGE ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION: A RESCUE ETIM EDET SAM,

Chairman, Oro Language and Orthography Development Project
Oron Union
orolanguage@yahoo.com

14. Ritualized Insults and the African Diaspora: ‘Sounding’ in African American Vernacular English and ‘Wording’ in Nigerian Pidgin

By Nicholas Faraclas, Lourdes Gonzalez, Migdalia Medina, and Wendell Villanueva Reyes,
Universidad de Puerto Rico,
Rio Piedras

15. Verbal Inflectional Sub-Categories in Meta?

Evelyn Fogwe née Chibaka
Department of English/ Linguistics Program
University of Buea,
Cameroon
efogwe@hotmail.com

16. GLOBALIZATION AND THE FUTURE OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES

BARR. DR. (MRS.) BRIDGET OBY INEGBEBOH
LECTURER, FACULTY OF ART AND EDUCATION,
BENSON IDAHOSA UNIVERSITY,
BENIN CITY, EDO STATE
bridgetinearhalcon@yahoo.com

17. NC SEQUENCES: PRENASALISED CONSONANTS OR CONSONANT CLUSTERS: THE CASE OF BAFUT .

Ayu’nwi N. Neba
Department of English, Univesity of Buea, Cameroon.
Email – anfusi@yahoo.com

18. Superiority as Weak Crossover Effects

Oluseye Adesola
Department of Linguistics,
Rutgers University,
18 Seminary Place,
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

19. GIVE and TAKE Serial Verb Construction in Ikp.s.-uwi: a discourse perspective

Coleen G. Anderson,
University of Texas at Arlington

20. A phonology-morphology mismatch in the macrostem: evidence from the reflexive in Kinande By Ngessimo Mutaka, University of Yaounde 1 Email: pmutaka@yahoo.com

21. English Language Acquisition In A Bilingual Setting: A Case Study

By Dr (Mrs) Inyang Udofot,
National Open University of Nigeria,
Victoria Island, Lagos.

22. REVIEW OF THE CONCEPT OF PHONOLOGY : ITS PRINCIPLES AND PRATICE IN THE CLASSICAL AND CLASSICAL GENERATIVE PERIOD

EHINZE, S. N,
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AGBOR,
DELTA - STATE.
sunnyehinze@yahoo.com

23. AIDS SCOURGE: AFRICAN THERAPEUTICS TO THE RESCUE

Ayinde Abimbola
Department of Curriculum Studies,
Faculty of Education,
University of Lagos,
Akoka Yaba Lagos.

24. Semantic Analogy and the Trajectories of the Human mind

by Modupe Oduyoye

25. The Moraic and Rhythmic Structure of Yoruba Children’s Poetic Singing

Francis Oyebade and Taiwo Agoyi
Adekunle Ajasin University,
Akungba Akoko,
Ondo State.

26. Positioning Vernacular Liberian English Relative to Other West African Pidgin Englishes

John Victor Singler
New York University
john.singler@nyu.edu

27. The Category INFL in Igbo

Dr. Charles Ogbulogo
University of Lagos, Nigeria
charlog2000@yahoo.com

28. On the Survival of Bi-/Multilingualism in Erushu Community

S.A.Dada,
Department of English
University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.

29. Pour une etude des structures et significations de noms francais et Yorouba

Babatunde Ayeleru Ph.D
Department of European Studies
University of Ibadan,
Nigeria.

30. Lexico-Semantic Modifications in Yoruba Names

Rafiu, K. Adewale
Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages,
University of Ilorin,
Ilorin, Nigeria.

31. PROMOTING EFFECTIVE USE OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS

Abstract submitted by Mr j.b Fadokun NIEPA PMB 562 Ondo Ondo state
jamesfad2000@yahoo.com

32. EMOTION VOCABULARY IN A BILINGUAL DICTIONARY

Robert Carlson, SIL & FATEAC, Abidjan
robert_carlson@sil.org

33. TONAL PROLIFERATION AN CONSONANT TYPES: COMPARATIVE-HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF TONES IN KWA, KRU AND MANDE (WEST AFRICA, NIGER-CONGO)

Firmin Ahoua
University of Cocody (Côte d´Ivoire)
fahoua2003@yahoo.fr

34. THE IMPACT OF COVERT AND OVERT IDEOLOGIES ON LANGUAGE POLICIES IN AFRICA

Efurosibina Adegbija
efuroade@yahoo.com

35. Similarities Amidst Divergence: A Comparative Study of Some Six Languages in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Patrick Keran Bleambo,
Adamawa State University,
P.M.B. 25, Mubi.
bleambo@yahoo.co.uk

36. “Developing African Heritage through the African Languages in the Globalised World: The perspective of Arabic”.

Lawal, M. A.
Dept. of Arabic,
School of Languages,
Lagos State College of Primary Education,
P. M. B. 1028,
Noforija-Epe.
lawalatandaoriginal@yahoo.com

37. ON LANGUAGE LEARNING

Asemota Henry
heamota@yahoo.com
Received: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 03:49:45 -0700 (PDT)

38. The impact of Portuguese language on Egun

DESOUZA Eric Sony
DEPT OF FOREIGN LANGS
Lagos State Univeristy
americz2000@yahoo.com

39. Style Shifting; A Study of Benue State University Speech Community.

Anyogo, Christie O.
Department of Languages and Linguistics
Benue State University
Makurdi.
canyogo2000@yahoo.com

40. The Ayajo Discourse In Yoruba Traditional Medicine: A

Structural-Semiotic Approach.
By: Adekunle Alade
Department Of African Languages,
Literatures and Communication Arts,
Lagos State University, Ojo.
aladeadekunle2000@yahoo.co.uk

41. The Structure of the Passive Construction in Limbum

Vincent Tanda and Emmanuel Ndzi Tabah
Linguistics Programme, English Department,
University of Buea,
Cameroon.
vtanda@yahoo.com

42. The Impact of Globalisation on the Socio-linguistic Landscape of Cameroon

Emmanuel Chia and Vincent Tanda
Linguistics Programme, English Department,
University of Buea,
Cameroon.
vtanda@yahoo.com

43. Polyglossia and language shift in okpe and Uvwie languages in Delta State of Nigeria.

Dr. Macaulay Moearin Department of English and Studies.
Delta state University Abraka Delta State Nigeria
mamowarin@yahoo.co.uk

44. Langues africaines et les TIC : quelle stratégie mettre en place?

Maxime Z. Somé
MoDyCo-Université Paris Nanterre Francophonie
23, rue des rosiers
77230 Villeneuve sous Dammartin/FRANCE
Courriel : maxsome@club-internet.fr

45. GLOBALISATION AND FILM: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC APPRAISAL OF"SAWORO IDE" AND "AGOGO EWO

Mrs Oluwaseun Racheal
dollyrach@yahoo.com

46. THE ESL TEACHER AND THE LEARNER'S MOTHER TONGUE: AN EXPERIMENT IN "DIANOSIS" AND "TREATMENT" APPROACH TO LANGUAGE LEARNING

Henry J. HUNJO
Dept. of English
Faculty of Art
Lagos state University
PMB 1087 Apapa, Lagos
hunjo4ry@yahoo.com

47. GLOBALISATION, LANGUAGE POLICIES, AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

DR. (MRS) ROSARRI C. MBISIKE
Department Of English,
Faculty Of Arts,
Lagos State University,
Ojo, Lagos.
rosarri_mbisike@yahoo.co.uk

48. Experimenting the Use of African Language in the Fight Against Aids in Cameroon

Blasius Agha-ah Chiatoh
University of Yaounde I

and

NACALCO Centre for Applied Linguistics
bchiatoh@yahoo.com

49. The Effects of Globalization on Ligau an Endangered and Nearly Extinct Language in the 21st Century

Oyewole Arohunmolase, Ph.D
Department of Nigerian Languages,
School of Languages ,
Adeyemi College of Education,
Ondo, Ondo State
Nigeria
oyewole2010@yahoo.com

50. The Challenge of African Languages in the Process of Globalisation

Blasius Agha-ah Chiatoh
University of Yaounde I
bchiatoh@yahoo.com

51. Negation in Koring

Philip N. Anagbogu
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka.
anagbogu2002@yahoo.com

52. Preparing Nigerian languages for the global world – An Appraisal of A Dictionary of the Yorùbá Language (University Press PLC 2002)

Dr. (Mrs.) O.M.Ogunkoya
Department of Languages & Linguistics
University of Jos
fogunkeye@yahoo.com

53. Teaching indigenous languages as L2: A look at the 'methode communicative'

Mrs Justina Edoghogho Kes-Agbosa
Department of French
College of Education,
Warri
tagbosa@yahoo.co.uk

Mrs Ajiroghene Omekeh
Department of Nigerian Languages
College of Educatio, Warri

54. The formation of Diminutives of Igbo Names

Mrs. I.I. Akinremi
Department of Languages & Linguistics
University of Jos
fogunkeye@yahoo.com

55. V-movement and traces in Metta: Can a V-trace assign case?

Dr. G. T. Teke
Department of Languages & Linguistics
University of Jos
fogunkeye@yahoo.com

56. Tone in Genitive Constructions in Kalabari-Ijo

Otelemate G. Harry
University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
otele@yahoo.com

57. WATTS: West African Language Text To Speech: A speech technology initiative

Dafydd Gibbon, Moses Ekpenyong, Eno-Abasi Urua
gibbon@spectrum.uni-bielefeld.de, ekpenyong_moses@yahoo.com, enourua@skannet.com

58. WALA: A proposal for a West African Language Archive

Eno-Abasi Urua, Firmin Ahoua, Eddy Gbery, Moses Ekpenyong, Dafydd Gibbon
gibbon@spectrum.uni-bielefeld.de, ekpenyong_moses@yahoo.com, enourua@skannet.com

59. LANGUAGE OF THE OPPRESSED IN SOME SELECTED YORUBA PLAYS: THESE OF SENTENCE

ADESANYA, AHMED O
LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY,
DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES,LITERATURES & COMMUNIICATION ARTS.
adesanyaao@yahoo.com

60. Nigerian English: A Model for pronunciation

C. U. C. Ugorji
Department of Linguistics, University of Benin.
dfugorgy@yahoo.com

61. Compensatory Lengthening: A Suggestion for Vowel Glides in Igbo

By C. U. C. Ugorji
Department of Linguistics, University of Benin.
dfugorgy@yahoo.com

62. Language As A Living Entity

BOLANLE SOGUNRO,
av.com Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos State Nigeria
Tel. no. 08033241021
bolasogunro@hotmail.com

63. Markedness, Agreement, and the Lexicon

Ahmadu Ndanusa Kawu
Imam University, Riyadh
ankawu96@yahoo.com

64. Derivation of the Applicative Verb Stem in C'Lela

Stephen Dettweiler,
United Missionary Church of Africa,
Ilorin, Nigeria.
dettweilers@uuplus.com

65. Parents' Choice of Language To Be First Acquired By Children In Lagos Metropolis

Dr. Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche
Dept. of Curriculum Studies
Faculty of Education
University of Lagos
Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria
cohiri@yahoo.com

66. The syntax and semantics of Yorùbá Bare Nouns

Oládiípò Ajíbóyè
Doctoral Candidate,
Department of Linguistics
Buchanan E270-1866 Main Mall
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Z1
ajiboye@interchange.ubc.ca

67. A phonology of Hausa Ideophones

Muhammad A.
Department of Modern European Languages (Linguistics Unit)
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
rabakaya61@yahoo.com

68. THE LINQUISTIC IMPEDIMENTS TO THE HIV/AIDS CONTROL AND ERADICATION PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIA

Inimbom James Akpan
Department of Linguistics
University of Calabar
Calabar- Nigeria
favour1994@yahoo.com

69. Phonology, Translation and Language Maintenance in A Global Village

JOY OLUCHI UGURU
Humanities Unit, School of General Studies
University of Nigeria Nsukka
misunn@aol.com

70. Language of jingles and advertisments on radio:A sociolinguistic Approach

DR S.A. FAJENYO,
F.C.E. Abeokuta.
fajeniyo@yahoo.com

71. Negation in Ejagham

Roseline Ntui Egbe
Department of Linguistics
University of Calabar
Calabar
roseline_egbe@yahoo.com

72. Globalisation and African Languages: A case study of Afrikaans in South Africa.

Prof. Kole Omotoso,
University of Stellenbosch,
South Africa

73. Issues in the Design of High Level Synthesis of Standard Yoruba Language

ODEJOBI, Odetunji Ajadi,
Information Systems Engineering Group
Computer Science Department
School of Engineering & Applied Science
Aston University
Birmingham, B4 7 ET
United Kingdom

74. An efficient feature vector for the automatic recognition of Yoruba tones

Tunde Adegbola
African Languages Technology Initiative (Alt-I)
transait@hotmail.com

75. Improving competence in the mother tongue as a means of ensuring the future of African languages

Remi Sonaiya,
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
remisonaiya@yahoo.com

76. THE LANGUAGE OF THE NOUVEAU RICHE IN THE NIGERIAN VIDEO FILM

Emmanuel Ezejideaku
Dept Of Linguistics,
University Of Benin,Nigeria.
ezejideaku@yahoo.com

77. PLURAL FORMATION IN SHUWA ARABIC: A PROPOSAL FOR A TWO-FOLD CLASSIFICATION OF MORPHOLOGY

Yaqub 'Tunde Muhammed
Department Of Foreign Languages
Lagos State University
Email: tyaqub@yahoo.com

78. Language and Culture: Concepts of Reality for Development

Asakitikpi, Aretha Oluwakemi
Institute of African Studies
University of Ibadan
alexaretha@yahoo.com

79. Beyond Biomedical Explanation: Understanding Childhood Diarrhoea With The Concepts Of Owo Iya And Owo Omo.

ASAKITIKPI, ALEX, E.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN,
IBADAN, NIGERIA.
alexaretha@yahoo.com

80. Clitic Pronouns in Edo,

Tom Omoruyi
talk2omoruyi@yahoo.com