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Umo Uju Clara
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2013.09.006
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University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
This paper sought to identify the position of Igbo language in relation to its identity both in Nigeria and world wide. Specifically, it expounded the problems hindering the study of Igbo language. A study of Igbo language and identity is pertinent because language and culture are attached to man’s identity and human interaction. Unfortunately, most of the Igbos do not want to be identified with this language called Igbo. The paper reviewed available literature on Igbo language and highlighted some strategies for increasing the interest of people in learning Igbo language. It was discovered from the study that pedagogical problems, tone problems, orthography, and diacritic problems, are some of the issues that inhibit the repositioning of Igbo language as Igbo man’s identity. In view of this, it was recommended among others that Igbo linguist should try and document all the slight phonological and word differences existing in the dialects and absorb them in central Igbo.
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identity, culture, language, dialectics, pedagogy, mother tongue, orthography, policy
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Bucholtz, M. (1999). Why be normal? Language and identity practices in a community nerd girls. Language in Society, 28(2), 203-225.
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Emenanjo, N. (1985). Nigerian language policy: Perspective and prospective. Journal of Linguistic Association of Nigeria, 3, 123-124.
Fafunwa, B. A. (1975). Education in mother-tongue: A Nigerian experiment. The six year (Yoruba Medium) primary education project at university of Ife. West African Journal of Education, 19, 231-218.
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Federal Republic of Nigeria. (1981). National policy on education. Lagos: Federal Ministry of Information.
Ikekeonwu, C. (1985) Aspect of Igbo dialectology: A comparative phonological study of Onitsha and central Igbo dialects. Journal of West African Linguistics, 15(3), 113-127.
Ikekeonwu, C. I. (1986). A lexico-phonotactic study of the northern Igbo dialects (Ph.D. Thesis, University of Nigeria, Nsukka).
Nwadike, I. U. (2008). Igbo language and culture. Whither bound? (Chief (Dr.) F.C. Ogbalu memorial lecture 1 × 3 delivered at Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka).
Nwadike, I. U. (2008). Igbo studies: From the plantation of west indices to the forest land of west Africa 1766-2008. (An inaugural lecture of the University of Nigeria, Delivered on June 12, 2008).
Nwokedi, R. E. (1984). Language problems in teaching and learning in Nigerian physics. Nigerian Language Teacher, 6(1), 8-16.
Nwozuzu, G. I. (2008). Dialects of the Igbo language. Nsukka: University of Nigeria Press.
Ogbalu, F. C. (1974). Standard Igbo: Part to its development. Onitsha: University of Publishing Company Ltd..
Ogbalu, F.C. (1975). Igbo language and culture. Ibadan: Oxford University Press.
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Okeke, L. E. (2001). Utilization of instructional material in secondary school language teaching. International Journal of Studies in Humanities (IJOSH) 1x2(2), 119-132.
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Oluikpe, B. O. (1979). Igbo transformational syntax: The Ngwa dialect example. Onitsha: African Educational Publishers.
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Umo, U. C. (1996). The implementation of national language policy at the junior primary school in Nsukka (Unpublished M.Ed thesis, University of Nigeria, Nsukka).
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Ward, I. C. (1941). Igbo dialects and the development of a common language. Cambridge: Heffer & Sons Ltd..