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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2025.zl9smkj9

SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR IN NIGERIAN MULTILINGUAL CONTEXTS: MEANING-MAKING AND SOCIOCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN NIGERIAN ENGLISH AND INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES

MERCY OJIMA LONGPOE*

This study investigates the universality of Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) within Nigerian multilingual contexts, analyzing its capacity to account for meaningmaking in Nigerian English (NigE) and indigenous languages. Grounded in Halliday's SFG framework and the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, the research employs a tripartite analysis of 45 linguistic expressions (15 NigE,15 indigenous, 15 SFG interp...

Jan, 2025 pp. 24-29
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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2023.l9qngqpn

GBAGYI POLAR QUESTION FORMATION: THE OPERATIONS OF VOWEL LENGHTENING AND TONAL DOWNSTEPPING

ABIGAIL DALHATU MUSA*

Although polar question is a phenomenon with a universal spread across all natural languages, its structural manifestation differs from one language to another. Nwankwegu and Nwode (2020:50) affirm this by stating that yes/no question exhibits varying syntax across languages, hence the need to investigate the Gbagyi formation of polar questions. Preliminary enquiry reveals that polar question form...

Jan, 2023 pp. 25-30
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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.yqs04b9b

AN APPRAISAL OF THE INTERWOVEN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION

JACOB JONATHAN*, JAKONDA SARAH MBENCHAN, ALU MARY AISA

The need for human interaction right from creation is obviously inevitable. Immediately humans were created by God, the stage for the need for interaction was set. The question then is, by what means will this interaction take place? Language and communication are two interwoven concepts that are responsible in meeting the need of human interaction. The two concepts have been used interchangeably ...

Jan, 2024 pp. 26-29
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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2025.rt3i86ge

DYNAMICS AND IMPLICATIONS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN RAZINAT MOHAMMED'S A LOVE LIKE A WOMAN'S AND OTHER STORIES

ANNA KELVIN KESUWO*, PANMWA ALEXANDRA DESHI

Gender-based violence is one of the most oppressive forms of gender inequality, posing a fundamental barrier to the equal participation of women and men in social, economic, and political spheres. Gender-based violence (GBV) has increasingly gained global attention over the past years. Focused studies continue to be conducted in African countries to understand the nature, prevalence, causes and co...

Jan, 2025 pp. 30-39
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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.ydk6w2la

GENDER REPRESENTATION IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANKPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KOGI STATE

AZEEZ, AYINLA AKEEM*, AGBO VICTORIA, NUHU JEMILAT, OMANANYI, EMMANUEL OMONOGU, AGENYI, RACHAEL MAKOLO, TOLUHI OLUFEMI JOSEPH

This study is designed to examine gender representation in Chemistry education in ten selected secondary schools in Ankpa Local Government Area, Kogi State. The research design for this study is an expo- facto which involved the use of already existing data on the 27,756 chemistry students in Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) I-III and 165 Chemistry teachers in all secondary schools in Ankpa Local Ar...

Jan, 2024 pp. 30-38
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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2022.rzcoao8q

PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-EFFICACY AS PREDICTORS OF EMPLOYEES COMMITMENT, AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN GBOKO, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA BENUE STATE

EDWARD KURUKU*, GEOFFREY TERDOO KACHINA

The study investigated psychological empowerment and self-efficacy as predictors of employment among primary school teachers in Gboko Local Government Area. A total of 100 staff were randomly selected from the primary schools in the area. The instruments used for data collection were Psychological Empowerment Scale (PES). General Self-Efficacy Scale (GES) and Employee Commitment Survey Questionnai...

Jan, 2022 pp. 30-41
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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2021.m3hdwag2

A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS IN GOVERNOR WILLIE OBIANO'S SECOND TERM INAUGURAL SPEECH

IFEOMA ANN UMEH*, CHINELO J. EZEKULIE

The study focuses on a critical discourse analysis of the use of personal pronouns in the 2018 Second Term Inaugural Speech of Governor Willie Obiano in Anambra State, Nigeria. The analysis was anchored on Norman Fairclough's three tier dimensional model. Two research questions were formulated to guide the study. The personal pronouns selected for this study were I, we, they and you. The study mad...

Jan, 2021 pp. 30-40
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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2023.eoyt3mx4

THE INTRODUCTION AND SPREAD OF ISLAM IN MANGU TOWN SINCE 1908

JOHN M. TELE*, YAHAYA TOYIN LAWAL, DAPAN MESHAK JAMES

The paper examined the history of Islam in Mangu town since 1908. The history of Islam in Mangu town spanned over a century. It was introduced during the colonial period, but this was after a failed jihad by the first emir of Bauchi emirate in the 1840s. This later accelerated in the post independence period as a result of the Sardauna conversion campaigns. There has been a total neglect of the th...

Jan, 2023 pp. 31-40
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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2019.wt5moeof

The English Language and Conflict Resolution in Nigeria

VIKA TENSABA AKAFA*

To an average Nigerian, the incessant conflicts experienced in the society are worrisome. The different conflicts in Nigeria are related to different circumstances. The occurrence of these conflicts has further culminated in mistrust among individuals in the country. Besides, Nigeria is a multilingual, multicultural and multifaceted society with many ethnic groups and each speaking its own languag...

Jan, 2019 pp. 31-37
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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2017.oxezk1h9

An Enquiry into the Deteriorating State of The Use of English Language in Secondary Schools: A Study of Selected Schools in Jos North L.G.A of Plateau State

NIMRAM D. N*

This study looked at the factors responsible for the deteriorating state of the use of English language, problems and challenges of the use of English language within the Nigerian educational context. The data for the study were drawn from a questionnaire administered to teachers of English in selected schools within Jos North Local Government of Plateau State. The study found that factors such as...

Dec, 2017 pp. 31-42