Contents

SECTION 1

The “Nurse” Vowel in Nigerian English Abubakar Atiku Alkali ------2

An Overview of Jukun Verbal Morphological System Akisani Samaila ------20

Phonological Processes: An Inter Dialectal Analysis of Weakening Processes in Fulfulde Abubakar Umar Girei & Ahmadu Shehu 46

Nominal Group Modification in English and Ahmed Umar & Abubakar Bukar 61

Tense and Aspect in English and Bura Ahmed Umar------19

Morphophonology of Gombe1 Be, Fulfulde xe and xi Noun Plurals: A Generative Approach Hisham Bacci Mohammed Aliyu 87

A Descriptive Account of Metathesis in C’lela Muhammad Ango Aliero ------112

Verbal Extensions: Valency Increasing Operations in Basa Verbal System Imoh, Philip Manda ------124

A Comparative Analysis of the Head of Nominal Group in Hausa and English Asabe Sadiya Mohammed & Alhaji Abubakar - - - 138 Morpho-semantic DescriptionX+and/with+X of Compounds in Hausa Shuaibu Mohammed & Umar Hussaini - - - - 152

Comparative Analysis of English and Bokyi Derivational Processes Bisong M. Tabang & Usman Abubakar Alkali - - - 163

X-Bar Analysis of Ägatu Noun Phrase Jacob Yakubu Umaru ------181

A Semantic Analysis of Hausa Linguistic Taboo Abdulwahab Muhammad & Abubakar Bukar - - - 200

Phonological Behaviour and Adaptation of Hausa in Babur-Bura Modu M. Bukar & Saleh Jibir - 208

Phonological Adaptation of Hausa Loan Words in Bade Mohammed Musa Kukuri & Musa Grema - 220

The Concept and Practice of Metrical Phonology: A Catalyst to Syllable, Stress and Rhythm Nuhu Abdulmalik & Abdulmumini Isah - 228

Lexical Analysis on Homonyms in Hausa Mukhtar Ahmad ------241

Grammatical Gender Marking in Warji Aishatu Iya Ahmed & Sheriff Abdulkadir - 255

Transitivity and Ergativity in Kanuri Muhammad Fannami, Baba Kura Alkali Gazali & Mohammed Laminu Mele _____ 266

The Structure of Kilba Sentences: A Descriptive Analysis Mohammed Aminu Muazu ------280 A Syntactic Account of Focus Markers (ne/ce/ne) in Ruwan Bagaja Mohammed Munkaila & Sumayya Gambo - 303

Vowel Sequence and the Phonemic Status of /h / and /q / in Igala Gideon 8. Omachonu ------316

Metathesis and Deletion in Bade: A Generative Approach Tijjani Salisu & Adamu Abdulsalam - 333

A Descriptive Analysis of Phonological Adaptation of Hausa Loanwords in Kanuri Abubakar Abba Kaka & Abubakar Abanga - 342

The Sapir-Whorf World View Hypothesis: Evidence from Hausa and Fulfulde Nominals Abdulmalik Aminu & Ahmad Tela Baba - 354

Derivation of Special Craft Terms in BroB and Baba’s Dictionary Lami Auwal Ibrhaim------364

SECTION 2 COMMUNICATION

Morphological Analysis of Neologisms in Hausa: A Case Study of Bauchi Radio Station Yusuf Alhaji Umar & Abdulmalik Usman - - - - 376

Narrative Structure of Hausa Oral Narrative Songs: A Study of Gambu’sTudu Tsoho Adamu Abdulsalam & Tela Musa Musa - 385

Teaching Dictionary Usage in Translation Courses in French Muhammed Sale Also ------395

French Language Teaching and Learning in Nigerian Colleges of Education: Prospects and Challenges Bulama Ndjale & Aminou Adama Haman - - - - 408 Problems Affecting Effective Teaching and Learning of Arabic and Islamic Studies in Primary Schools in Potiskum Local Government Area of Ahmed Tahir Adamu Koki , Abba Buba & Asabe Adamu Gora - -

Communication and Integration through the Folklore: A Case Study of Radio Phone-in Programme ‘Rai Dangin Goto’ Nasiru Aminu 433

An Analysis of Lexical Cohesion in The Inaugural Speech of General Murtala Mohammed Hauwa Giwa Ali 446

The Abnormality of Translating the Tiv Pronoun and Future Tense as One Lexical Item Bern P. I anna------463

Systematic Erros Among Non-Francophones in Acquiring Conjugation Skills. The Case of University of Maiduguri Dikwa Karim Bukar------.473

Orientational Metaphor and Politicking in Some Essays of Femi Fani-Kayode Mohammed Laminu Meie & Mada S. Jasini- - 495

The Road to Idanre a Poet’s Journey Through Madness: A Psychoanalytical Reading of Soyinka’sIdanre and Other Poems Abubakar Othman & Markus Ishaku - 507

The Monster Razinat T. Mohammed ------517

Pragmatic Functions of Metadiscourse Markers in Some Selected Articles of Hausa Newspapers Ahmed Mohammed Bedu & Abba Baba - 526 Problems of Teaching and Learning in Some Selected Public Junior Secondary Schools in Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State - Ahmed Tahir Adamu Koki------546

Style of Reference in Matazu’s Amon Yanci: A Textual Study Ibrahim Lamido ------557

An Analysis of Selected Connotative Usages in Political Reports of Tell Magazine Mada Stephen Jasini & James Jarafu Jawur - 568

Some Problems of Research on Cognitive Semantics in Hausa Ahmad Tela Baba & Dymitr Ibriszimow - 577

Linguistic Borrowing as a Device for Maintaining Rhyme in Hausa Poetry Balarabe Zulyadaini------583

A Critique of English Language as Lingua Franca in Contemporary Nigerian Socio-Economic and Political Trends Sanni Isah 593

Manipulation of Language in Communication to Depict Instances of Officialese, Social Power and Attitude Abba Terab Mustapha - 600

An Examination of the Film and Home Video Industry in Nigeria Abubakar Mu’azu 608

Positivism in the Portraiture of Female Characters in Abubakar Gimba’sSacred Apples Mohammed Yahaya------629