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This book contains papers which focus on the twin subjects of globalisation and information/communication technologies (ICTs). They express either fear or optimism regarding their effects on the survival of indigenous cultures, languages and literature. This book is a must read for anyone who is interested to learn more about the role of globalisation in the erosion of cultural as well as linguistic diversity, and the impact of ICTs in the development of indigenous languages in Africa.

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Publié par	M and J Grand Orbit Communications
Date de parution	14 décembre 2016
Nombre de lectures	32
EAN13	9789785416480
Langue	English
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ICT, Globalisation & the Study of Languages &
Linguistics

A Partial List of M & J Grand Orbit Language & Linguistics Texts

1. Four Decades in the Study of Languages & Linguistics in Nigeria
2. In the Linguistic Paradise
3. Languages & Culture in Nigeria
4. Trends in the Study of Language & Linguistics in Nigeria
5. Convergence: English and Nigeria Languages
6. Language, Literature and Culture in Nigeria
7. Critical Issues in the Study of Linguistics, Languages & Literatures in
Nigeria
8. Language Policy, Planning & Management in Nigeria
9. Language, Literature & Communication in a Dynamic World
10. Language, Literature & Culture in a Multilingual Society
11. Issues in Contemporary African Linguistics
12. Numeral Systems of Nigerian Languages
13. The Syntax of Igbo Causatives: A Minimalist Account
14. The Eleme Phonology
15. Basic Linguistics for Nigerian Language Teachers
16. English Studies and National Development
17. Language, Literature & Literacy in a Developing Nation
18. Language & Economic Reforms in Nigeria
19. The Syntax & Semantics of Yorùbá Nominal Expressions
20. Functional Categories in Igbo
21. Affixation and Auxiliaries in Igbo
22. A Grammar of Contemporary Igbo
23. Studies in Nigerian Linguistics
24. Bette Ethnography: Theory & Practice
25. Language in History & Society: The Nigerian Perspective
26. A Concise Grammar and Lexicon of Echie
27. ICT, Globalisation & the Study of Languages & Linguistics in Africa
28. Issues in Contemporary African Linguistics
29. Vital Aspects of African Linguistics
30. Language Endangerment: Globalisation and Fate of Minority
Languages in Nigeria x

ICT, GLOBALISATION
&
The Study of Languages & Linguistics in Africa

Ozo-mekuri Ndimele (Ed.)
Professor of Comparative Grammar
Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies,
University of Port Harcourt, NIGERIA

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to

Dr. J.G. Ahukanna
(A Former indefatigable and dependable Treasurer of LAN)

v Preface

This book contains twenty-one (21) papers selected from a
pool of fifty-three (53) papers which were received for
consideration. Due to space and financial limitations, some
other good papers that also address the theme of this book
project were dropped. The exercise was painstaking, and the
final selection was based on the thorough and objective
recommendations of our reviewers.
The majority of the papers that focus on the twin subjects
of globalisation and information/communication technologies
(CTs) expressed either fear or optimism regarding their effects
on the survival of indigenous cultures, languages and
literature. Some of the papers discussed the enormous benefits
of ICTs in the study, development, documentation and
archiving of indigenous languages of Africa, while others
argued that globalisation portends great danger to cultural as
well as linguistic diversity. In fact, the greatest worry is that
many indigenous languages of Africa may die before the
second half of this millennium due mainly to the negative
impact of globalisation.
This book is a must read for anyone who is interested to
learn more about the role of globalisation in the erosion of
cultural as well as linguistic diversity, and the impact of ICTs
in the development of indigenous languages in Africa.

vi Table of Contents

Dedication v
Preface vi

1. ICT, Globalization and the Future of Human
Language 1
-E. ‘Nolue Emenanjo

2. Integrating ICTs into the Teaching & Learning of
Nigerian Languages 35
-A.U. Okwudishu & Chris O. Okwudishu

3. Nigerian languages & Linguistics in the Era of
Information & Communication Technology 51
-Munzali Jibril

4. Exploiting Information Technology Resources
in the Development of Nigerian Languages 61
-Eno-Abasi Urua

5. Enhancing the Teaching & Learning of Indigenous
Languages through Multimedia Information &
Communications Technologies 85
-S.A. Ogunbanjo

6. Enhancing Language Teaching/Learning in Nigeria
with ICTs: Network-Based Language Teaching as a
Resource 99
-T.O. Shobomehin

7. Globalisation and the Vanishing Voices of Africa:
Any Glimmer of Hope at this Turbulent Sea? 115
-Ozo-mekuri Ndimele

vii 8. Language & Globalisation: Options for Africa 129
-Tajudeen Yaqub Surakat

9. Globalisation & the Preservation of Nigerian Languages 161
-Imelda Icheji Lawrence Udoh

10. An Appraisal of the Impact of English on the
Development of Nigerian Languages 179
-Austin O. Chukwu

11. Globalisation and the Survival of Minority Languages:
The Case of the Ogu Language 197
-Titilayo Onadipe-Shalom

12. The Peculiar Challenges of SMT to African Languages 223
-Clement Odoje

13. ICT in Language Teaching and Learning:
Challenges and Prospects 241
-M.A. Rahman & I.A. Adeleke

14. Indigenising Emoticons for Language Revitalisation 251
-Emeka Felix Onwuegbuzia

15. The Globalisation of English in the Nigerian
Multilingual Experience 319
-Farinde Raifu Olanrewaju

16. Making French Language Study Relevant in Nigeria
in the 21st Century Globalised Information
Technology World 335
-Mabel E. Aziegbe

17. ‘Don’t Let it Die’: Indigenous/Indigenised Language
in Selected African Literary Works in English 347
-Gabriel A. Osoba

viii 18. Linguistic Politeness Theory & Globalisation: Between
Western Canons and Non-Western Possibilities 365
-Umar Jibril

19. Language Convergence & Urbanization in Africa:
The Case of Chinedum Ofomata’s Ihe O jo o  Gbaa Afo  377
-Godwin Chinaedu Iwuchukwu

20. Globalisation, Nationhood and Nigerian Literary Life 397
-Chidi T. Maduka

21. Orthography, globalisation and IT: A proposal for
Ibibio text technology 417
-Eno-Abasi Urua & Dafydd Gibbon

ix 1. ICT, Globalization & the Future of Human Language

E. Nolue Emenanjo
Dept. of Linguistics & Communication Studies, University of Port
Harcourt
emenanjo2@yahoo.com 080 3322-0236

Singly or in collocation, ICT (information and
communications technologies) and Globalization are now clichés or
buzz words. And so, sometimes, people do not realize that
ICT and Globalization are different phenomena, each with its
own history and its own trajectory. Both of them are now,
however, linked by the vagaries of history and the imperatives
of the new ‘consciousness industry’ with its multiplier effects
in the post-industrial world driven by the economics of Paul
Romer and others. Globalization as a phenomenon that
distanciates or compresses time and space, is older than ICT.
thOsterhammal and Paterson (2003) trace its roots to the late 15
century Europe. ICT is relatively new having taken shape in
the 1960s. Yet, both ICT and Globalization are now a fixed
collocation. In a sense, Globalization is the vehicular process,
and ICT, the dynamo that energizes that process. ICT has
potentials for all disciplines under the sun. Globalization has
implications for all sectors of international relationships from
policy-making through the liberalization of ideas, practices,
trade, finance and investment in material and non-material
matters. Globalization, in theory a