Promoting communicating in Yoruba language among young people in South west, Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorElegbe, O.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-15T13:35:47Z
dc.date.available2024-05-15T13:35:47Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractA body of linguists committed to preservation of languages claimed that about half of the world’s languages are endangered. Among these endangered languages is the Yoruba language, one of Nigeria’s major languages. Highlighting the importance of language as a form of cultural transmission, identification and socialization, the paper explores how globalization is endangering indigenous languages especially Yoruba language. The paper further explores possible challenges such as rural urban drift, adoption of English as language of communication, media propagation of English compared to Yoruba, Anglicization of indigenous names among youths and attitudes of elites to Yoruba speakers that could contribute to obstacle to speaking Yoruba language among young people in South West, Nigeria. Nevertheless, the paper states the need for the creation of awareness on Yoruba language among young people. Also, it calls for the need to encourage youth to speak Yoruba language, revive the storytelling tradition, promote cultural values among young people, promote Yoruba programmes in the broadcast media in order to discourage the use of code switching during communication among young people. Hence, there is a need for re-orientation of youths and other members of the society to make them cherish Yoruba language while the governmenten_US
dc.identifier.issn0795-4417
dc.identifier.otherui_art_elegbe_promoting_2017
dc.identifier.otherIroro Journal of Arts 17(1&2), pp. 456-471
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9192
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Arts, Ambrose Alli Universityen_US
dc.titlePromoting communicating in Yoruba language among young people in South west, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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