Hausa and Bole are two languages from the same phylum i.e. Afro-asiatic. They have some common various linguistic features, most especially phonological and syntactic features. The main purpose of this paper is to com...Hausa and Bole are two languages from the same phylum i.e. Afro-asiatic. They have some common various linguistic features, most especially phonological and syntactic features. The main purpose of this paper is to come up with one of the phonological aspects of one of the word classes of Hausa and Bole. This means, we will analyse the syllable structure, which is canonical shape of ideophones of both languages using descriptive method of analysis adopted by Newman (2000). In Hausa, likewise in Bole, ideophones are numerous and several of them are commonly used syntactically. But, we will not deal with their syntactical use or function in this paper, what we focus on, is just their canonical shapes i.e. syllable structures. The paper is divided into four sections: sections one and four are introduction and conclusion respectively, while section two is descriptive analysis of canonical shape of Hausa ideophones, and section three, is of Bole ideophones.展开更多
This study aims to find the compound registers that are used among the Farm-Centre cell-phone marketers,analyse their compounding morphological structures,and explain the meaning they convey.The Farm-Centre Cell-phone...This study aims to find the compound registers that are used among the Farm-Centre cell-phone marketers,analyse their compounding morphological structures,and explain the meaning they convey.The Farm-Centre Cell-phone Market is located in Kano metropolis,the largest city of Northern Nigeria.The study employs an ethnographic method of data collection and adopts Abubakar(2000)as a model of approach when analysing the structures of the compound registers.It is found that the registers have the following six morphological compound structures:(i)Genitive-based compounds[LG+N]N,(ii)Noun-based compounds[N+GL+N]N,(iii)Adjective-based compounds[Adj+N]N,(iv)Diminutive-based compounds[Dim+N]N,(v)Particle dà‘with’compounds[dà+N]N,(vi)Verb-based compounds[V+VN/Prep]V.Moreover,the registers are so special among the marketers because they convey meanings that are irrelevant to the conventional meanings known by the general speakers of the Hausa language.展开更多
Traditionally,‘morphemes’are consisting complex morphophonological properties and syntactic-semantic properties.However,in realizational theories such as Distributed Morphology,which is a syntactic approach to word ...Traditionally,‘morphemes’are consisting complex morphophonological properties and syntactic-semantic properties.However,in realizational theories such as Distributed Morphology,which is a syntactic approach to word formation,morphemes are abstract bundle of features without phonological properties,e.g.pl,fem,masc,categorizers(Embick,2015)etc.Nevertheless,when language assigns phonological properties to those features(namely late insertion),they serve as vocabulary items instead of morphemes.This was confirmed by Marantz(2000:15),who proposed that‘…we see,overtly,the vocabulary items,not the morphemes.’Moreover,morphemes are generative and there is no any bound morpheme,all are free(Hankamer&Mikkelsen,2018).Vocabulary items are not generative but expandable and visibly they can either be free or bound.So this paper intends to elaborate these issues together with evidence from Hausa.The entire paper is divided into following subsections:Introduction,Distributed Morphology,morphemes and vocabulary items in Hausa and their differences,followed by Conclusion remarks.展开更多
Proverbs which are short witty traditional oral expressions handed down from generation to generation as a common heritage is also believed to be true expressions of the Hausa people＇s philosophy. This philosophy is ...Proverbs which are short witty traditional oral expressions handed down from generation to generation as a common heritage is also believed to be true expressions of the Hausa people＇s philosophy. This philosophy is clad in different ways by the people as they are continuously at work to give meanings to their creative activities. Proverbs are one of the most relevant expressions of human wisdom and knowledge of nature, psychology, and reality for the Hausa people of Northern Nigeria; however, the images that are presented in the proverbs are culturally defined and they may differ from place to place, as well as from generation to generation. Proverbs are capable of a variety of meanings, according to how and when they are used. These findings have revealed that many popular and interesting Hausa proverbs tell a condensed story; these stories give vivid illustrations which help the hearer understand the proverbs. In this paper, the author attempts a deep intellectual analysis into the story-lines behind the emergence of some selected Hausa proverbs, with a view to comprehending and propagating embedded ideas and cultural principles or philosophies that may be relevant for contemporary social usage.展开更多
The fingerprints and face recognition are two biometric processes that comprise methods for uniquely recognizing humans based on certain number of intrinsic physical or behavioral traits.The objectives of the study we...The fingerprints and face recognition are two biometric processes that comprise methods for uniquely recognizing humans based on certain number of intrinsic physical or behavioral traits.The objectives of the study were to predict the facial height(FH),facial width,and ratios from thumbprints ridge count and its possible applications.This was a cross-sectional study.A total of 457 participants were recruited.A fingerprint live scanner was used to capture the plain thumbprint.The facial photograph was captured using a digital camera.Pearson’s correlation analysis was used for the relationship between thumbprint ridge density and facial linear dimensions.Step‑wise linear multiple regression analysis was used to predict facial distances from thumbprint ridge density.The result showed that in males the right ulnar ridge count correlates negatively with lower facial width(LFW),upper facial width/upper FH(UFW/UFH),lower FH/FH(LFH/FH),and positively with UFH and UFW/LFW.The right and left proximal ridge counts correlate with LFW and UFH,respectively.In males,the right ulnar ridge count predicts LFW,UFW/LFW,UFW/UFH,and LFH/FH.Special upper face height I,LFW,height of lower third of the face,UFW/LFW was predicted by right radial ridge counts.LFH,height of lower third of the face,and LFH/FH were predicted from left ulnar ridge count whereas left proximal ridge count predicted LFW.In females only,the special upper face height I was predicted by right ulnar ridge count.In conclusion,thumbprint ridge counts can be used to predict FH,width,ratios among Hausa population.The possible application of fingerprints in facial characterization for used in human biology,paleodemography,and forensic science was demonstrated.展开更多
文摘Hausa and Bole are two languages from the same phylum i.e. Afro-asiatic. They have some common various linguistic features, most especially phonological and syntactic features. The main purpose of this paper is to come up with one of the phonological aspects of one of the word classes of Hausa and Bole. This means, we will analyse the syllable structure, which is canonical shape of ideophones of both languages using descriptive method of analysis adopted by Newman (2000). In Hausa, likewise in Bole, ideophones are numerous and several of them are commonly used syntactically. But, we will not deal with their syntactical use or function in this paper, what we focus on, is just their canonical shapes i.e. syllable structures. The paper is divided into four sections: sections one and four are introduction and conclusion respectively, while section two is descriptive analysis of canonical shape of Hausa ideophones, and section three, is of Bole ideophones.
文摘This study aims to find the compound registers that are used among the Farm-Centre cell-phone marketers,analyse their compounding morphological structures,and explain the meaning they convey.The Farm-Centre Cell-phone Market is located in Kano metropolis,the largest city of Northern Nigeria.The study employs an ethnographic method of data collection and adopts Abubakar(2000)as a model of approach when analysing the structures of the compound registers.It is found that the registers have the following six morphological compound structures:(i)Genitive-based compounds[LG+N]N,(ii)Noun-based compounds[N+GL+N]N,(iii)Adjective-based compounds[Adj+N]N,(iv)Diminutive-based compounds[Dim+N]N,(v)Particle dà‘with’compounds[dà+N]N,(vi)Verb-based compounds[V+VN/Prep]V.Moreover,the registers are so special among the marketers because they convey meanings that are irrelevant to the conventional meanings known by the general speakers of the Hausa language.
文摘Traditionally,‘morphemes’are consisting complex morphophonological properties and syntactic-semantic properties.However,in realizational theories such as Distributed Morphology,which is a syntactic approach to word formation,morphemes are abstract bundle of features without phonological properties,e.g.pl,fem,masc,categorizers(Embick,2015)etc.Nevertheless,when language assigns phonological properties to those features(namely late insertion),they serve as vocabulary items instead of morphemes.This was confirmed by Marantz(2000:15),who proposed that‘…we see,overtly,the vocabulary items,not the morphemes.’Moreover,morphemes are generative and there is no any bound morpheme,all are free(Hankamer&Mikkelsen,2018).Vocabulary items are not generative but expandable and visibly they can either be free or bound.So this paper intends to elaborate these issues together with evidence from Hausa.The entire paper is divided into following subsections:Introduction,Distributed Morphology,morphemes and vocabulary items in Hausa and their differences,followed by Conclusion remarks.
文摘Proverbs which are short witty traditional oral expressions handed down from generation to generation as a common heritage is also believed to be true expressions of the Hausa people＇s philosophy. This philosophy is clad in different ways by the people as they are continuously at work to give meanings to their creative activities. Proverbs are one of the most relevant expressions of human wisdom and knowledge of nature, psychology, and reality for the Hausa people of Northern Nigeria; however, the images that are presented in the proverbs are culturally defined and they may differ from place to place, as well as from generation to generation. Proverbs are capable of a variety of meanings, according to how and when they are used. These findings have revealed that many popular and interesting Hausa proverbs tell a condensed story; these stories give vivid illustrations which help the hearer understand the proverbs. In this paper, the author attempts a deep intellectual analysis into the story-lines behind the emergence of some selected Hausa proverbs, with a view to comprehending and propagating embedded ideas and cultural principles or philosophies that may be relevant for contemporary social usage.
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文摘The fingerprints and face recognition are two biometric processes that comprise methods for uniquely recognizing humans based on certain number of intrinsic physical or behavioral traits.The objectives of the study were to predict the facial height(FH),facial width,and ratios from thumbprints ridge count and its possible applications.This was a cross-sectional study.A total of 457 participants were recruited.A fingerprint live scanner was used to capture the plain thumbprint.The facial photograph was captured using a digital camera.Pearson’s correlation analysis was used for the relationship between thumbprint ridge density and facial linear dimensions.Step‑wise linear multiple regression analysis was used to predict facial distances from thumbprint ridge density.The result showed that in males the right ulnar ridge count correlates negatively with lower facial width(LFW),upper facial width/upper FH(UFW/UFH),lower FH/FH(LFH/FH),and positively with UFH and UFW/LFW.The right and left proximal ridge counts correlate with LFW and UFH,respectively.In males,the right ulnar ridge count predicts LFW,UFW/LFW,UFW/UFH,and LFH/FH.Special upper face height I,LFW,height of lower third of the face,UFW/LFW was predicted by right radial ridge counts.LFH,height of lower third of the face,and LFH/FH were predicted from left ulnar ridge count whereas left proximal ridge count predicted LFW.In females only,the special upper face height I was predicted by right ulnar ridge count.In conclusion,thumbprint ridge counts can be used to predict FH,width,ratios among Hausa population.The possible application of fingerprints in facial characterization for used in human biology,paleodemography,and forensic science was demonstrated.
