Human language is primarily characterized by sounds formed and produced by the Organs of Speech. This dissertation entitled; “A Phonological Description of the Two-Word Stage of Language Acquisition: A Case Study of an English-Hausa Bilingual†particularly considered the sound...
Every language often reveals what the people who use it see, feel and think; what they can talk about, and how they organize the world around them. Idioms and Proverbs are linguistic elements that address the heart of a discourse in any given context-truthfully and objectively. In Africa, and...
The use of language in human communication is predicated on social relationships; hence when people converse, they are always aware of the social relationship which determines who controls and directs the conversation. This study focuses on doctor-patient conversations in rural areas. It...
This dissertation is on the comparison of health related physical fitness status of male and female basketball and handball players in Borno state, Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, five (5) purposes of the study, five (5) research questions and five (5) hypotheses were used to guide the study....
Multilingual speech communities may appear similar on the surface yet they are different in several respects. These differences are not visibly manifest until they are investigated. In this regard therefore, the study has selected three (3) multilingual speech communities across three geo-political...
This research was conducted to evaluate the agro-morphological characteristics of rice landraces and their genetic diversity in savanna zones Nigeria. A total of seventy rice landraces from eighteen northern states were utilized for the study. The landraces were sown in polythene bags packed with...
This study assessed the Methodology of Teaching and learning in the Islamiyyah
Schools and its contribution to the Development of Islamic Education in Zazzau
Emirate, Kaduna State. The study was motivated as a result of growing number and
strength of Islamiyyah Schools that appear to have...
This study determined the relationship between achievement motivation and academic performance among science senior secondary schools students in Kano state, Nigeria. The study employed correlational design. The study was also guided by four (4) objectives, four (4) research questions and four (4)...
This study investigated the impact of cooperative learning strategy on process skills acquisition and performance in chemistry among secondary school students, Zaria Kaduna State, Nigeria.The population of the study comprised of 1743 SS II science students in Zaria Education zone. Non - random...
Pharmacokinetics is the study of the time course of drug movement in the body during
absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination.Drug interactions are
pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, or clinical responses to the administration of a
drugcombination that differs from the known...
This study employed correlational design in finding the relationship between home background and academic performance among secondary school students in Jigawa State. The population is 626 students. The sample of the study was made of 242 students, drawn through proposionate and simple random...
This research developed a hybrid forecasting technique that integrates Cat Swarm Optimization Clustering (CSO-C) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithms with Fuzzy Time Series (FTS) forecasting model. Cat Swarm Optimization Clustering (CSO-C) which is an algorithm for data classification...
The Armed Forces Act (Cap A20) Laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004 is presently the Military Law regulating the Nigerian Armed Forces which consist of the Army, Airforce and Navy. The Act virtually embodied of testate and intestate procedures for the Administration of estate of deceased Military...
This research entitled: “A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS ON DEVIATION IN ABDUL-KADIR TALIKI’S ANTHOLOGY†( ALLINHIRAFUL-LUGAWI FI DIYWANI- TTALIKIY “TAHNI,ATIL- WURRADI FI MADHI KHAIRIL- IBADIâ€: DIRASAH USLUBIYYAH ), is a study of deviation that aims at looking into the...
The media is a powerful tool of influence in societies. Media interviews provide a special platform that showcases how language is used. This study focuses on the Pragmatic concepts of Face-Saving and Face-Threatening Acts on the BBC‘S HardTalk interview. It attempts to find out what kind of...
Urban Growth affects land cover at local, regional and global scales. Like other towns in Nigeria, Jaji is growing at a very fast rate. The consequence of such urban growth if unplanned is the adverse effects on the environment. The aim of this research is to analyze the effect of urban growth on...
This study is undertaken to measure the variation of terrestrial gamma radiation and the activity concentrations of U-238, Th-232 and K-40 in soil of Northern part of Zamfara State (Nigeria), and assess the potential health hazards associated with the exposures to the natural radiation in the area...
This study investigated the effects of problem-solving and co-operative teaching methods on academic performance of secondary school students in accounting in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The research design was a quasi-experimental design. The population was 1509. The sample was 90 students, which were...
Industrial wastes have major impact on the environmental quality both nationally and globally. The waste produced could be hazardous in nature. The aim of this research is to assess the solid waste management in Zaria industrial estate, Nigeria. The study employed questionnaire administration and...
This Study Assessment of the Contributions of Traditional Rulers toward Good Governance: and Implications for Social Studies Curriculum Change in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study was guided by three objectives, three corresponding research questions and three null hypotheses. However, the study...