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Cultural Influence On Language
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1.4 Scope and Limitation of Study
The fact that this research work is not meant to cover a very wide area
of the country or world but just a limited concentration in Ohaozara
land makes it limited in scope.
The study covers the taboos
as found in the language and tradition of the people, they are
discussed under the following subtitles; types of taboos in Ohaozara
Language and their functions and Western influence on them.
1.5 Research Question
To keep the study focused and serve as beacon, the following questions have been formulated.
(1) To what extent does culture influences language in Ohaozara dialect?
(2) In what degree is there a variation in speech as regards to gender/sexism in Ohaozara dialect?
(3) To what extent does Ohaozara cultural influence on language corresponds to that of Igbo culture in general?
1.6 Significance of Study
Taboos played significant and positive roles in Ohaozara culture. There
provide a set of rules serving as a moral guidance or a law in the
community to ensure that peace and security were present in the
community.
Taboos serves as a guardian of moral values to
the society. It is an effective system of preserving and transmitting
moral values, keeping mind that Ohaozara culture was an oral one. They
were a means of social control and without them there would be chaos:
The motivation for abiding by the normative principles are provided and
reinforced by the religious sanctions from the gods and the ancestors or
directly from the supreme being.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The existence of taboo and sexism in Ohaozara dialect have be
established. It is in the area of describing how culture influences
language that constitutes issues of discuss in this research work. This
work serves as an insight into the behaviour of language as it is bend,
controlled and molded by the culture of Ohaozara people. Culture as a
crucial part of human life is the shared patterns of behaviours and
interaction, cognitive, constructive and affective understanding that
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