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Mother Tongue Interference In English News Cast
[A CASE STUDY OF A KWARA TELEVISION NEWS]
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1.7 Definition of Some Terms
Mother Tongue/First language (L1).
Mother
tongue also called the first language (L1) is the first language a
child comes in contact with in his/her environment. Mother tongue
is slightly different from the first language. Mother tongue is the
language of the parents especially the father while the first language
is the language of the environment.
The child’s mother tongue can be
his/her first language and it may not also be. In the case where a
Yoruba child grows up in ‘Okene’ in Kogi-state where the language in
such environment is “Ebira†the Yoruba child can or will conveniently
speak, “Ebira†because of his/her environment.
1.7.1 Second Language (Target Language)
A
second language (L2) is that which exists side by side with the
indigenous language(s) in a bilingual or multilingual situation. It is
usually an official language and as such enjoys a high status within the
nation.
A second or the target language can be the fourth or the
third language to be acquired but as long as someone has a language
before learning another, it will be referred to as the second language
or the target language
1.7.2 News
Danuta (1998, p. 4) says:
News
is a late Middle English Word that means “tidings†New information of
recent events. Even if we accept this definition as a useful description
of what Newspaper delivers… A more useful definition might be
information about recent events that are of interest to a sufficiently
large group, or that may affect the lives of a sufficiently large group.
1.7.3 Phonology
Akmajian
(2001, p.109) etal says “phonology is the subfield of linguistics that
studies the structure and systematic patterning of sound of human
languageâ€.
In his words, phonology is used in two ways. The first one
describes the sounds of a language and the rules governing the use of
those sounds. While the second refers to that part of the general theory
of human language that is concerned with the universal properties of
natural language sound systems.
Conclusion
Since language and man
are not the same and they cannot be separated, problems will always
arise from the two angles. Solutions must also be provided to such
problems in order to have effective communication in the society.
This
chapter has introduced us to the work that will be done and the next
chapter, chapter two will review some works of literature by some
renowned scholars in the field of language and this will establish the
place of this work by linking it to some works that have been read.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTLanguage and man are inseparable and since the languages of the world come in contact, there is bound to be a problem like mother tongue interference which is a sociolinguistic phenomenon. This work takes for granted that grammatical competence is totally different from phonological competence and it has worked on this premise using phonological conventions in analysing the sampled data. The findings proved that interference at the phonological level is a major problem confronting our me ... Continue reading---
