Igbo Language and Identity  

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2013年第9期576-588,共13页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

摘　　要：This paper sought to identify the position of Igbo language in relation to its identity both in Nigeria and world wide Specifically, it expounded the problems hindering the study of Igbo language. A study of Igbo language and identity is pertinent because language and culture are attached to man＇s identity and human interaction Unfortunately, most of the Igbos do not want to be identified with this language called Igbo. The paper reviewed available literature on Igbo language and highlighted some strategies for increasing the interest of people in learning Igbo language. It was discovered from the study that pedagogical problems, tone problems, orthography and diacritic problems, are some of the issues that inhibit the repositioning of Igbo language as lgbo man＇s identity In view of this, it was recommended among others that Igbo linguist should try and document all the slight phonological and word differences existing in the dialects and absorb them in central Igbo

关 键 词：IDENTITY culture LANGUAGE DIALECTICS PEDAGOGY mother tongue ORTHOGRAPHY policy 

分 类 号：TP391.2[自动化与计算机技术—计算机应用技术] C912.1[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]