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{"title":"A Contrastive Analysis of Reporting Verb Usage in English and Okpameri","authors":"R. O. Farinde, H. O. Omolaiye","doi":"10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.29","url":null,"abstract":"Reporting verbs are used to report the expression of a language user. Usage of reporting verbs in utterances varies in languages. These variations sometimes pose problem to ESL learners. Predicating this study on Contrastive Analysis, the study generated Okpameri data  from text instrument administered to SS 3 students in Okpameri linguistic environment. Participatory observation is also adopted for  data collection. English data were got from the English grammar texts. From the findings, the two languages are grammatically marked  for reporting verbs. However, the usage of these reporting verbs differs. While reporting verbs in English have unlimited vocabulary  choices, reporting verbs in Okpameri have limited vocabulary choices. Also, English reporting verbs are morphologically realized for tense  and number, but this is not so in Okpameri as Okpameri reporting verbs are not morphologically inflected. The use of English  reporting verbs are context-based. This is not so in Okpameribecausethereportingverb‘ai’inOkpameriforinstance,is used to suggest that  the speaker has given information, whereas in the real sense of it, the speaker intends to give an order or issue a query. This study,  therefore, suggests that English language experts, should adopt systematic approach to the teaching of reporting verbs as this will  broaden the knowledge of Okpameri ESL learners. ","PeriodicalId":297503,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Current Research in the Humanities","volume":"72 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141008809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Evaluation of Dramatic Elements in Selected Television Advertisements in Nigerian Media Space","authors":"J. N. Bardi","doi":"10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.25","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluates the dramatic elements in selected advertisements in Nigerian television media space between April and July, 2022. It  has been noticed that a lot of advertisements in Nigerian television media space make use of drama to project their messages. The  research methods that were employed in this study are mainly content analysis, observation and literary analysis. The study discovers  that almost all advertisements are dramatic, because they make use of one dramatic element or the other to project the advert  messages. It is concluded that Nigerian advertising agencies are adepts in the use of dramatic elements in advertisements. All the  advertisements studied show that there is none of them that the dramatic elements over-shadowed the advert messages. They laid emphasis on the messages instead of the drama; the drama is just a means to an end. It is recommended that advertisement agencies in  Nigeria should continue with the use of dramatic advertisements; because Nigerians love drama and they are naturally dramatic. As such,  they are always attracted to any advert that is dramatic. However, on no condition should the drama in the advert over-shadow the  advert messages. ","PeriodicalId":297503,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Current Research in the Humanities","volume":"362 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141006215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the Practice of Victim-Offender Mediation, to Proceed or Retrieve: The Case of Ghana","authors":"Peter Apuko Awuni, Nana Ama Agyapong","doi":"10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.30","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.30","url":null,"abstract":"In contrast to the State-centred perspective, which is based on criminal jurisprudence and holds that crime is committed against the State  rather than the victim, the primary party. Victim-Offender Mediation (VOM), also known as restorative justice or transformative  justice, aims to resolve some criminal offenses amicably. It appears the State is ignoring the victim's needs, restoration, interests, fears,  and desires in order to proceed with the prosecution as it sees fit to settle its disputes in the strict criminal justice system. Outcomes  sometimes appears unsatisfactory to victims, offenders, families, and the public. The paper conducts a theoretical and historical  examination of VOM from a global as well as a Ghanaian viewpoint. Despite a few minor difficulties, it notes that VOM has been embraced by many states all over the world because the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks. Additionally, it has been noted that  Ghana's judicial system supports the use of VOM. In particular, the Courts Act, 1993, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010, and the  Court- Connected ADR Practice Manual, 2010 call for the encouragement, promotion, and facilitation of amicable settlements of offenses  that do not amount to felonies and do not qualify as serious offenses. The practice of VOM in Ghana has not only helped victims receive  restorative justice and emotional healing, improving access to justice for the poor and vulnerable, but has also contributed to reducing  the load and pressure of cases placed on the courts, which causes the wheel of justice to turn grind slowly. As a result, rather than  eliminating VOM in Ghana, efforts must be made to strengthen and institutionalize it.  ","PeriodicalId":297503,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Current Research in the Humanities","volume":"10 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141005895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nigerian Dramatists and the Postcolonial Dreams: Poetics of Ethnic Unity in Diversity","authors":"Yemi Atanda","doi":"10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.24","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the ideological persuasions of the pioneer Nigerian dramatists given their penchant to edifying the former British  colony. Drawing on primary and secondary data, the study contends that contemporary Nigerian playwrights are steep in their ‘social commitments’ to aspire for a better and unified nation, in the face of ethnic diversities. It critically analyses, John Iwuh’s Birthright and  Barclays Ayakoroma’s Castle in the Air, using Ngugi wa Thiong’O’s conceptualization of Liberation and Abiola Irele’s Alienation as a conceptual footing to demonstrate the exceptional social visions in the selected plays. In doing this, the study unpacks the boundary  crossing between aesthetic, social-political and cultural realities to reconfigure the fractious environment for the holistic integrated and a  better postcolonial Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":297503,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Current Research in the Humanities","volume":"14 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141008133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Can Art be Offensive? To Whom? A View of Artistic Obligations","authors":"N. Nyarko","doi":"10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.27","url":null,"abstract":"All over the world, there are artists of varied fields. These artists express their skills, thoughts, philosophies, and beliefs through their  artistic works. Humans are not a homogenous group who share common and basic beliefs and philosophy of life. Consequently, any  work of art is mostly not going to be liked by all. To address the need the question; can art be offensive and to whom? requires us to first  examine the works of art and the persons who appreciate them as a means of examining how artworks could be considered offensive to  people. This article uses textual and content analysis as a means of examining some of the legal and cultural implications of art products  and how injurious they can be to societies and individuals. From examples drawn from the analysis, it is surmised that artists should  know they do not operate in an abstract world but a world of culture, religion, and preferences. It is thus recommendable that artists take  due cognizance of the communities in which they operate and act accordingly to avoid damaging criticism, threats of death, and   lawsuits.","PeriodicalId":297503,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Current Research in the Humanities","volume":"7 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141009761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Interrogating Nationalist Ideologies in Nigerian Drama: A Textual Analysis of Esiaba Irobi’s Hangmen Also Die","authors":"Olusola Smith Adeyemi","doi":"10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.28","url":null,"abstract":"There is no contesting the fact that dramatic writing and criticism in Africa have their relevance; either for the purpose of entertainment,  information or conscientisation for social transformation, or drawing attention to new ideas in scholarship. Also, within this, is the notion  that every writer has his/her ideological leaning(s), which serve as the springboard for contextual understanding of what the work  addresses. Esiaba Irobi is one of such writers that deploy their drama texts in the signposting the aforementioned ideals. This article,  through textual analysis, investigates how the play, Hangmen Also Die engages the concepts of nationalism and the call for social order.  Using the Social Revolution Theory (SRT), the paper argues that Irobi’s Hangmen Also Die contributes to the comprehension of the  discourses of nationalism and national development. Like other related African drama texts, the play calls for subtle social revolution  especially in Nigeria’s political landscape. ","PeriodicalId":297503,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Current Research in the Humanities","volume":"9 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141006490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrating Indigenous and Western Health Practices as Synergy for African Development in the Globalization Era: The Nigerian Example","authors":"Adepoju Adewale Toyin, Onagun Rasheed","doi":"10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.26","url":null,"abstract":"The health policy of colonial rule precipitated structural and institutional changes in the healthcare system of the colonized Africans, as  Western medicine was imposed across Africa as a better system of health management. This development fundamentally altered the  professional and practical acceptability of indigenous medicine even beyond the colonial era. The much-acclaimed theoretical  incompatibility of western and indigenous medical systems is one of the major causes of the strain in the levels of acceptance between  indigenous medicine and western medicine in post-colonial Africa. In the case of Nigeria, a majority of the populace, especially in the  rural areas, still consult the indigenous medical care providers. This consultation is arguably as a result of some factors, including the people’s thin financial resources,the mythical belief in the therapeutic efficacy of indigenous medicine, and closeness of the indigenous healthcare centres to the patients, among others. Given this, it becomes imperative to explore the historical development and  value of Adepoju Adewale Toyin and Onagun Rasheed: Integrating Indigenous and… 415 indigenous healthcare practices in Nigeria  and determine the possibility of its integration with western medicine. Towards accomplishing this, we explore historical-analytic method,  using primary and secondary sources to examine the current state of indigenous traditional health practice in Nigeria, identify  the factors that drive (mis)communication between patient and practitioner, and suggest solutions that can be implemented to address  existing challenges. In addition, with illustrations drawn from successful examples of integration of indigenous and modern health practices in developing countries, the paper argues in the context of globalization that an advantageous synergy between indigenous  and western health practices is feasible as a development strategy for Africa. ","PeriodicalId":297503,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Current Research in the Humanities","volume":"38 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141007627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancing Indigenous African Values and Ethos for Film Directing and Production in Nollywood","authors":"Olusola Kayode Balogun, Adefolaji Eben Adeseke","doi":"10.4314/ijcrh.v26i1.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ijcrh.v26i1.6","url":null,"abstract":"For several decades, African film narratives and directorial approaches have been tailored towards the western modes of theoretical postulations and production patterns. This is due to the widely accepted conventional training modules and curricula which were and still are based on European ideas, values and styles, with little or no regard for the unique African theatrical and performative styles. This study, therefore, aims at investigating certain indigenous cultural and historical activities such as folktales, myths and legends that can provide raw materials for film and video drama in Africa; and thus serve as a basis for the evolution of new theoretical standpoints for producing works in the motion picture industry on the continent. Using the cultural norms and agenda-setting theories as frameworks, the study focuses on Nigeria, drawing relevant data from selected ethnic groups across the country, such as Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa/Fulani, Benin, etc. The study is expected to evolve relevant indigenous theories on African oral tradition, folktales, myths and legendsas parameters for creating and producing films and video works that are authentically African.","PeriodicalId":297503,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Current Research in the Humanities","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128216072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Holy Communion as Case Text in Grammatical Transitivity in Religious Discourse","authors":"Charisa Dada, Asomwan A. Adagbonyin","doi":"10.4314/ijcrh.v26i1.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ijcrh.v26i1.10","url":null,"abstract":"This article examines grammatical transitivity in religious discourse through Halliday's grammatical system of transitivity under the ideational metafunction - one of the three metafunctions that together characterise the passage of discourse in systemic functional linguistics. Halliday's transitivity theory provides a useful linguistic framework for uncovering the main linguistic features of religious discourse because given meanings inhere in given structures. The data for the analysis is the communion service with Pastor Chris in April 2013. The paper contributes towards an understanding of how the grammatical system of transitivity can be used extensively to clarify features and meanings in any religious discourse whether the patterns are conventional or non-conventional. The analysis reveals that the three main process types in this paper in order of hierarchy are material, verbal, and relational in the Holy Communion as against Halliday's three principal processes of material mental and relational in any discourse.","PeriodicalId":297503,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Current Research in the Humanities","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123995368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An African Sense of Folk Music as Essential Tool for Rehabilitation of Speech and Language Impairment in Children","authors":"Rita Adaobi Sunday-Kanu","doi":"10.4314/ijcrh.v26i1.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ijcrh.v26i1.18","url":null,"abstract":"Speech and language impairment can be seen in both adults and children but, statistics have shown that speech and language impairments are more common among children. These impairments are initially noticeable between the ages of one to five or basically, preschool age. While it is true that some cases of speech and language impairment in children are clinically dependent, some others can be resolved without drugs. Systematic application of psycho, motor and emotional activities has in some cases proven to be remedial to speech and language impairment. Music is one of the human activities that possesses the power to permeate into psychics, and emotions and influence attitudinal or behavioural changes in human beings. The administration of appropriate music and musical activities to a client with some health challenges has resulted in the restoration of mental, emotional, social and physical well-being. This study, therefore, examines the potential of Nigerian folk music in enhancing both the development and treatment of speech and language fluency in children. The focus is on the role of children’s folk music; particularly, songs attached to folktales, play songs and dance in the correction of speech and language difficulties in children. Data for this study were gathered via interviews, participants, observational methods and a review of archival materials. The study suggests that children’s engagement in folk music; folktales playing songs and dance has proven to be a substitute or alternative to drugs for the rehabilitation of some children with a speech-language disorder. It was observed that the therapeutic power of folk music for children goes beyond speech and language treatment. Rather, it enhances mental, emotional, and physical stability and general well-being. The study recommends creating awareness in Nigerian communities to understand the therapeutic benefits of engaging children in folksongs activities even in this digital age. Trained music therapists and researchers are encouraged to pay attention to these cultural practices and the constructive curative powers inculcated in the traditional children’s playground and songs involved, to harness health benefits therein for humanity.","PeriodicalId":297503,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Current Research in the Humanities","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125560113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}