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{"title":"Distribution and Interpretation of Overt Noun Phrases in Gokana Clause Structure: A Government-Binding Analysis","authors":"Baridisi Hope Isaac","doi":"10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-005","url":null,"abstract":"It is attested that several focus strategies are used to achieve pragmatic functions of the NP across languages. Abstract: Noun phrases perform both thematic and grammatical functions. A principled analysis of their role within clause structure and discourse context is necessary for a proper understanding of language structure. This paper analyzed the distribution and interpretation of overt noun phrases in Gokana clause-structure within the framework of Government-Binding Theory. The paper found that Gokana overt Noun phrases are classifiable into anaphors, pronouns, and referential expressions. The paper showed that Gokana anaphors are of two types: reflexives and reciprocals. The reflexive noun phrase must have an antecedent in order to be interpretable which must agree with the reflexive in the nominal grammatical features of person and number. The paper found that the antecedent/reflexive pair is immune to gender agreement as the reflexive does not morphologize gender contrasts in the language. The paper claimed that a reflexive must be bound in its governing category, and cannot precede but must always follow its binder. Thus, an antecedent must constituent command (C-command) the reflexive NP and not the reverse. The paper argued that Gokana reciprocals are subject to the same distribution and interpretive constraints as reflexives except that the reciprocal noun phrase is inherently plural and requires only a plural antecedent for its interpretation. The paper claimed that Gokana pronouns do not show gender contrasts and are not locally bound in their distribution but they inherently specify certain properties of the referent and may not require an antecedent in its minimal clause but may need contextual information for a complete determination of the referent .We noted that there is no form of binding on NPs that are referential expressions and they do not have any form of pronominal or anaphoric grammatical relation in their distribution and interpretation within Gokana clause – structure.","PeriodicalId":443596,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130978643","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 Pandemic and Higher Education: Learning and Reflection from the Experience of Chinese Higher Education","authors":"Guoxin Ma, Jiagang Guo, Yuxiang Qiao, Xiangqian Yang, Jingjing Wang","doi":"10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-036","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":443596,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133723133","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":"Assessing the Socio-Economic and Health Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown: A Comparative Study of Under-and Over-50-Year-Old Nigerians","authors":"I. Ojule, Enebeli Ugo Uwadiako, U. Ogbonna","doi":"10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-007","url":null,"abstract":"The emergence of COVID-19 has distorted life and living in all societies including Nigeria, and there is urgent need for research into its diverse effects, as in this study. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted from 20 April to 20 June 2020, with 5,227 participants recruited through various social media using a structured questionnaire. There were 3,173(60.7%) male and 804(15.4%) were ≥50 years old. In tracking family life during the lockdown, participants <50years significantly spent more time on family-oriented activities. Socioeconomically, more under-50s received assistance and were more involved in social networking, whereas more over-50s felt lonelier. Additionally, more males and unemployed persons were in need of, but unable to access healthcare. The consequences of these socio-economic and health effects particularly among persons aged ≥50years could ripple into long lasting psycho-social and physical health challenges, and it is therefore urgent need to step up efforts to address these problems.","PeriodicalId":443596,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130022186","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":"Effect of Cooperative Mastery Learning Approach on Secondary School Students’ Motivation in Kirinyaga County, Kenya","authors":"Kairo Nkirote Catherine, M. Njagi, P. Kamweru","doi":"10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-045","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":443596,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121661390","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":"Effect of Communication Skills acquired during Premarital Counseling on Marital Stability among Newly Married Couples in Kamukunji Sub-County, Nairobi County, Kenya","authors":"Jacinta Wanjiku Ngunjiri, A. Muiru","doi":"10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":443596,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132611768","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":"Technology in Teaching and Learning at the Basic School: A TPACK Report on Teachers at Aman from Ngleshie Cluster Basic Schools in the GA South Municipality of Ghana","authors":"Divine Atinyo, C. Creppy","doi":"10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-014","url":null,"abstract":"Technology has become part of the education system as it has contributed in several ways to improve teaching and learning in basic schools. However, basic schools in the Ga South, particularly, Amanfrom Ngleshie, seem to be behind time in the use of ICT. This study, thus, assessed teachers’ TPACK capacity to integrate technology into the curriculum (teaching and learning) of basic schools in Ghana. The study employed the quantitative method and used the correlational design. A total of 103 out of 139 teachers from 11 basic schools were sampled, using the proportionate random sampling techniques. Statistical tools of mean, standard deviation and Pearson product-moment coefficients were used for data analyses. The results showed that teachers have high technological knowledge. It was also revealed that the teachers have appreciable pedagogical knowledge. Further, it was found that the teachers have very high content knowledge. Finally, significant positive relationships were found among technological, pedagogical and content knowledge components of TPACK, and their dyadic subscales or intersections. It was concluded that teachers have the capacity, as far as TPACK is concerned, to integrate technology into curriculum andthe general education system in Ghana. It was recommended that science and technology be incorporated into the curricula of colleges of education and universities, and be studied throughout a potential teacher’s study period. Suggestions were also made for further studies.","PeriodicalId":443596,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies","volume":"147 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116357501","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":"Influence of Staff Ethical Training Need Assessment on Service Delivery in Mandera County Government, Kenya","authors":"Issack Hassan Adan, Wilfred N. Marangu","doi":"10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2107-066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2107-066","url":null,"abstract":": The study purpose was to ascertain influence of staff ethical training needs assessment on service delivery in Mandera County government. This investigation utilized a mixed methodology research method. Descriptive research design was adopted by the study since it guaranteed the gathering and scrutiny of data from study populace. The study targeted staff in Mandera county government. The research targeted was 2225 staff working in the county and was distributed among the departments. The study used Krejcie & Morgan sampling table which shows that when the population is 2225, sample ought to be 377. The sample was then distributed proportionately across the departments. The study regression results showed that ethical training needs assessment had an important association with Service Delivery (R=.498). Similarly, ethical training needs assessment was established to meaningfully affect Service Delivery in Mandera County Government in that it had R 2 = .248, which means that 24.8 percent of service delivery in Mandera County government can be explained by training need assessment. The study recommended that the county governments should conduct ethical training needs assessment for their public relations staff on service delivery. Ethical training needs assessment should identify gaps that are hindering effective service delivery among public relations staff on service delivery. Ethical training needs assessment should aim at identifying the level of knowledge, attitude towards work and skills on service delivery. Ethical training needs assessment should suggest the time that should be allocated for public relations staff training. This because the coefficients outcomes indicated that public relations training (Staff training delivery, Staff training planning and Staff training needs assessment) all had clearly on service delivery.","PeriodicalId":443596,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127289964","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":"Linguistic Features Observed in Hausa Spoken by Karai-Karai in Kukar Gadu and Its Environs","authors":"Ishaku Abubakar","doi":"10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":443596,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies","volume":"8 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120912132","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":"Bad Cholesterol Build-Up: Traditional Channel as Viable Alternative for Health Communication in Rural Areas","authors":"C. Nwosu, A. Adum","doi":"10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2108-057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2108-057","url":null,"abstract":"are likely to suffer from the health challenge of increased level of cholesterol. The further that accumulation of high cholesterol build up is more common in the urban participants, the difference between them and the rural participants is not really statistically significant’ media to out to the local populace is flaw’ is the this critically explores, a conceptual analysis, the problem of the place of the rural dwellers in the management, creation of awareness and/or the promotion of health messages that will help increase the knowledge of rural dwellers towards effective management control bad of cholesterol build-up. Abstract: The increasing occurrence of cardiovascular illness usually associated with bad cholesterol build up in Nigeria. Against this backdrop, the study x-rayed the issue of bad cholesterol build up viz a viz traditional channel of communication as the most effective option for carrying out sensitization campaigns about possible ways to curb it health implications. The study was a conceptual study which is based on literature review and built into it; Understanding Bad Cholesterol Build Up, The Place of Rural Dwellers in Health Communication and Behaviour Change Campaigns, Exploring the African Traditional Media: Effective platform for Rural Health Communication and Behaviour Change and Advantages of Folk Media as useful channel for Disseminating Messages on the Dangers of Bad Cholesterol. Based on the literature review, the study concludes that sadly, irrespective of the effectiveness of folk media in changing negative social health behaviours in rural Africa, it has not been recognized in most Western literature as a very efficient means of reaching the rural communities with messages that will help them get informed, aware and knowledgeable about hazardous health challenges like bad cholesterol build-up.","PeriodicalId":443596,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126010459","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":"Strategy Implementation: Effect of Organizational Design on the Performance of Commercial Banksin Kenya","authors":"Naphtali Ongaga Nyakagwa, Charles Momanyi","doi":"10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24940/theijhss/2021/v9/i9/hs2109-030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":443596,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122637758","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}