21 January 2025
The next meeting in the seminar series of the Center for Research and Practice in Cultural Continuity: “Endangered minority language: A case study of the Itsekiri language in Nigeria”- Oti Ayenbi, January 22, 2025
will take place on
January 22, 2025
at 16:45 CET
in Room 9, Dobra 72
This study investigates language endangerment in a minority language setting focusing on the Itsekiri language in Nigeria. It analyses how the language is being endangered due to the linguistic preferences of the Itsekiri-speaking people. The objective is to uncover the reasons behind the phenomenon of non-inter-generational transmission of the Itsekiri language and identify the underlying causes of language shift in the community.
The research highlights the linguistic attitudes and behaviors of the Itsekiri-speaking people, shedding light on their perspection of the language in comparison to English, the dominant language in their community. These attitudes play a crucial role in understanding the language shift and ongoing challenges the Itsekiri language faces in terms of intergenerational transmission.
The research opens new vistas to studying heritage minority language in Nigeria and contributes original data concerning language use in the Itsekiri community to sociolinguistic database.
To join the seminar online, please register before 3 PM
on the seminar day at crp@al.uw.edu.pl
