Sola Osofisan
04-23-2009, 04:04 AM
IFRA (Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique) will organise a
conference on Nigeria Pidgin in the University of Ibadan from the 7th
to the 10th of July, 2009. This conference proposes to explore the
various dimensions of NP, and set the foundation for the Nigerian
Pidgin Project aiming at producing a reference grammar, a dictionary
and a teaching method for NP.
Nigeria Pidgin (NP) is spoken by more than 50 million speakers all
over Nigeria, in a variety of forms that go from the vehicular “broken
English” to the more elaborate and complex varieties developled by
standup comedians, song writers, journalists and students. The broad
intercomprehension that exists between the Pidgins spoken in Nigeria,
Cameroon, Ghana and Sierra Leone give it a strong potential as a
language for commerce and regional integration and could be useful in
the present context of globalisation. Despite this powerful social and
political potential NP suffers from a lack of recognition that hinders
its development as a potential linguistic integrator for the Nigerian
nation. The conference will center on the essential question:
What is Nigeria Pidgin ?
Programme:
· July, 7th : Arrival of participants
· July, 8th and 9th : Conference
- 1st day : Six 30 min. papers will be read, followed by 15
min. discussions.
- 2nd day : 2 workshops will be organized to debate the following :
o Organization and launching of the Nigerian Pidgin Project (NPP)
o Creation of a Nigeria Pidgin Academy
· July, 10th : Departure of participants
Call for papers
You are invited to submit researched and data-oriented papers covering
the following topics:
- The sociology/ function(s) of NP
- The geography of NP
- The history of NP
- NP in literature, the arts and entertainement
- The structure of NP
- The vocabulary of NP
- The future of NP
- What orthography for NP?
Deadline
All proposals must be sent by e-mail before May 31st, 2009, in
multiple copies, to :
Prof. Francis Egbokhare, University of Ibadan : foegbokhare@yahoo.com
Prof. Bernard Caron, IFRA, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria :
ifra.nigeria@gmail.com
Secretary : Mr. Martin E. Mbella : administrationifra@gmail.com
For further information concerning IFRA and the Conference, please
check our website (http://ifranigeria.org/), or contact us by e-mail
or at the following phone numbers: ++234 (0)802 608 05 53 / ++234
(0)807 70 40 836.
conference on Nigeria Pidgin in the University of Ibadan from the 7th
to the 10th of July, 2009. This conference proposes to explore the
various dimensions of NP, and set the foundation for the Nigerian
Pidgin Project aiming at producing a reference grammar, a dictionary
and a teaching method for NP.
Nigeria Pidgin (NP) is spoken by more than 50 million speakers all
over Nigeria, in a variety of forms that go from the vehicular “broken
English” to the more elaborate and complex varieties developled by
standup comedians, song writers, journalists and students. The broad
intercomprehension that exists between the Pidgins spoken in Nigeria,
Cameroon, Ghana and Sierra Leone give it a strong potential as a
language for commerce and regional integration and could be useful in
the present context of globalisation. Despite this powerful social and
political potential NP suffers from a lack of recognition that hinders
its development as a potential linguistic integrator for the Nigerian
nation. The conference will center on the essential question:
What is Nigeria Pidgin ?
Programme:
· July, 7th : Arrival of participants
· July, 8th and 9th : Conference
- 1st day : Six 30 min. papers will be read, followed by 15
min. discussions.
- 2nd day : 2 workshops will be organized to debate the following :
o Organization and launching of the Nigerian Pidgin Project (NPP)
o Creation of a Nigeria Pidgin Academy
· July, 10th : Departure of participants
Call for papers
You are invited to submit researched and data-oriented papers covering
the following topics:
- The sociology/ function(s) of NP
- The geography of NP
- The history of NP
- NP in literature, the arts and entertainement
- The structure of NP
- The vocabulary of NP
- The future of NP
- What orthography for NP?
Deadline
All proposals must be sent by e-mail before May 31st, 2009, in
multiple copies, to :
Prof. Francis Egbokhare, University of Ibadan : foegbokhare@yahoo.com
Prof. Bernard Caron, IFRA, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria :
ifra.nigeria@gmail.com
Secretary : Mr. Martin E. Mbella : administrationifra@gmail.com
For further information concerning IFRA and the Conference, please
check our website (http://ifranigeria.org/), or contact us by e-mail
or at the following phone numbers: ++234 (0)802 608 05 53 / ++234
(0)807 70 40 836.