E.O IKOYO EWETO

This work is on the tone system of Ika. In carrying out this research, the researcher was motivated primarily to account for the tonal system of Ika and also to identify the tones used in the language by the native speakers. This study also adopted the autosegmental theory as it theoretical framework by Goldsmith (1976). The subjects for data collection were 3 competent speakers of ika language residing in Agbor, Emuhu, and umunede communities of ika, with the aid of Ibadan 400 word-list. It has brought to the notice of the researcher that the level tones such as the High [ / ] Low[ ] and Mid [ ] are not just present in the language but are also functional, such that when used contrastively
they bring about a meaning difference among lexical item of identical
form. This study has also revealed that contour tones exist in the
language such as rising falling [ ] and falling rising [ ]. This study has
also reveled that all monosyllabic words in ika are majorly high tones. This study is only on the tone system of ika, therefore, other aspect of
study needs to be carried out in ika, such as morphology, syntax, phonology semantics. Etc. this study on the tone system of ika stands as
a reference material to upcoming researcher on the language.

Gender variation in language use has become a very common issue in everyday discourses of our life. When we use language frequently, we generally make differences from each other. The differences mainly occur among male and female. Now days, a variety of language use are occurring mostly among the young people of the Igbo society. This paper examines the common difference and reasons behind variation of language use among the native speakers of the Igbo language. Questionnaires were administered to thirty respondents consisting of a targeted combination of fifteen males and fifteen females respectively. It was found that the speakers have multiple reasons behind the variation of language use between male and female. So, this prompted for the
drafting out of a questionnaire consisting of multiple-choice item, the
questionnaires included fifteen multiple choice questions consisting of two options. In each of the questions students had to choose one specific answerGender variation in language use has become a very common issue in everyday discourses of our life. When we use language frequently, we generally make differences from each other. The differences mainly occur among male and female. Now days, a variety of language use are occurring mostly among the young people of the Igbo society. This paper examines the common difference and reasons behind variation of language use among the native speakers of the Igbo language. Questionnaires were administered to thirty respondents consisting of a targeted combination of fifteen males and fifteen females respectively. It was found that the speakers have multiple reasons behind the variation of language use between male and female. So, this prompted for the
drafting out of a questionnaire consisting of multiple-choice item, the
questionnaires included fifteen multiple choice questions consisting of two options. In each of the questions students had to choose one specific answer