Professor Owolabi will touch on all these and more. He was the chairman of the committee that translated the Nigerian constitution into Nigerian languages recently and he took part in the preparation of the metalanguage for Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa in the early 80's.
--- Don Osborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Lawrence, and thanks for this information. It > sounds like Prof. > Owolabi will touch on the subject of terminology > development among > other things. > > "Modernization" of languages seems to me, as a > non-linguist, to > include two complementary dynamics: one is how > people use the > language, sometimes spontaneously developing ways of > saying things; > and the other being language "engineering" by > experts who propose > terms for more esoteric and technical concepts that > aren't encountered > in daily use of the language. It would be > interesting to hear what > Prof. Owolabi has to say on this and related aspects > of language > develooment. > > All the best. > > Don Osborn > Bisharat.net > > > --- In AfricanLanguages@yahoogroups.com, adewole > lawrence > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > There will be an inagural lecture to be delivered > by > > Professor D.K.O. Owolabi of the Department of > > Linguistics and African Languages on 'Nigeria's > Native > > Language Modernization in Specialized Domain for > > National Development: A Linguist's Approach' on > > Thursday, 29 June, 2006 at 5 P.M. at the Faculty > of > > Education Lecture Theatre, University of Ibadan, > > Ibadan, Nigeria. > > L.O. Adewole > > > > Lawrence Olufemi Adewole > > Department of African Languages and Literatures > > Obafemi Awolowo University > > Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria > > cellphone: 0803-471-4476 > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > Lawrence Olufemi Adewole Department of African Languages and Literatures Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria cellphone: 0803-471-4476 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/TpIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
