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METAPHORIC SYMBOLISM IN IZHI PROVERBS AND THE ENCODING OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE

Author Jeremiah Anene NwankweguDepartment of Languages and linguisticsEbonyi State UniversityAbakalikijeremiah.nwankwegu@ebsu.edu.ng Abstract This study examines the role of metaphorical symbolismin Izhi proverbs as mechanisms for encoding andpreserving indigenous knowledge systems. Proverbsconstitute important components of African oral traditionthrough which communities transmit practical wisdom,moral philosophy, social values, survival strategies, andcommunal experiences across generations. Within theIzhi-Igbo speech community of […]

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BEYOND SALARY INCREASES: TEACHER BURN OUT, OCCUPATIONAL EXHAUSTIONAND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA

< for scholarly indexing and researcher attribution. ```html as it links this specific paper to the author’s global research profile. * **Institution Tag:** I added the `citation_author_institution` tag to provide Author Valentine Chinonso NwaugoDepartment of SociologyAbia State UniversityORCID ID: 0000-0003-2475-1186valentine.nwaugo@abiastateuniversity.edu.ng+2347032564904 Abstract The issue of teacher welfare has increasingly attractedscholarly and policy attention within contemporaryeducational systems,

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THE IMPACT OF TOURISM ON CULTURAL PRESERVATION

Author Chinaza OhakweA Master’s Level Academic Article in Cultural StudiesDepartment of Igbo, African & Communication StudiesNnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Abstract Tourism has emerged as one of the most transformativeforces in the modern world, reshaping not onlyeconomies but also the cultural landscapes of societiesacross the globe. As international tourist arrivalsrecovered to approximately 91 percent of pre-pandemicfigures

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LOCALGOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION: A SOCIOPOLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STUDY OFNIGERIA AND CHINA

Authors Samuel NnadiDepartment of Political Science, FUNAI,Ebonyi State, Nigeria Ndukwe KaluDepartment of Political Science,Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria Allens Umunna IheonuDepartment of Political Science,Abia State University, Uturu, NigeriaCorresponding Author: jenallens2k3@gmail.com Raymond NwapiDepartment of Political Science,Abia State University, Uturu, NigeriaOgadinma IkonneDepartment of Sociology,Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria Abstract The study is a comparative analysis of the

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SEMANTIC SHIFT ON ANGLICIZED IGBOPERSONAL NAMES

Authors Stella Afomachukwu Akam,Christiana Ngozi Ikegwuonu Chinedum I. EnweonyeDepartment of Linguistics/IgboChukwuemeka Odumegwu University IgbariamCampusAfomastella@gmail.com&ngozichristyikegwuonu@yahoo.com Abstract This study looks into the phenomenon ofsemantic shift in anglicized Igbo personal names,investigating how the original meanings of thetraditional Igbo names are altered, reduced,substituted or completely lost when transformedinto English-sounding variants. Drawing datafrom admission registers in three public primaryschools in

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