TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page i
Approval page ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Table of Content v
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Statement of the problem 2
1.2 purpose of the study 3
1.3 The significance of the study 3
1.4 Objectives of the study 4
1.5 Research Question/Hypothesis 4
1.6 Scope and limitation 5
1.7 Definition of terms 5
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction 7
2.1 The Nature of Language 7
2.2 Brief account of Hausa Language 8
2.3 An Overview of phonology 10
2.4 Phonological Processes 14
2.5 Some phonological processes in Hausa 17
2.6 Labialization in Hausa 20
2.7 Palatalization in Hausa 22
2.8 The Alveolar and labio-velar "w" 23
2.9 The velars /k/, /g/, and / ƙ/ 25
CHAPTER THREE: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
3.1 Data presentation on Labialization 28
3.2 Data Analysis on Labialization 29
3.3 Data presentation on Palatalization 32
3.4 Data Analysis on Palatalization 34
CHAPTER FOUR: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
4.1 Summary 38
4.2 Conclusions 39
4.3 Suggestions 40
References 41