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AN INVESTIGATION OF HAUSA GENDER ABUSE IN SELECTED HAUSA PROGRAMMES OF FOREIGN AND LOCAL MEDIA


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The objective of this paper is to study gender abuse by the national and international media broadcasters using Hausa language. The abuse by this category of users mixed up feminine and masculine gender which consequently harms Hausa grammar and changes meaning attributed to so many sentences, therefore corrupting communication. The methodology used in preparing this paper is: Following live and repeat broadcast in Hausa, reviewing scholar’s contributions on the matter in their books and journals and analysis of some excerpts from some national and international Radio stations. There is a theory that asserts that gender and sex go together and any attempt to ignore this will create confusion. This paper is based on this theory. The paper discovers that there exist no or inadequate Hausa language grammar familiarity by a large number of the users either as a result of lack or inadequate training in the proper use of the language, hesitations to use the language properly or inferiority complex that pushes some users to use other language gender style. Meanwhile, what I found suggests that there is need for the Hausa language scholars to address the found problems by developing an interaction ground between the users of the language and themselves with the intention of improving the user familiarity and usage of the language. The scholars should also make it a duty to follow the activities of the users to monitor the wrong usage and provide ways to address the issue. However, the users should also make it a habit to participate in conferences and workshops that are organized to address Hausa language usage, grammar and relevant issues. 
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