ENGLISH- IGBO DOCUMENTATION OF TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE TERMS

Orji Dereck-M Akachukwu, Muogbo Chinasa Seraphine

Abstract


Language documentation refers to systematically recorded representations of both
spoken and written forms of a language in their appropriate sociocultural context.
This research work documents the Igbo traditional marriage terminologies. The
research data involve the use of journal papers, the internet, interviews and
textbooks. The methodology is simply descriptive. The research paper documents
thirty terms associated with Igbo traditional marriage and gives a description on
terms documented

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