The changing linguistic codes in Hausa hip-hop songs
The objective of this article is to examine the use of varying linguistic codes in the lyrics of the Hausa hip-hop songs. It discovers that Hausa hip-hop singers switch languages, drawing inspiration from global hip-hop classics (African-Americans) and Nigerian hip-hop to signal socio-cultural awar...
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The objective of this article is to examine the use of varying linguistic codes in the lyrics of the Hausa hip-hop songs. It discovers that Hausa hip-hop singers switch languages, drawing inspiration from global hip-hop classics (African-Americans) and Nigerian hip-hop to signal socio-cultural awareness and the complex weave of contemporary hip-hop music culture. It also reveals that the singers construct their lyrics by combining Hausa and English with a little influence from Arabic and native languages (mostly Nigerian Pidgin English and Yoruba) to create a distinct soundscape for their music. It also reveals switching strategies at inter-sentence and intra-sentence levels resulting in the discursive constructions appropriate for the expressed message.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d3e0229073d462dac2facd1bfb579212023-12-27T11:23:58ZdeuUniversity of Warsaw PressStudies in African Languages and Cultures2545-21342657-41872023-12-015710.32690/SALC57.9The changing linguistic codes in Hausa hip-hop songsAnas Sa'idu Muhammad0Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria The objective of this article is to examine the use of varying linguistic codes in the lyrics of the Hausa hip-hop songs. It discovers that Hausa hip-hop singers switch languages, drawing inspiration from global hip-hop classics (African-Americans) and Nigerian hip-hop to signal socio-cultural awareness and the complex weave of contemporary hip-hop music culture. It also reveals that the singers construct their lyrics by combining Hausa and English with a little influence from Arabic and native languages (mostly Nigerian Pidgin English and Yoruba) to create a distinct soundscape for their music. It also reveals switching strategies at inter-sentence and intra-sentence levels resulting in the discursive constructions appropriate for the expressed message. https://salc.uw.edu.pl/index.php/SALC/article/view/377code switchingHausa hip-hoplanguage choicelinguistic codeslyrics |
| spellingShingle | Anas Sa'idu Muhammad The changing linguistic codes in Hausa hip-hop songs Studies in African Languages and Cultures code switching Hausa hip-hop language choice linguistic codes lyrics |
| title | The changing linguistic codes in Hausa hip-hop songs |
| title_full | The changing linguistic codes in Hausa hip-hop songs |
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| title_short | The changing linguistic codes in Hausa hip-hop songs |
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| topic | code switching Hausa hip-hop language choice linguistic codes lyrics |
| url | https://salc.uw.edu.pl/index.php/SALC/article/view/377 |
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