http://univ.jannde.ml/handle/123456789/5 2026-07-06T16:39:33Z 2026-07-06T16:39:33Z NOUNTA, Zakaria http://univ.jannde.ml/handle/123456789/115 2021-03-08T15:12:47Z 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z

Le métalangage : quelle place dans le travail sur le texte procédural en classe bilingue songhay-français ? NOUNTA, Zakaria Capacités communicatives des élèves, ce qui leur permet de se créer une identité d’acteurs au sein de leur communauté. Une place importante est ainsi accordée aux activités métalinguistiques, à travers notamment le travail sur des textes procéduraux, qui relèvent d’un genre de discours incitant à l’action. Cet article analyse les stratégies d’enseignement d’une maîtresse dans une classe bilingue songhay-français du Mali. En cherchant à faire comprendre un texte procédural à ses élèves, celle-ci s’appuie sur l’explication des mots difficiles du texte écrit en langue seconde, et sur leur formulation dans la langue première des enfants. Le métalangage intervient surtout dans les explications de termes où des mots de la langue servent à en expliquer d’autres. Les reformulations inter lingues L2-L1 permettent de s’appuyer sur l’acquis antérieur des élèves et de jouer le rôle de miroir par rapport à la langue première.

2013-01-01T00:00:00Z MINKAILOU, Mohamed ABDOULAYE, Ibrahima http://univ.jannde.ml/handle/123456789/114 2021-03-05T15:28:35Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Understanding the Phonological Processes at Work in Language Contact Situations: the Case of Songhay-French Code-Switching MINKAILOU, Mohamed; ABDOULAYE, Ibrahima Several studies have been conducted about language change and the phonological processes that are involved. But few (if any) have dealt with phonological processes in a codeswitching context. Some research on Songhay-French code-switching is available, but no study has been conducted on the possible phonological processes. So, this research has been conducted to uncover such phonological processes using the participant observation technique. The study is grounded on the Optimality Theory developed by Prince and Smolensky (1993). For that, free conversations of groups of students from the city of Gao (northern Mali) have been recorded, the instances of Songhay-French switches extracted and the phonological processes identified and analyzed. The results of the investigation have displayed processes of assimilation, insertion, and vowel-consonant harmony.

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z MINKAILOU, Mohamed ABDOULAYE, Ibrahima http://univ.jannde.ml/handle/123456789/113 2021-03-05T15:17:41Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Understanding the Nature of Code-Switching and Code-Mixing of Songhay Speakers of French MINKAILOU, Mohamed; ABDOULAYE, Ibrahima The present paper is a descriptive study on the nature of the types of code-switching and code-mixing found among Songhay speakers of French. It aims at identifying and describing the structural nature of the instances of switches by classifying and categorising them according to the existing theories and models on Code Switching and Code Mixing constraints. The paper also reviews proposed definitions on the issue of Code-switching and Code-mixing. The data for the data was collected through interviews and participant observation from ninety participants coming from the regions of Gao and Timbuktu in the north of Mali, and Bamako, the Capital City in the south. The study has identified two forms of switches, inter-sentential and intra-sentential code-switching, in which participants alternate the two codes or insert words from French into Songhay and vice-versa. Analysing the intersentential types of switches, the study confirms the ‘equivalence of structure constraint’ of S. Poplack (1980) which states that there is no violation of the grammar of the two languages involved in this form of switching where sentences or clauses are juxtaposed.

2019-01-01T00:00:00Z MINKAILOU, Mohamed ABDOULAYE, Ibrahima http://univ.jannde.ml/handle/123456789/112 2021-03-05T15:04:40Z 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z

Traditional personal names: an investigation into Songhay anthroponomastics MINKAILOU, Mohamed; ABDOULAYE, Ibrahima Human beings have always been characterized by their names, naming ability and practices. Names are created and shaped by sociocultural values and serve to give an identity to their bearers. They tell about the place and period of birth of the bearers, their social status, gender, the birth order in the family, etc. The Songhay society of Northern Mali makes use of the same naming devices in that it describes and names its sociocultural environment, expressing by the same token, the Songhay philosophical thought and vision surrounding those names and naming systems. In fact, most Songhay traditional names have faded away under the heavy weight of Islam and Christianity which have come to impose new names and naming practices. Research in African onomastics, Songhay onomastics included, is generally scanty. No serious study is known to have taken place specifically on Songhay traditional personal names. Therefore, this investigation is undertaken to fill this gap. The study focuses on the determination of the types of Songhay traditional personal names, the circumstantial meanings that induce their creation and attribution and their morphology. The participant interview was used to collect the data from Sognhay native speakers of Gao and Timbuktu living in Bamako. The name typologies (including the circumstantial meanings) uncovered by the study involve the kinship system, the period of birth (including the day, month or season), the social status of the name bearer (slaves), protection and/or survival, blessing, beauty, complexion, etc. The morphological typologies basically display simple nouns with 44.08% of frequency rate, followed by noun-adjective combinations, 26.88%, and two noun combinations, 15.05%.

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