GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

One of the aims of the Igbo novel is to celrebrate, expose and communicate the Igbo cultur2e and tradition. It is noticed that not all the Igbo novelists have succeeded in communicating the Igbo culture from the literary point of view. This is as a result of some faults in their technical use of language. Most of the Igbo novelists have the problem of grammatical ambiguity. This is mostly as a result of a consequence of phase shift from the oral art to the written art to be convinced about the communicative competence of such shift. The style of awkwardness and grammatical ambiquity are serious impediments to communication. If the form is faulty, then the content- Igbo culture- cannot be effectively transmitted. This work is concerned with the literal communication of Igbo culture in the Igbo novel. To realise the objectives of this study, two novels from I. U Nwadike Adaeze and Ụwa bụ agha are used. It is discovered that for effective communication of desired meaning to take place in a literary genre, the cultural effects must be fully anchored in the text. This can effectively be achieved through the employment of appropriate figurative languages which adds unalloyed flavour in them. We therefore, conclude that language is the only medium which serves as the vehicle for the expression and conveyance of themes of culture to the readers. It is discovered that for effective communication of desired meaning to take place ien a literary genrem the cultural effects must be fully anchored in the texts. This can effectively be achieved through the employment of appropriate figurative languages which adds unalloyed flavour in them.

KEYWORDS: Literary Communication, Igbo Culture, Nwadike’s Novels, Adaeze and Ụwa Bụ Agha