GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

This Study aims at the linguistic analysis of the phonological deviations of Anaang language. To achieve this goal, we used the survey and library sources; stratified random sampling with 64 Anaang indigenes using Ibadan 400 wordlist. Employing comparative analysis, it was realized that phonological deviations were distinct. The deviations are found in regions of alveolar tap /r/, realized in Anaang Central Dialect (ACD) including Abak, Etim Ekpo and Essien Udim, the voiceless bilabial plosive /p/ found in Anaang Northern Dialect (AND) which includes Ikot Ekpene and Obot Akara; the voiced alveolar plosive /d/ found in Ika. The alveolar lateral /l/ found in Anaang West Dialect (AWD) which includes Oruk Anam and Ukanafun. The realization of this linguistic deviation will create an understanding in communicating with Anaang people and enhanced proper development in the lower cross zone. Finally, to enable successful growth of the language more researches should be embarked on the semantic and syntactic areas of the language as more facts will be discovered in this rich language. Moreover, the process of standardization should commerce. This is because a language with divergent or varying forms without a standard variant cannot develop meaningfully.

KEYWORDS: Anaang Language, Phonology, Deviation Lower Cross Development