Exploring the Impact of Interlingual Vernacularism on Hausa Language Poetry : A Vernacularist Reading

Abstract

From Aristotelian period to date, language, ideology and power are inseparable phenomena that shape discourse from linguistics, cultural, historical and sociological perspectives. As the principle of Vernacularism is to check the promotion linguistic dominance and marginalization, the present study discovers that Arabic language in form of interlingual vernacularism has massive influence on other languages especially Hausa language, particularly it is the language through which Islam is spread across the globe. The present study in its findings discovers that the Classical Arabic or MSA fundamentally suppresses the nativized phonetic and phonological features that governing the metric patterns of the Hausa classical poetry. This sort of influence of Arabic patterns of poetry which is also a driving force in the composition Hausa poetry is a typical case of Interlingual Vernacularism. In view of this study amplifies the calls on linguistic researchers to promote vernacular studies as a critical tool for enhancing linguistic independence, inclusivity and cultural sustainability and preservation  in the ever-evolving world of today.