IMPACTS OF IGBO INSTITUTIONAL SOCIAL CLASS ON IGBO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Abstract

This paper looked at the impact of Igbo institutional social class in the Igbo language.  It looked at the Igbo social institutions as social class and their duties in promoting Igbo culture which is language bound.  The paper x-rays the activities of the social class in Igbo institution and their impact on promoting the Igbo language and culture.  The intergenerational language transmission theory was adopted in this study to buttress the Igbo institutional values. The study concluded that Igbo institutional social class as well as other social classes in Igbo land generally has both positive and negative impacts on the Igbo language.

Keywords:  Social class, impact, institution, promotion, culture.