THE ECONOMIC FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF IGBO LANGUAGE

Abstract

Language grows and develops with time. Numerous factors contribute to language development. It may be social, cultural, political, religious, educational, economical etc. This study explores the economic factors in the development of Igbo language. The study is motivated by the lack of scholarly insights into the economic factors in the development of the language. Despite the growing number of studies on Igbo language development, the economic factors to its development have not been explored extensively. Efforts are made to highlight the constituents of those factors, the nature of those economic factors, the challenges grossly faced by those factors and as well, the extent at which if these factors are maximized, can help develop Igbo language for the good of immediate generation of speakers and her posterity. The study used secondary source for gathering reliable and adequate data. It reveals that there are outstanding factors in the development of Igbo language. It was also concluded that those explored economic factors are paramount to the development of Igbo language and therefore, should not be underestimated.