MOTHER TONGUE (HAUSA) INTERFERENCE ON THE SYNTAX OF SECOND LANGUAGE (ENGLISH) (A CASE STUDY OF UG IV STUDENTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE)

Abstract

Language is generally used for the purpose of interaction among people in the society. It is also used to differentiate people by sex, age and social status within a particular society. Language serve s as a tool for development in every society. It develop s nations or societies socially and particular ly for the purpose of interaction within and outside a particular society . Through choice of words and forms of speech es, language can be use d to differentiate gender or age. The languages that a person uses can be differentiate into L1 and L2 , that is first and second language s . First language is also known as mother tongue meaning our language or the language a child f irst come s in contact with depending on the environment he/she is born and raised while second language is a language that is later learnt at adult stage.