Abstract

The paper maintains that epithet, a genre of oral literature, grows with the coming of new scientific and technological innovations in Hausa society. In proving that, after giving a working definition of the term, evidences have been forwarded to show certain epithets which are on new developments and which came to the said society. Further, a general view on how new epithets are created has also been advanced. The paper concludes that, new epithets are always being created to suit the social changes in Hausa society since development remains a close galaxy for epithet creators and users.

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