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    Politeness Phenomenon in Abiku Names among the Yoruba Africans: A Pragmatic Study
    (Cross-cultural Communication, 2011) Odebode, Idowu
    This study attempts a pragmatic study of Abiku names from the face act theory’s perspective. The thrust of the work is to establish that certain politeness acts are either violated or obeyed in the Yoruba naming systems of Abiku children; thereby proving the economy of words in names and that more is communicated than said within the little strands of letters. Ten Abiku names are selected and analyzed using the pragmatic principle of face act. The study indicates that names, (in particular, Abiku names) in the traditional African Yoruba setting, transcend ordinary labeling to historicize, socialize, spiritualize and influence people psychologically.
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    A Speech Act Analysis of Abiku Names among the Yoruba Nigerians
    (Language in India www.languageinindia.com, 2012-05) Odebode, Idowu
    This paper attempts a speech act analysis of Abiku names from the socio-pragmatic perspective of the Yoruba, one of the three principal ethnic groups in Nigeria. The basis of the study is to prove that names, particularly the Abiku names, serve as means of communication rather than the common function of identification which they are believed to be performing. The Abiku names elicit certain illocutionary acts which are unique and far-fetched in other naming contexts. The paper submits that unlike other names, Abiku names are therapeutic, magical and ‘semogenic’ i.e. they are rich in meaning and have socio-pragmatic significance.