Contextual Explication of Idioms: Igbo Proverbs in African Drama

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dc.contributor.authorIwuh, John
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-20T09:13:42Z
dc.date.available2022-05-20T09:13:42Z
dc.date.issued2011-06
dc.description.abstractModern African writing can be traced to the history of European education in Africa. The modes of literary expression in the works of modern African writers derive from the language of the colonial educators. Learning, speaking and writing in foreign languages are accompanied by hindrances in translation and transliteration. A consequence of this can be the loss of meaning. But what is the need of communication without meaning? This essay considers the renewed call for language and cultural revival in Nigeria and the important role of proverbs as technical device of writing in the folkloric mode. It examines how Nigerian, specifically Igbo writers, utilize the local language idioms and proverbs as technique to convey meaning, and enrich the wisdom contained in the Nigerian languages which capture the folkloric essence of their local milieu. It also looks at the social and aesthetic functions of local proverbs in African literary writing; how they are derived, and how young writers can emulate the derivative techniques. The discussion further shows that the proverb in folklore is a veritable classroom technique (method) and not style (appearance), that not only generates interest from the candidates whenever it is given as illustration, but also excites nostalgic hunger for their traditional roots. It will also draw a parallel between proverbs which elucidate and sometimes prophesy impending course of action in the plot of a story against idioms which are closed, clannish and more dialectic.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0795- 9475
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3145
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOgun Journal of Artsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 17;
dc.titleContextual Explication of Idioms: Igbo Proverbs in African Dramaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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