A Speech Act Analysis of Abiku Names among the Yoruba Nigerians
| dc.contributor.author | Odebode, Idowu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-29T11:59:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-29T11:59:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2514 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Language in India www.languageinindia.com | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol. 12:5;129-142 | |
| dc.subject | Abiku | en_US |
| dc.subject | Semogenic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Yoruba | en_US |
| dc.subject | Soyinka | en_US |
| dc.subject | Still-birth | en_US |
| dc.title | A Speech Act Analysis of Abiku Names among the Yoruba Nigerians | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |