A Socio-Semantic Study of Selected Nicknames Used by Yoruba Brides for In-Laws

Adebileje, Adebola

doi:10.7575/ijalel.v.1n.7p.180

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“…Sex during pregnancy, as one of the topics in health talk sections, attracts the interest of the participants because of the word choices involved in its discussion. Sex-related conversations are usually taboo subjects, especially in mentioning certain parts of the body in Nigerian society (Adebileje, 2012). This necessitates the use of euphemism or metaphorization even in antenatal discourse, which constitutes shared knowledge in word choices, referents and references (Odebunmi, 2006) between caregivers and pregnant women.…”

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‘Pregnancy no bi disease’: Contextual beliefs in antenatal classes in selected Nigerian hospitals

Olajimbiti

2023

Discourse Studies

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This paper examines how language is used to show shared beliefs between caregivers and pregnant women in antenatal classes in the Nigerian context, which hitherto suffers neglect. The data consist of tape recordings and observational notes taken during antenatal classes in selected hospitals in Lokoja, Nigeria. The study adopted a top-down analytic approach using Odebunmi’s model of contextual beliefs, supported by van Dijk’s epistemic context model, and Fetzer and Fischer’s lexical markers model. The analysis shows three categories of shared knowledge: a. state of pregnancy and postnatal care b. sexual relationships and spice lexemes c. traditional child care and superstitions. Shared knowledge of the state of pregnancy and postnatal care manifests in pregnancy misconceptions, nutrition during pregnancy and postnatal care orientations highlighted by lexical markers such as recoverable knowledge connector and joint attention builder. Shared knowledge of sexual relations and spice lexemes reflect sexual communication and native spices using metaphorization and proximal deictic lexical markers. Grandmothers’ involvement and insistence on using traditional methods and superstitions frame shared knowledge of traditional child care and superstitions through belief affirmative and self-reformulation markers. Analysis of the shared beliefs shows how caregivers represent pregnant women’s mental knowledge in interactions as well as how pregnant women interject beliefs for clarification and validity. This way, both participants demonstrate how contextual beliefs facilitate communicative processes and meaningful understanding in their interactions.

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‘Pregnancy no bi disease’: Contextual beliefs in antenatal classes in selected Nigerian hospitals

Olajimbiti

2023

Discourse Studies

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“…Nicknames are informal, sometimes humorous, and based on a person's real name or on an obvious characteristic or habit of that recipient. They are regarded as desirable, denoting acceptance, and are used to express affection, a form of compliment, or amusement (Adebileje, 2012;Jamalvandi & Jamalvandi, 2016). Conversely, a nickname may cause resentment when used offensively as a form of ridicule to express defamation of character.…”

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“…The Internet is unmatched in the extent to which individuals assign themselves nicknames to conceal their identity, especially in chat groups, games, networks, and forums (Crystal, 2011). According to Adebileje (2012), nicknames are typically given to people rather than chosen by them, whereas Crystal believes that "the choice of a nick is a ritual act, demanded by the culture to which the individual aspires to belong, and, as with all naming practices, a matter of great complexity and sensitivity" (2004, p. 159). Examining the use of nicknames in different cultures, their evaluation, whether positive or negative, and their translation from one language to another have attracted the attention of researchers.…”

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The Linguistic Implications of Facebook Nicknames for Jordanian Males and Females

Al-Saidat,

Tawalbeh,

Malkawi

et al. 2023

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Facebook allows users to easily share their thoughts and feelings with other users. This study attempts to investigate the linguistic behavior of Jordanian Facebookers' choice of nicknames in Arabic. In so doing, it gives a window onto the norms and values of the Jordanian culture in a way that interaction in most other kinds of situations does not. The data consist of 234 nicknames (71 males and 163 females), which were collected from 11 large Facebook groups. Also, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 participants to obtain their views on their use of nicknames. The results showed that the preferred category of nicknames for males is “animals reference” (23.4%), whereas “celestial bodies reference” is the least frequent type used. Females preferred using nicknames under “superiority reference” (17.3%), whereas “job reference” and “famous characters’ reference” are the least frequent types used. Overall, this study lends evidence to the view that gender influences linguistic choices, including nicknames. Significantly, the analysis also shows that both males and females tend to use terms that have a “pessimistic reference” more than those that carry an “optimistic reference”. Besides, the analysis shows that “flora reference” is a category that was often used in female nicknames. Essentially, it enriches knowledge about the Jordanian culture as it provides information about the general mentality, ways of thinking, and emotional and evaluative attitudes towards the genuineness of the people. Such knowledge can be of great benefit to learners of Jordanian Arabic as a foreign language.

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Keeping the Community Together in One Unit: A Study of Irony as Communicative Tool in Selected Sisaala Personal Names

Sanka

Issaka

Kofigah

2022

JLC

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This paper discusses the relevance of irony as a conduit for social commentary in selected traditional personal names in Sissalaland in Ghana. The research is motivated by the fact that names, apart from their communicative functions, are also intricate layers of verbal aesthetics all over the world. This article investigates, using the theory of ethnopoetics, the concepts of irony and culture, the ability of selected traditional personal names to comment effectively on attitudes, utterances or certain postures among the Sissalas in Ghana due to the irony embedded in them. By collecting a number of names purposively from Sissala land, and by using methods such as structured interviews, observation, and participating in five naming ceremonies, the researchers are able to subject selected ironic names to a critical analysis. The findings reveal that due to the verbal art embedded in these names, they constitute a unique platform for contributing sound advice, warnings, observations, and social commentary which are all conduits of communication that keep the community functioning as a unit. The names are able to function in this way due to the role and aesthetic quality of irony.

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A Socio-Semantic Study of Selected Nicknames Used by Yoruba Brides for In-Laws

Cited by 3 publications

References 2 publications

‘Pregnancy no bi disease’: Contextual beliefs in antenatal classes in selected Nigerian hospitals

‘Pregnancy no bi disease’: Contextual beliefs in antenatal classes in selected Nigerian hospitals

The Linguistic Implications of Facebook Nicknames for Jordanian Males and Females

Keeping the Community Together in One Unit: A Study of Irony as Communicative Tool in Selected Sisaala Personal Names

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