The pragmatics of proverbs in Ola Rotimi’s Kurunmi
Joint Authors
Jegede, Olusegun Oladele
Osoba, Eniola Omotayo
Source
Bulletin of Advanced English Studies
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.92-100, 9 p.
Publisher
Refaad Center for Studies and Research
Publication Date
2019-12-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study examined the pragmatics of proverbs in Ola Rotimi's Kurunmi.
the study focused particularly on the interpretation of the proverbs used in the text, based on the contexts in which they were used.
the study used content analysis as its design, which gave room for a critical analysis of the proverbs in the text.
thirty proverbs were extracted from the text and interpreted based on their contextual use.
the findings revealed that the contextual use of proverbs in the text served different role such as warning, commending, insulting, encouraging, abusing, advising, correcting a wrong doing and asserting.
the study concluded that proverbs can be best understood when interpreted according to the contexts of their use.
thus, the context of culture and situation help to inform the true meaning of Yoruba proverbs when used in interactions and the knowledge of pragmatics can help linguists, especially pramaticians, to understand and interpret proverbs from any culture.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jegede, Olusegun Oladele& Osoba, Eniola Omotayo. 2019. The pragmatics of proverbs in Ola Rotimi’s Kurunmi. Bulletin of Advanced English Studies،Vol. 3, no. 2, pp.92-100.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-963291
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jegede, Olusegun Oladele& Osoba, Eniola Omotayo. The pragmatics of proverbs in Ola Rotimi’s Kurunmi. Bulletin of Advanced English Studies Vol. 3, no. 2 (Dec. 2019), pp.92-100.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-963291
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jegede, Olusegun Oladele& Osoba, Eniola Omotayo. The pragmatics of proverbs in Ola Rotimi’s Kurunmi. Bulletin of Advanced English Studies. 2019. Vol. 3, no. 2, pp.92-100.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-963291
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 99-100
Record ID
BIM-963291