When Tricycles Speak: Language Practices and Ideology in Tricycle Texts in Nigeria

IF 1.1 4区社会学 Q2 AREA STUDIES

Journal of Asian and African Studies Pub Date : 2023-09-20 DOI:10.1177/00219096231197779

Eyo O. Mensah, Benjamin O. Nyong, Eyamba O. Mensah, Queen O. Ayeni

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Abstract

This article investigates the sociocultural aspects of street-related linguistic practices on commercial tricycles in Uyo metropolis, south-eastern Nigeria. Marginal urban texts on tricycles reveal a process of identity construction and the quest for ideological distinctiveness of the grassroots in articulating their spatial street wisdom. The study offers contextual analyses of tricycle texts to unpack how they reflect riders’ social conditions, and problematise how riders relate their subjectivities to the audience in the mobile urban space. We conclude that tricycle texts bring to light creative aspects of a local subculture that lends a voice to a marginalised segment of the society.

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当三轮车说话:尼日利亚三轮车文本中的语言实践和意识形态

本文调查了尼日利亚东南部乌约市商业三轮车的街头相关语言实践的社会文化方面。三轮车上的边缘城市文本揭示了一个身份建构的过程，以及基层在表达其空间街道智慧时对意识形态独特性的追求。该研究对三轮车文本进行了语境分析，揭示了它们如何反映骑手的社会状况，并提出了骑手如何在移动城市空间中将他们的主体性与观众联系起来的问题。我们的结论是，三轮车文本揭示了当地亚文化的创造性方面，为社会边缘群体提供了声音。

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Journal of Asian and African Studies AREA STUDIES-

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