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The aesthetic analysis of idiomatic expressions in Amaụzari Igbo: A socio-cultural approach Amaụzari伊博语惯用语的美学分析:社会文化视角

Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies Pub Date : 2023-03-16 DOI: 10.57040/jllls.v3i1.384

Blessing Ugochi Uwasomba

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Picaresque narrative techniques and popular literature in African prose fiction 非洲散文小说中的流浪汉式叙事技巧与通俗文学

Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies Pub Date : 2022-12-31 DOI: 10.57040/jllls.v2i4.341

Philip Etyang, Justus Siboe Makokha, Oluoch Obura

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Anaphors in Ikwuano Igbo: Binding Theory Approach

Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies Pub Date : 2022-12-31 DOI: 10.57040/jllls.v2i4.339

Blessing Ugochi Uwasomba

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The honorific styles of the etnolinguistic communities: An ethnography 民族语言社区的敬语风格:一个民族志

Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.57040/jllls.v2i4.338

Lisa Labial Serafica

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Making it clearer: Elaboration strategies in Gĩkũyũ, a Bantu language 使其更清晰:在班图语Gĩkũyũ中的细化策略

Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies Pub Date : 2022-12-14 DOI: 10.57040/jllls.v2i4.327

Peter Maina Wakarindi, P. Mwangi, Martin C. Njoroge

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A case study research on Justin Herald’s language development 贾斯汀·哈罗德语言发展的个案研究

Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-24 DOI: 10.57040/jllls.v2i3.283

G. Genelza

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Contribution of teachers of translation in promoting the public recognition of the translation profession in Burundi 翻译教师在促进布隆迪公众对翻译职业的认可方面的贡献

Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-12 DOI: 10.57040/jllls.v2i3.284

Irankeje Fiacre

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Issues of ideal national identities in Tanure Ojaide’s The Questioner: A psychoanalytic approach 在Tanure Ojaide的《提问者》中理想的民族认同问题:精神分析的方法

Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-12 DOI: 10.57040/jllls.v2i3.304

Linda Jummai Mustafa, Daniel Ibrahim

{"title":"Issues of ideal national identities in Tanure Ojaide’s The Questioner: A psychoanalytic approach","authors":"Linda Jummai Mustafa, Daniel Ibrahim","doi":"10.57040/jllls.v2i3.304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.57040/jllls.v2i3.304","url":null,"abstract":"Environmental degradation has been a major topic of concern all over the world, especially because lands exploited for mining mineral resources such as crude oil become contaminated to such an extent that the natural ecosystems of many communities in the world are destroyed. Nigeria is not exempted from this problem and in particular, the Niger-Delta area has for decades suffered great deterioration due to the exploration and exploitation of oil. This situation may have instigated Tanure Ojaide to write poems that bring to the fore the psychological disposition of a people plagued with environmental degradation in the Niger-Delta area of Nigeria to call the world’s attention to the deterioration of life in the Niger-Delta. It is against this backdrop that this study understudies The Questioner, a collection of poems in order to further encapsulate the gory picture of environmental depreciation, neglect, corruption and unconcern for the people of the Niger-Delta. With the application of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytical discourse, this study identifies the formation or adoption of questionable identities by individuals who are bedeviled with problems associated with environmental degradation. Hence, by the end of this research, it is observed that the personae in the poems studied, were embroiled in psychological conflicts that caused the fragmentation of their identities as a result of the devastating effects of environmental degradation.","PeriodicalId":108341,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128406669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Translation services in Tunde Kelani’s film medium of ‘Thunderbolt-Mágùn’ production as evince of cultural credences 翻译服务在Tunde Kelani的电影媒介“Thunderbolt-Mágùn”的生产作为文化凭证的证据

Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-23 DOI: 10.57040/jllls.v2i3.282

Victor 'Tunji Taiwo

{"title":"Translation services in Tunde Kelani’s film medium of ‘Thunderbolt-Mágùn’ production as evince of cultural credences","authors":"Victor 'Tunji Taiwo","doi":"10.57040/jllls.v2i3.282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.57040/jllls.v2i3.282","url":null,"abstract":"Translation refers to the process of rendering of words or text from one language to another as a means of communication that gives meaning to a linguistics discourse from source to target languages for comprehension. Film as a mode of communication is used by individuals to express their thoughts based on representations by creating the illusions through moving images. Hence, in projecting the culture of the people, translation becomes inevitable channel of communication for comprehension of cultural ideas from source to target languages. The paper aims to examine the culture of translation services in films in consonance with the considerable modes of translations: subtitling, simultaneous, documentary and source to target language translations. The study employed qualitative research that uses content analysis design with the use of textual, verbal content analysis in film. A video-film of Tunde Kelani with Yoruba cultural elements has been purposively selected for translation discourse and meanings: Thunderbolt-Mágùn. The study is hinged on Error Analysis theory as appropriately employed for cultural translation discourses. Findings revealed that wrongly used words in describing situations in the process of translation by subtitling, simultaneous type of translations are crucial aspect of filmic interactions. Also, the Yoruba cultural beliefs and traditions are significantly reflected in songs, and also serve as means of expressing the people’s emotions and opinions. These form important aspects of the filmic interactions through which the audience comprehend the messages.","PeriodicalId":108341,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies","volume":"119 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116611209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A comparative semantic analysis of personal names in Igbo and Tiv 伊博语和提夫语人名的语义比较分析

Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies Pub Date : 2022-08-11 DOI: 10.57040/jllls.v2i3.271

Philomena Ijeoma Olumba, Stephanie Terna, Torkuma Tyonande Damkor

{"title":"A comparative semantic analysis of personal names in Igbo and Tiv","authors":"Philomena Ijeoma Olumba, Stephanie Terna, Torkuma Tyonande Damkor","doi":"10.57040/jllls.v2i3.271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.57040/jllls.v2i3.271","url":null,"abstract":"The study entitled ’A comparative semantic analysis of personal names in Igbo and Tiv’ is relevant because the available literature at the disposal of the researchers do not treat the semantics of Igbo and Tiv personal names from the comparative perspective. Hence, the present study is designed to examine the personal names in Igbo and Tiv with the aim of discovering the similarities and differences between Igbo and Tiv personal naming systems. The study is predicated on LoCatsro (2012) notion of Anthropological Pragmatics. LoCatsro notion holds that the interpretation of semantic elements and properties are based on cultural peculiarities that can only be understood using the link between culture and contextual meaning of words. The conceptual framework supports the present study because it accounts for the existing personal names in Igbo and Tiv. The personal names in Igbo and Tiv, which are means of group and individual identities, usually reflect the experiences, wishes, religious beliefs, expectations, opinions, advice and caution among the peoples. The findings of the study show that the naming systems for the Igbo and Tiv personal names share some similarities based on the belief in God Almighty, philosophy about life, importance of children, circumstances surrounding the birth of a baby or the parents at the time of the childbirth. On the contrary, the naming systems of Igbo and Tiv differ due to certain beliefs that are peculiar to the Igbo and the Tiv peoples respectively.","PeriodicalId":108341,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128623732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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