View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by European Scientific Journal (European Scientific Institute) European Scientific Journal December edition vol.8, No.29 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431 YORUBA INTERROGATIVE PROVERBS Temitope Olumuyiwa, PhD Department of ...
International Journal of African Society, Cultures and Traditions Vol.5, No.2, pp.21-30, September 2017 ___Published by European Centre for Research Training and Development UK (www.eajournals.org) PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN YORUBA PROVERBS Adegboyega Oyekunle Oluyemisi (PhD) Department of Philosophy, Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago- Iwoye, Ogun State ABSTRACT: This ...
ILORIN JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES (IJOH) VOL. 9, NO. 14., 2016 THE ANALYSIS OF SOME SELECTED YORUBA PROVERBS TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY Amasa Biola Sidikat and AbdulRauph Mashood Kayode Abstract This paper examined the content and form of some selected Yoruba proverbs translated into English. The English translation and the selected ...
African Study Monographs, 30(2): 55-69, June 2009 55 RHETORIC IN CONFLICT-RELATED YORUBA PROVERBS: GUIDE TO CONSTRUCTIVE CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN AFRICA Adeyemi ADEGOJU Department of English, Obafemi Awolowo University ABSTRACT Africa has been a continent enmeshed in violent conflicts. This paper explores the possible place of Yoruba proverbs in the resolution ...
PARODY IN IGBO PROVERBS By A. N. E. Chima Department of Nigerian Languages, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri. Abstract A lot of work has been carried out by many Igbo scholars in the past on Igbo proverbs. The works characterized between definition of the concept and collection and ...
GASPING FOR BREATH: INDIGENOUS EPISTEMOLOGY AND THE POLITICS OF KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION IN YORUBA PROVERBS Oluwole Coker Dept. of English, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife, Nigeria wole4u@gmail.com,ocoker@oauife.edu.ng mong the Yoruba, a linguistic-cum-cultural group found in the This paper draws from a Western part of nigeria, knowledge production ...
Language, culture and the conceptualization of character in selected Yoruba proverbs Abstract This paper investigates the cultural import of proverbs in contemporary Yoruba society in Nigeria. Proverbs are short, witty, popular expressions that contain morals, truth, socio-cultural precepts and heritage of a particular group of people. They often address the ...
International Journal of Language and Linguistics Vol. 7, No. 3, September 2020 doi:10.30845/ijll.v7n3p6 Yoruba Proverbs as Expression of Socio- Cultural Identity in the South-Western, Nigeria OLANREWAJU, Felicia Titilayo Ph. D Gani Belo Library Federal College of Education, Abeokuta Ogun State Nigeria Abstract The paper highlights the use of ...
European Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-216X / 1450-202X Vol. 153 No 3 July, 2019, pp. 259-268 http://www. europeanjournalofscientificresearch.com Language and Knowledge Construction: A Pragmatic Study of Select Yoruba Proverbs in Nigeria Idowu, Olubunmi Department of Languages and Literary Studies Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria E-mail: idowuo@babcock ...
Funmi O. Olubode-Sawe Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria Interpreting Yoruba proverbs: Some hearer strategies 1 Introduction In Yoruba society effective speech and social success depend on a good command of proverbs. These treasured sayings convey the demonstrated wisdom of the ages and therefore serve as a reliable authority in ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 21, Issue 8, Ver.6 (Aug. 2016) PP 22-32 e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. www.iosrjournals.org Iconography of Yoruba Indigenous Proverbs for Sustainable art Practices Makinde David Olajide Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Abstract:- The paper ...