Papers by Florence O . Idowu
Lasu, 2018
This research employed Bash and Harnish’s intention and inference approach. Five data were record... more This research employed Bash and Harnish’s intention and inference approach. Five data were recorded from Ojo Iyana Iba Market and analyzed. The data were exposed to analysis and the finding stated that, expressives, directive, declarations, assertions and commissives are mostly used in transactional speech act. A conclusion was reach and Transactional speech acts classified into six categories. It also discovered that politeness cannot be removed from transactional discourse; the interlocutors involved always tried to save their faces instead of threatening each other faces.
KEYWORD: Speech Act, Transactional Speech Act, Politeness Theory, Indirect Speech Act, Market Discourse, Mutual Contextual Belief, Interlocutors.
Lexical semantic features are one of the levels of language that determines standardization of a ... more Lexical semantic features are one of the levels of language that determines standardization of a language. However, Nigerian English has been characterized as a compendium of errors, however, Nigerian English being a non-native English has been domesticated to characterize certain cultural and social factors of Nigeria. This paper therefore explores and examines certain lexical and semantic features that NE exhibits and also reviews other scholars' views and opinions. It thus concluded that the lexico-semantic features of NE may comprise certain errors but it also reflects nativisation and domestication of the variety of English in Nigeria.
Redeemers, 2018
Politeness is very crucial to any society; it is an important social/interpersonal phenomenon whi... more Politeness is very crucial to any society; it is an important social/interpersonal phenomenon which helps to maintain societal equilibrium and friendly relations. Studies on Politeness and impoliteness are common especially from the sociolinguistics and legal studies __ institutional settings (e.g. politeness in courtroom discourse) but the emergence of technology-based devices and micro blogging platforms has contracted the boundary of interpersonal interactions and affected interlocutors' engagement in polite interaction across cultures, which is mostly evident in the use of microblogs. These rapid changes did not leave out any group of professionalism, even lawyers, as they engage in their everyday conversation. Nevertheless, there are only few studies on Gender Variations and (Im)politeness in legal contexts. Therefore, this paper predominantly focused on Politeness (and impoliteness) and Gender differences in Lawyers' online informal use of language. Random data were drawn from Lawyer-based messaging, comment threads and comment sections of Telegram, Twitter and Facebook communities respectively. Findings revealed that male lawyers' use of politeness markers and positive politeness strategies was roughly equal to that of the female lawyers. Contrarily, several researches had suggested that women are more likely to use politeness strategies than men in their speech. It also revealed that many female lawyers use more of impolite strategies unlike the men. Thus, this paper adds to the developing research area of lawyers' use of language in microblog platforms.
This paper is aimed at stylistic study of legal language. Analysis is done by identifying stylist... more This paper is aimed at stylistic study of legal language. Analysis is done by identifying stylistic devices, their impact on text and communicative function, these markers carry. Rudimentary introduction of stylistics and legal register is given in the very beginning and then legal language
Conference Presentations by Florence O . Idowu
bowen University, 2019
Organizations or associations’ acceptance speeches are quite synonymous to presidential inaugural... more Organizations or associations’ acceptance speeches are quite synonymous to presidential inaugural speeches; they express the agenda of an elected candidate’s declaration of their electioneering campaigned plans and goals made while canvassing and soliciting for votes. These agenda are restated for emphasis and documentation of the candidate’s official inauguration or swearing - in .Though speeches of presidents and head of states are mostly subjected to linguistic and non-linguistic analysis, other forms of political campaigns such as that of prominent organizations or associations’ heads or presidents have attracted little documentation of illustrative linguistic or non-linguistic analysis. This paper, therefore, focused on the acceptance speech delivered by the 29th Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)’s president, Paul Usoro, SAN FCIArb, on the 4th of September, 2018. It aimed at examining the use of words conveyed by the NBA president for the purpose of identifying the goals of the pragmatic acts involved in the delivered speech. Jacob Mey’s (2001) Pragmatic acts theory was employed for a descriptive analysis, and statistical details for quantitative analysis.
Hence, this paper attempts to add to the understanding of rhetoric and the political agenda in law organizations or associations.
Keywords: acceptance speech, language of politics, Paul Usoro, NBA, law, pragmatic acts.
This paper is set to explore the strange use of the English language used among Netizens that cut... more This paper is set to explore the strange use of the English language used among Netizens that cuts them away from normal conventional human communication. The initiation into this community automatically changes their spoken and written language to a pure lingo language. This language has been subjected to abbreviation compounding, conversion, blending, word coinages, transformation affixation and compression to convey their worldview, succinctly put. In addition to this, it is mostly carried out on social platforms, where large parts of their daily activities are carried out and spent. Netizen is referred to a citizen of the internet, somebody who spends quality time on the internet. Interesting, this word has undergone the process of lending, blending of internet and citizen other similar words are 'netters', netheads' and 'netties'. Members of this group involved are the teenagers, between the ages of 13 and 19 years and as many as fall into the age bracket of the 'young people'. This young people community or network operate under a highly coded language as a means of communication and identification.
Organizations or associations' acceptance speeches are quite synonymous to presidential inaugural... more Organizations or associations' acceptance speeches are quite synonymous to presidential inaugural speeches; they express the agenda of an elected candidate's declaration of their electioneering campaigned plans and goals made while canvassing and soliciting for votes. These agenda are restated for emphasis and documentation on the candidate's official inauguration or swearing-in of the candidate. Though, speeches of presidents and head of states are mostly subjected to linguistic and non-linguistic analysis, other forms of political campaigns such as that of prominent organizations or associations' heads or presidents have enjoyed little documentation of illustrative linguistic or non-linguistic analysis. This paper, therefore, focused on the acceptance speech delivered by the 29 th Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)'s president, Paul Usoro, SAN FCIArb, on the 4 th of September, 2018. It aimed at examining the use of words conveyed by the NBA president for the purpose of identifying the goals of the pragmatic acts involved in the delivered speech. Jacob Mey's (2001) pragmatic acts theory was employed for a descriptive analysis, and statistical details for quantitative analysis. Hence, this paper adds to the understanding of rhetoric and the political agenda in law organizations or associations
Talks by Florence O . Idowu
This research paper comprised of two parts: part A, constituting the theoretical aspects of the s... more This research paper comprised of two parts: part A, constituting the theoretical aspects of the speech act theory and part B, the practical analysis of transactional speech act. The theoretical aspect of this research examined Austin's approach to speech act, Searle's approach to speech act, and his postulation of the indirect speech act, and Bash and Harnish's intention and inference approach to the speech act theory. This research paper also examined their notable features, expatiating pragmatics not only from the meaning perspective but also from the principles of language in use. It also brought a balance between sentence-meaning and speaker meaning from the angle of syntax and semantics while it analysed the relationship between indirect speech act and politeness as a daily transactional tool.
Phonological process analysis is becoming a popular technique for the evaluation of certain indiv... more Phonological process analysis is becoming a popular technique for the evaluation of certain individuals’ spontaneous speech. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the influence of mother tongue interference in Ogun State Deputy Governor’s 2017 spontaneous speech. Results clearly indicate that some of her articulated words are subject of certain phonological processes and rules were generated to account for those processes.
Keywords: Phonology processes, Speech, Phonology, Deputy Governor, Interference
Drafts by Florence O . Idowu
This paper is set to investigate the strange use of language in the Nigerian Christian Corpers Fe... more This paper is set to investigate the strange use of language in the Nigerian Christian Corpers Fellowship 1.
Book Reviews by Florence O . Idowu
The notion of standard or non-standard of a language variety is not a new challenge for linguists... more The notion of standard or non-standard of a language variety is not a new challenge for linguists across the globe. However, linguists have posited several criteria in identifying a standard and probably categorizing the language variety's sub-standards. The Nigerian English is no different as scholars across nations have questioned the notion of standard in the Nigeria context. Amongst several scholars, Victor Awonusi has reviewed several scholars' view and attempted to identify a standard for the Nigerian English in his paper: the identification of Standards within institutionalized non-native Englishes: the Nigerian English Experience. He also observed the differences, analyzed their views while contextualizing the notion of standards in Nigeria. He finally agreed that the notion of standard in the Nigeria context is socially, geographically and educationally motivated. Awonusi did not stop at this, he continued by presenting a pyramidal notion of the Nigerian Englishes in which speakers can move in a unidirectional method while displaying their competence and at the same time achieving intended performance skills in this continuum. It is then concluded that the notion of standard in a non-native context cannot be placed side by side with the British Standard English, most especially the British Received Pronunciation. Keywords: The notion of standard, Nigerian English, Nigerian Standard English, British Standard English, Standard English
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Papers by Florence O . Idowu
KEYWORD: Speech Act, Transactional Speech Act, Politeness Theory, Indirect Speech Act, Market Discourse, Mutual Contextual Belief, Interlocutors.
Conference Presentations by Florence O . Idowu
Hence, this paper attempts to add to the understanding of rhetoric and the political agenda in law organizations or associations.
Keywords: acceptance speech, language of politics, Paul Usoro, NBA, law, pragmatic acts.
Talks by Florence O . Idowu
Keywords: Phonology processes, Speech, Phonology, Deputy Governor, Interference
Drafts by Florence O . Idowu
Book Reviews by Florence O . Idowu
KEYWORD: Speech Act, Transactional Speech Act, Politeness Theory, Indirect Speech Act, Market Discourse, Mutual Contextual Belief, Interlocutors.
Hence, this paper attempts to add to the understanding of rhetoric and the political agenda in law organizations or associations.
Keywords: acceptance speech, language of politics, Paul Usoro, NBA, law, pragmatic acts.
Keywords: Phonology processes, Speech, Phonology, Deputy Governor, Interference