New language bearings in Africa: A fresh quest, Jan 1, 2004
... standard written varieties, long traditions of writing, large and varied corpora of written l... more ... standard written varieties, long traditions of writing, large and varied corpora of written literature among all other types of texts and ... Olaofe (1990) observes that while English is taught as either a specialist or service course or both in all Nigerian universities, only 35% of ...
1. Introduction From previous studies on traditional medicine in African societies, a lot of feat... more 1. Introduction From previous studies on traditional medicine in African societies, a lot of features have been found to characterize the practice (cf. Harley 1970, Maclean 1971, Idowu 1973, Dopamu 1977, Sofowora 1982). Some of these features need to be highlighted here in order to ...
Rotimi's play, Ovonramwen Nogbaisi. The paper observes that even though some major characters emp... more Rotimi's play, Ovonramwen Nogbaisi. The paper observes that even though some major characters employ various pragmatic tactics to achieve successful communication in the play, the tragic conclusion of the play derives mainly from a breakdown in communication between some other major characters. Using relevant extracts of dialogue from the text for illustration, and principles deriving from linguistic and literary pragmatics as analytical tools, the paper describes the features that enhance successful diplomatic communication in the play and also identifies those features that lead to breakdown in communication. Finally, the paper makes out a case for the pedagogical relevance of pragmatics to the understanding of the complexities of social interaction and literary interpretation. #
This study describes discourse tact in diagnoses in doctor-patient interactions in English in sel... more This study describes discourse tact in diagnoses in doctor-patient interactions in English in selected hospitals in South-western Nigeria. Using recorded conversations between doctors and patients in those hospitals as data, the mutual contextual beliefs of participants, speech act patterns, including linguistic patterns, and other pragmatic features are analyzed from the perspective of the pragmatics of discourse.
Text-Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of …, Jan 1, 1995
... Woman: Amen. Bye-bye!' d. Okunrin: (Säre wole pelu omo lowo) Baba, e gba mil Babalaw... more ... Woman: Amen. Bye-bye!' d. Okunrin: (Säre wole pelu omo lowo) Baba, e gba mil Babalawo: (Sare dide nile) ki lo de? Okunrin: E gba ml oool E gba ml oool (Babalawo: gba omo lowo okünrin, o yee wo) 'Man: (Runs in carrying child in his arms) Father, help me! ...
New language bearings in Africa: A fresh quest, Jan 1, 2004
... standard written varieties, long traditions of writing, large and varied corpora of written l... more ... standard written varieties, long traditions of writing, large and varied corpora of written literature among all other types of texts and ... Olaofe (1990) observes that while English is taught as either a specialist or service course or both in all Nigerian universities, only 35% of ...
1. Introduction From previous studies on traditional medicine in African societies, a lot of feat... more 1. Introduction From previous studies on traditional medicine in African societies, a lot of features have been found to characterize the practice (cf. Harley 1970, Maclean 1971, Idowu 1973, Dopamu 1977, Sofowora 1982). Some of these features need to be highlighted here in order to ...
Rotimi's play, Ovonramwen Nogbaisi. The paper observes that even though some major characters emp... more Rotimi's play, Ovonramwen Nogbaisi. The paper observes that even though some major characters employ various pragmatic tactics to achieve successful communication in the play, the tragic conclusion of the play derives mainly from a breakdown in communication between some other major characters. Using relevant extracts of dialogue from the text for illustration, and principles deriving from linguistic and literary pragmatics as analytical tools, the paper describes the features that enhance successful diplomatic communication in the play and also identifies those features that lead to breakdown in communication. Finally, the paper makes out a case for the pedagogical relevance of pragmatics to the understanding of the complexities of social interaction and literary interpretation. #
This study describes discourse tact in diagnoses in doctor-patient interactions in English in sel... more This study describes discourse tact in diagnoses in doctor-patient interactions in English in selected hospitals in South-western Nigeria. Using recorded conversations between doctors and patients in those hospitals as data, the mutual contextual beliefs of participants, speech act patterns, including linguistic patterns, and other pragmatic features are analyzed from the perspective of the pragmatics of discourse.
Text-Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of …, Jan 1, 1995
... Woman: Amen. Bye-bye!' d. Okunrin: (Säre wole pelu omo lowo) Baba, e gba mil Babalaw... more ... Woman: Amen. Bye-bye!' d. Okunrin: (Säre wole pelu omo lowo) Baba, e gba mil Babalawo: (Sare dide nile) ki lo de? Okunrin: E gba ml oool E gba ml oool (Babalawo: gba omo lowo okünrin, o yee wo) 'Man: (Runs in carrying child in his arms) Father, help me! ...
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