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- ItemBetween text and texture: An exploration of the sociostylistic imports in selected songs of Ololade Asake(2024) Olaleru, O.; Olugbodi, M.T.It is no doubt that aside the peculiarity of melody and sound instruments in music, the formal and linguistic aesthetics of music are also associated to its markedness as a genre of spoken discourse. Apart from this, the artistic deployment of both text and texture in lyrical components creates a musical brand. The aim of this study is to examine the socio-stylistic imports in selected songs of Ololade Asake so as to evaluate how the artistes’ linguistic identity has contributed to his entertainment brand. To achieve the aim of the study, five purposively selected songs of Olalade Asake were analysed using a blend of theoretical and conceptual approaches of Tajfel and Turner (1986); Social Identity Theory and Critical Stylistics of Jeffries (2010). From the data analysis, it has been found that Asake employs clear narrative structure, figurative languages and repetitive phrases, which enhance musicality as well as the poetic quality in the songs, create vivid and evocative images in the listeners’ minds, emphasise the artiste’s themes, and enable the creation of coherent and engaging lyrics. Asake also pragmatically illustrates thematic issues of social concern so as to create a positive and uplifting atmosphere for listeners. In conclusion, while the artistic aesthetics of Asake’s songs conform to entertainment, a closer look at the underlying lyrical texts and textures situates Asake’s music within the purview of social advocacy.
- ItemA Critical Stylistic Study of Selected Tweets on COVID-19 Pandemic(Department of English, University of Ilorin., 2024-02-20) Oyedele, V.; Olugbodi, M.T.
- ItemBetween text and texture: An exploration of the sociostylistic imports in selected songs of Ololade Asake(2024) Olugbodi, M.T. &; Olaleru, O.It is no doubt that aside the peculiarity of melody and sound instruments in music, the formal and linguistic aesthetics of music are also associated to its markedness as a genre of spoken discourse. Apart from this, the artistic deployment of both text and texture in lyrical components creates a musical brand. The aim of this study is to examine the socio-stylistic imports in selected songs of Ololade Asake so as to evaluate how the artistes’ linguistic identity has contributed to his entertainment brand. To achieve the aim of the study, five purposively selected songs of Olalade Asake were analysed using a blend of theoretical and conceptual approaches of Tajfel and Turner (1986); Social Identity Theory and Critical Stylistics of Jeffries (2010). From the data analysis, it has been found that Asake employs clear narrative structure, figurative languages and repetitive phrases, which enhance musicality as well as the poetic quality in the songs, create vivid and evocative images in the listeners’ minds, emphasise the artiste’s themes, and enable the creation of coherent and engaging lyrics. Asake also pragmatically illustrates thematic issues of social concern so as to create a positive and uplifting atmosphere for listeners. In conclusion, while the artistic aesthetics of Asake’s songs conform to entertainment, a closer look at the underlying lyrical texts and textures situates Asake’s music within the purview of social advocacy.
- ItemAn interlanguage phonological approach to the analysis of selected Ghanaian newscasters' renditions(African- British Journals, 2022-02-10) Adwoa, V.D.; Gobir, M.T.In recent years, specially marked varieties of the English language have been the thrust of many researches, and the Ghanaian English is one of them. This study examined selected Ghanaian newscasters’ renditions using the tenets of Selinker’s Interlanguage Phonology Theory: simplification, overgeneralisation of the L2 and transfer. The study also incorporated the use of Praat application for the analysis of the data. Apart from this, the interview method was used to collect the data for the study. The data collected consist of interviews recorded across twelve radio stations in Cape-Coast, Ghana. The data analysis revealed that some phonemes of the British English (BrE) are unavailable in the Ghanaian English; hence, the newscasters introduce or transfer some of the phonemic features that are characteristics of the individual's variety into the British English (BrE), especially those with similar phonemic properties. Also, phonological simplification processes were introduced by the respondents to enable them to produce words easily and as a result, the words and syllables end up reduced, restructured or re-syllabified. In conclusion, the findings from the study have reflected that there are modifications by the studied speakers and these modifications are what make the English language spoken by the newscasters distinct from what is obtainable on the job, due to the exigencies of the second language situation and specific cognitive oriented problems.
- ItemOrality, Textuality, Society: New Perspectives on Nigerian Literature and Culture(Sevhage, 2023) Olanike, O.