An Analysis of Selected Proverbs in Sade Adeniran's 'Imagine This': A pragma-Contextual Approach
| dc.contributor.author | Suleiman, Murtadoh Imam | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kolawole, Saliu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-08-06T22:19:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-08-06T22:19:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Pragmatics deals with the study of meaning of an utterance within a context in a-bid to understand and interpret conversation among the interactants.It is the study of meaning as communicated by a speaker (or writer)and interpreted by a-listener (or reader) (Yule, 1996).In a bid to establish the fact that the essence of communication is understanding,this study aims at studying the pragmatics and context of proverbs in Sade Adeniran's Imagine This in order to identify the functional,artistic and cultural values of proverbs in Africa. Proverbs are important aspects of verbal discourse within the socio-cultural contexts in which knowledge,ideas and emotions are communicated (Offiong, 2010).To achieve these objectives, ten (10) philosophical proverbs were selected through purposive sampling technique.These proverbs were analyzed using Lawal's model of the aspect of pragmatics theory(eclectic approach)and Adegbija's submission on contexts which remain the candidates of meaning. The findings of the study revealed that contexts remain important tools of expressing meaning and intentions. Not only this, the study of proverbs involves eclectic approach which has been demonstrated through Lawal's pragmatic theory as well as Adegbija's analysis of contexts. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kolawole, S., & Suleiman, M. I. (2020). An Analysis of Selected Proverbs in Sade Adeniran's 'Imagine This': A pragma-Contextual Approach. Kalangu Journal of Language and Literary Studies, 1(1), 125-135. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2735-9255 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7578 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Kalangu Journal of Language and Literary Studies, Department of English and Modern Languages, Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Kalangu Journal of Language and Literary Studies; 1(1) | |
| dc.title | An Analysis of Selected Proverbs in Sade Adeniran's 'Imagine This': A pragma-Contextual Approach | |
| dc.type | Article |