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Keywords = Context
Number of Articles: 4
The Battery Dies Quicker Than a Black Guy: A Thematic Analysis of Political Jokes in the American and Iranian Contexts
Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2021, , Pages 1-15
Abstract
As a central component of political discourse and a prolific resource for argument, political humor targets leaders, politicians, or representatives as well as political institutions, groups, actions, and parties. Each of these groups is liable to be a political humor theme. Although previous literature ... Read MoreLanguage as a Didactic Tool and Vehicle of Cultural Preservation: A Pragma-sociolinguistic Study of Selected Igbo Proverbs
Volume 8, Issue 2 , September 2020, , Pages 121-136
Abstract
Language plays major functions in society. The way of life of a people is handed down from generation to generation through language. The Igbo people are known for their rich oral tradition and cultural heritage especially in the use of proverbs. Some studies on Igbo proverbs have focused on the semantic ... Read MorePoliteness Principle and Ilorin Greetings in Nigeria: A Sociolinguistic Study
Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2017, , Pages 58-67
Abstract
This essay examines greetings as one of the elements of politeness in a Nigerian community and how it influences the cultural characteristics of the people. To analyze, this essay makes use of speech act theory and politeness principle and also considers the pragmatic context in analyzing different types ... Read MoreMixing English in Persian Print Advertising Discourse
Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2013, , Pages 82-103