Adindu, Mary Chinturu and Duru, Fidelia Amara (2020) INTERPRETING IGBO INNUENDO NAMES: A PRAGMATIC APPROACH. International Journal of Linguistics and Literature (IJLL), 9 (5). pp. 11-18. ISSN 2319–3956
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Abstract
The paper argued that Igbo innuendo names perform pragmatic acts and the name givers engage in illocutionary acts to communicate their intentions to the hearer. The paper acknowledged that the acts are intention –inference base. Igbo innuendo names are natural expressions or utterances that can flout maxims; but whenever maxims are breached in them it leads to implicature. And given the inferential ability of the hearer and the mutual knowledge or cooperation shared by the name giver and the hearer it is difficult for the Igbo innuendo names to flout maxim. The paper suggested that hearers should rely on the name giver’s illocutionary force, intention, and their inferential ability in interpreting the names. The theoretical framework adopted is Bach and Harnish(1979) mutual contextual belief which states that every speech exhibits an act known as speech act which is intention –inference based. Our data were collected introspectively.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education |
| Depositing User: | mrs chioma hannah |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Sep 2021 22:05 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Sep 2021 22:05 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/3097 |
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