AFRICAN AND NON AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE: A COMPARAIIVE LINGUISTIC STUDY OF MARVELL’S TO HIS COY MISTRESS AND SOYINKA’S TO THE PIPER DAUGHTERS

UDABA, R. O. (2017) AFRICAN AND NON AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE: A COMPARAIIVE LINGUISTIC STUDY OF MARVELL’S TO HIS COY MISTRESS AND SOYINKA’S TO THE PIPER DAUGHTERS. In: General Studies in 21st Century African Development. GRAND-HERITAGE, GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS., pp. 278-285. ISBN 978-978-52399-5-9

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Abstract

This paper makes a comparative linguistic study of the philosophy a/love in African and European contexts using Andrew Marvell’s ‘To His Coy Mistress’ and V/ole Soyinka’s ‘The Piper Daughters’ The study explores through their language use, their cultural nuances which are evident in their various approaches to their themes, The Chomskyan Generative Theoiy ofgrammar was applied to study the various levels of linguistic analysis, namely graplology, phonology, morplology, syntax and lexico-semantics. It was found out that the Europeans are direct, sincere and persuasive in their approach to love, while the Africans are chauvinistic. Their interests and emotions about love for the opposite sex are couched in impersonal statements.

Item Type: Book Section
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited: 25 Sep 2019 17:23
Last Modified: 10 Oct 2019 10:38
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/2130

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