Igbo endearment terms
In-group identity construction in selected novels by Achebe and Adichie
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21490911 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Aboh (0000-0002-4804-9968, University of Calabar), Esther Igwanyi (University of Uyo) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 123-130 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal of African Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0257-2117 • E-ISSN: 2305-1159 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02572117.2021.1948211 |
| OpenAlex | W3204968131 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 12 |
The continuing and increasing interest in the study of identities in the humanities and the social sciences since the turn of the twenty-first century points to the significance of the subject matter in human evolution. Against such a significant backdrop, we scrutinise the symbolic parallel between the use of endearment terms and the construction of identities in the works of two prominent Nigerian novelists – Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Despite studies on their respective novels, extensive studies on how these Nigerian novelists deploy linguistic resources to enunciate in-group identity are still inadequate. Using social constructionism and literary pragmatics as our theoretical point of reference, we contend that these novelists’ use of Igbo endearment terms function as a linguistic means by which in-group identities are constructed, drawing our data from four of the authors’ novels: Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Anthills of the Savannah and Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun. Our critical and textual analysis reveals that the use of Igbo endearment terms are strategies for illuminating how literary characters use language in socio-discursive encounters to enact and re-enact as well as maintain their belonging to or membership of a group
Aesthetics · Art · Igbo · Linguistics · Literature · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Gender Studies · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |