Daniel Nanlir Nimram
Biographic Data
| ID | 10070758 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel Nanlir Nimram |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel Nanlir |
| FAMILY NAME | Nimram |
| SIGNATURE | NIMRAM D N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Jos |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Semantic Study of the Ubiquity of Metaphors in Nigerian English
The study surveys the use of metaphors in Nigerian English. Metaphor reflects our ability to think of one thing in terms of something else. Evidently, more of our everyday language is metaphorical in nature than we are consciously aware of. The researchers use the purposive sampling technique in data collection. Data for this research are drawn from Jowitt (1991) and Igboanusi (2002) where a list of NE usages were provided. The metaphors are then…
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A Semantic Study of the Ubiquity of Metaphors in Nigerian English
The study surveys the use of metaphors in Nigerian English. Metaphor reflects our ability to think of one thing in terms of something else. Evidently, more of our everyday language is metaphorical in nature than we are consciously aware of. The researchers use the purposive sampling technique in data collection. Data for this research are drawn from Jowitt (1991) and Igboanusi (2002) where a list of NE usages were provided. The metaphors are then…
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (1 work) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (1 work) · Linguistics (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism (1 work)