Ikenna Kamalu
Biographic Data
| ID | 3531540 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ikenna Kamalu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ikenna |
| FAMILY NAME | Kamalu |
| SIGNATURE | KAMALU I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Port Harcourt |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8137-1879 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Conflict and warfare metaphors in the Nigerian media conceptualization of corruption
The incidence of corruption in Nigeria is monumental, widespread, pervasive and endemic. Studies on corruption in Nigeria have been approached from diverse perspectives including insights from social sciences and humanities. This study is based on the tenets of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). The CMT approach expresses the role of language, culture and cognition in the communication of human experiences. The underlying motivation for conceptual…
Cultural-Cognitive Study of Selected Death-Oriented Personal Names in Igbo
Working chiefly within the tenets of Cultural Linguistics (CL), this study examines the cultural and cognitive motivations that underlie selected death-oriented personal names among the Igbo of South-eastern Nigeria. Based on the cultural linguistic perspective, the analytical tool for the study is shaped by insights from cultural schemas, cultural categories and cultural metaphors as signifiers of ideation and social meaning. The cultural frames…
The metaphorical naming of selected dreaded diseases and medical conditions in Igbo language and thought
Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), which forms the theoretical anchor of this study, expresses the role of language and cognition in construing and communicating human experiences. CMT posits that metaphor in discourse is shaped by the ideological orientation and cultural worldview of the speaker or group. Previous studies on Igbo language and culture have used insights from linguistics, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, religious studies…
Deceptive transparency and masked discourses in Ponzi schemes
This study examines specifically, the mission statement and ideology as discursive practices of the Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) Ponzi scheme. As the demand for transparency in governance, public and private practices increase, there is also a rising proliferation of counter forms of transparency in financial sectors. While studies have focused on the practices of transparency in the reports of public and private institutions, very little atten…
Impoliteness and Face-Threatening Acts as Conversational Strategies among Undergraduates of State Universities in Southwest Nigeria
This study investigates the specific patterns and functions of impolite and face-threatening acts (imp/FTAs) among undergraduates of state universities in the southwestern part of Nigeria in order to find out whether imp/FTAs necessarily lead to a disruption and breakdown of conversations. The study is further concerned with investigating the hearer’s response to imp/FTA and reasons for such response. Subjecting some recorded conversations of the…
A metaphorical view of God, the gods and the supernatural among the Igbo of Southeastern Nigeria
Based on insights from the tenets of conceptual metaphor theory (CMT) this study examines the metaphorical conceptualization of God, the gods and the supernatural among the Igbo speakers of Southeastern Nigeria. This study accepts the notion that metaphor is primarily conceptual/cognitive and most times draws from the cultural worldview and ideological orientation of the people, hence the way we understand our physical and spiritual worlds, and o…
Cultural-Cognitive Study of Selected Death-Oriented Personal Names in Igbo
Working chiefly within the tenets of Cultural Linguistics (CL), this study examines the cultural and cognitive motivations that underlie selected death-oriented personal names among the Igbo of South-eastern Nigeria. Based on the cultural linguistic perspective, the analytical tool for the study is shaped by insights from cultural schemas, cultural categories and cultural metaphors as signifiers of ideation and social meaning. The cultural frames…
Deceptive transparency and masked discourses in Ponzi schemes
This study examines specifically, the mission statement and ideology as discursive practices of the Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) Ponzi scheme. As the demand for transparency in governance, public and private practices increase, there is also a rising proliferation of counter forms of transparency in financial sectors. While studies have focused on the practices of transparency in the reports of public and private institutions, very little atten…
A metaphorical view of God, the gods and the supernatural among the Igbo of Southeastern Nigeria
Based on insights from the tenets of conceptual metaphor theory (CMT) this study examines the metaphorical conceptualization of God, the gods and the supernatural among the Igbo speakers of Southeastern Nigeria. This study accepts the notion that metaphor is primarily conceptual/cognitive and most times draws from the cultural worldview and ideological orientation of the people, hence the way we understand our physical and spiritual worlds, and o…
Impoliteness and Face-Threatening Acts as Conversational Strategies among Undergraduates of State Universities in Southwest Nigeria
This study investigates the specific patterns and functions of impolite and face-threatening acts (imp/FTAs) among undergraduates of state universities in the southwestern part of Nigeria in order to find out whether imp/FTAs necessarily lead to a disruption and breakdown of conversations. The study is further concerned with investigating the hearer’s response to imp/FTA and reasons for such response. Subjecting some recorded conversations of the…
The metaphorical naming of selected dreaded diseases and medical conditions in Igbo language and thought
Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), which forms the theoretical anchor of this study, expresses the role of language and cognition in construing and communicating human experiences. CMT posits that metaphor in discourse is shaped by the ideological orientation and cultural worldview of the speaker or group. Previous studies on Igbo language and culture have used insights from linguistics, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, religious studies…
Deceptive transparency and masked discourses in Ponzi schemes
This study examines specifically, the mission statement and ideology as discursive practices of the Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) Ponzi scheme. As the demand for transparency in governance, public and private practices increase, there is also a rising proliferation of counter forms of transparency in financial sectors. While studies have focused on the practices of transparency in the reports of public and private institutions, very little atten…
Cultural-Cognitive Study of Selected Death-Oriented Personal Names in Igbo
Working chiefly within the tenets of Cultural Linguistics (CL), this study examines the cultural and cognitive motivations that underlie selected death-oriented personal names among the Igbo of South-eastern Nigeria. Based on the cultural linguistic perspective, the analytical tool for the study is shaped by insights from cultural schemas, cultural categories and cultural metaphors as signifiers of ideation and social meaning. The cultural frames…
Conflict and warfare metaphors in the Nigerian media conceptualization of corruption
The incidence of corruption in Nigeria is monumental, widespread, pervasive and endemic. Studies on corruption in Nigeria have been approached from diverse perspectives including insights from social sciences and humanities. This study is based on the tenets of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). The CMT approach expresses the role of language, culture and cognition in the communication of human experiences. The underlying motivation for conceptual…
Sociology (6 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Igbo (3 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · History (2 works)