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Patience Obiageri Solomon-Etefia

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ID4505835
NAMEPatience Obiageri Solomon-Etefia
GIVEN NAMESPatience Obiageri
FAMILY NAMESolomon-Etefia
SIGNATURESOLOMON-ETEFIA P O
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Benin
ORCID0009-0009-4836-5221
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR3
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1
  • Praise Names among Heterosexual Igbo Women in Nigeria

    Open Access•E Mensah, Edisua Yta et al.•ARTICLE•Africa Spectrum•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 34

    Among heterosexual Igbo women in Southeastern Nigeria, the use of praise names is an essential aspect of their cultural socialisation, expression of feminine essence, and tranquil marital union. Relying on a social constructionist understanding of doing gender and socio-onomastic theory, this article investigates the motivations and layers of signification that married Igbo women ascribe to praise names in their varied communities of practice. Dr…

  • Naming and social identity

    Patience Solomon-Etefia, Patience Obiageri Solomon-Etefia et al.•ARTICLE•Sociolinguistic Studies•2020•Cited by: 1•References: 6

    Among the Awgbu Igbo people in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, praise names are bestowed on community members as traditional identifying resources to reflect their personalities, aspirations and social being. These names are required for all adults to establish bonding, extend social relationships and strengthen feelings of solidarity within their local and translocal spaces. This study undertakes a sociolinguistic investigation of male praise…

  • Pragmemes in Outdoor HIV/Aids Campaign Messages in Benin Metropolis, Nigeria

    Open Access•Patience Obiageri Solomon-Etefia•ARTICLE•Journal of Universal Language•2018

    Outdoor HIV/AIDS campaign messages in Benin metropolis were usually coined in textual and pictorial form to aid in the sensitisation of the populace. The random research in HIV/AIDS and its campaign cannot be downplayed since the inception of the epidemic, and this is all over the world. A lot of studies have been carried out on HIV/AIDS discourse. These include studies in medicine, sociology, education, psychology as well as quantitative studies…

  • Praise Names among Heterosexual Igbo Women in Nigeria

    Open Access•E Mensah, Edisua Yta et al.•ARTICLE•Africa Spectrum•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 34

    Among heterosexual Igbo women in Southeastern Nigeria, the use of praise names is an essential aspect of their cultural socialisation, expression of feminine essence, and tranquil marital union. Relying on a social constructionist understanding of doing gender and socio-onomastic theory, this article investigates the motivations and layers of signification that married Igbo women ascribe to praise names in their varied communities of practice. Dr…

  • Naming and social identity

    Patience Solomon-Etefia, Patience Obiageri Solomon-Etefia et al.•ARTICLE•Sociolinguistic Studies•2020•Cited by: 1•References: 6

    Among the Awgbu Igbo people in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, praise names are bestowed on community members as traditional identifying resources to reflect their personalities, aspirations and social being. These names are required for all adults to establish bonding, extend social relationships and strengthen feelings of solidarity within their local and translocal spaces. This study undertakes a sociolinguistic investigation of male praise…

  • Pragmemes in Outdoor HIV/Aids Campaign Messages in Benin Metropolis, Nigeria

    Open Access•Patience Obiageri Solomon-Etefia•ARTICLE•Journal of Universal Language•2018

    Outdoor HIV/AIDS campaign messages in Benin metropolis were usually coined in textual and pictorial form to aid in the sensitisation of the populace. The random research in HIV/AIDS and its campaign cannot be downplayed since the inception of the epidemic, and this is all over the world. A lot of studies have been carried out on HIV/AIDS discourse. These include studies in medicine, sociology, education, psychology as well as quantitative studies…

  • Naming and social identity

    Patience Solomon-Etefia, Patience Obiageri Solomon-Etefia et al.•ARTICLE•Sociolinguistic Studies•2020•Cited by: 1•References: 6

    Among the Awgbu Igbo people in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, praise names are bestowed on community members as traditional identifying resources to reflect their personalities, aspirations and social being. These names are required for all adults to establish bonding, extend social relationships and strengthen feelings of solidarity within their local and translocal spaces. This study undertakes a sociolinguistic investigation of male praise…

  • Praise Names among Heterosexual Igbo Women in Nigeria

    Open Access•E Mensah, Edisua Yta et al.•ARTICLE•Africa Spectrum•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 34

    Among heterosexual Igbo women in Southeastern Nigeria, the use of praise names is an essential aspect of their cultural socialisation, expression of feminine essence, and tranquil marital union. Relying on a social constructionist understanding of doing gender and socio-onomastic theory, this article investigates the motivations and layers of signification that married Igbo women ascribe to praise names in their varied communities of practice. Dr…

Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Identity (music (2 works) · Igbo (2 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research (2 works) · Praise (2 works) · Social group (2 works)

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