Jighjigh Ishima
Biographic Data
| ID | 6810032 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jighjigh Ishima |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jighjigh |
| FAMILY NAME | Ishima |
| SIGNATURE | ISHIMA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Benue State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6763-8047 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sentential Names in Tiv1
This article explores and analyses Tiv personal names which are composed of sentences. The structural, semantic and pragmatic characteristics of these sentence names are described, and simplex sentence names with their unique grammatical peculiarities and propositional contents are identified. Ethnographic data for this research was obtained through interviews, metalinguistic conversations and participant observations in two Tiv speaking communit…
Aspects of traditional Tiv naming practices
Naming in the African cultural context serves both referential and connotative functions as a unique means of identity construction which contains important cultural meaning and metaphysical presuppositions. Among the Tiv people of Benue State, North-central Nigeria, personal names reflect social relations and reveal major insights into their history, philosophy, language, spirituality and worldview. Naming practices in Tiv are indicative of the …
Aspects of traditional Tiv naming practices
Naming in the African cultural context serves both referential and connotative functions as a unique means of identity construction which contains important cultural meaning and metaphysical presuppositions. Among the Tiv people of Benue State, North-central Nigeria, personal names reflect social relations and reveal major insights into their history, philosophy, language, spirituality and worldview. Naming practices in Tiv are indicative of the …
Sentential Names in Tiv1
This article explores and analyses Tiv personal names which are composed of sentences. The structural, semantic and pragmatic characteristics of these sentence names are described, and simplex sentence names with their unique grammatical peculiarities and propositional contents are identified. Ethnographic data for this research was obtained through interviews, metalinguistic conversations and participant observations in two Tiv speaking communit…
Aspects of traditional Tiv naming practices
Naming in the African cultural context serves both referential and connotative functions as a unique means of identity construction which contains important cultural meaning and metaphysical presuppositions. Among the Tiv people of Benue State, North-central Nigeria, personal names reflect social relations and reveal major insights into their history, philosophy, language, spirituality and worldview. Naming practices in Tiv are indicative of the …
Linguistics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Adverbial (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work) · African history and culture analysis (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Categorization (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Grammar (1 work)