Uchenna Oyali
Biographic Data
| ID | 6810145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Uchenna Oyali |
| GIVEN NAMES | Uchenna |
| FAMILY NAME | Oyali |
| SIGNATURE | OYALI U |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Abuja |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8039-035X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Bible translation and lexical elaboration
This study investigates how the translation of the word ‘virgin’ in the Igbo Bible has expanded the Igbo lexicon and how this lexical enrichment has spread among Igbo speakers. Although prior to their encounter with Christian missionaries in the 19th century and the subsequent translation of the Bible into Igbo, Igbo people had words that referred to virgin, these words were polysemous as they were also used for young and unmarried persons. In th…
Offers and Offer Refusals
Offers and Offer Refusals: A Postcolonial Pragmatics Perspective on World Englishes Eric A. Anchimbe (2018) Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins ISBN: 9789027201737 (hardback) 9789027263285 (eBook). Pp. 330
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Offers and Offer Refusals
Offers and Offer Refusals: A Postcolonial Pragmatics Perspective on World Englishes Eric A. Anchimbe (2018) Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins ISBN: 9789027201737 (hardback) 9789027263285 (eBook). Pp. 330
Bible translation and lexical elaboration
This study investigates how the translation of the word ‘virgin’ in the Igbo Bible has expanded the Igbo lexicon and how this lexical enrichment has spread among Igbo speakers. Although prior to their encounter with Christian missionaries in the 19th century and the subsequent translation of the Bible into Igbo, Igbo people had words that referred to virgin, these words were polysemous as they were also used for young and unmarried persons. In th…
Linguistics (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Igbo (1 work) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (1 work) · Lexicon (1 work)