Edemekong Lawson Ekpe
Biographic Data
| ID | 8835974 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edemekong Lawson Ekpe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edemekong Lawson |
| FAMILY NAME | Ekpe |
| SIGNATURE | EKPE E L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calabar |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Beyond usage to the communicative elements of nicknames among Ágábá Boys in Calabar South, Nigeria
This study examined nicknames of Ágábá Boys in Calabar South, Nigeria, and investigated the derivations, origins and communicative imports of nicknames among this youth group. This work was grounded in the socio-onomastic theory of nicknames, and based on contextual and cultural conventions. Data were collected through unstructured interviews, observations and informal conversations with members of this group in Calabar South. A snowballed sampli…
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Beyond usage to the communicative elements of nicknames among Ágábá Boys in Calabar South, Nigeria
This study examined nicknames of Ágábá Boys in Calabar South, Nigeria, and investigated the derivations, origins and communicative imports of nicknames among this youth group. This work was grounded in the socio-onomastic theory of nicknames, and based on contextual and cultural conventions. Data were collected through unstructured interviews, observations and informal conversations with members of this group in Calabar South. A snowballed sampli…
Discourse analysis (1 works) · Ethnography (1 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (1 works) · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research (1 works) · Representation (politics) (1 works) · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism (1 works)