Joshua Ayantayo
Biographic Data
| ID | 8842405 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joshua Ayantayo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joshua |
| FAMILY NAME | Ayantayo |
| SIGNATURE | AYANTAYO J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Federal University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9015-6989 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Paternalism in media discourse
Media Representation of Cultural Responses to Herdsmen-Farmers Conflicts in South West Nigeria
This study analyses the discursive strategies used by the media to portray cultural responses to herdsmen-farmers conflicts (HFC) as legitimate security actions, and discusses the implications for escalation. Using van Dijk’s critical discourse analysis (CDA), the study adopts qualitative, content-based methods. Data were drawn from three major Nigerian newspapers, namely, Punch, TheCable, and Vanguard. Fifteen articles were sampled, yielding 14 …
Nigerian newspaper negotiation of victimhood in banditry reportage
This study examined how media encode and decode victimhood in reporting the activities of bandits. The lack of studies from the discourse-analytical viewpoint to reveal victimhood in the discourse has prevented an understanding of the role of context in enacting meaning in banditry reports. To this end, this study discusses different discursive strategies used by newspapers to negotiate victimhood in BD and interrogate how newspapers construct Ni…
Speech acts in herders-farmers’ conflict in Nigerian newspaper headlines
The present study examines the patterns of speech act in the herdsmen-farmers conflict (HFC) news headlines and interrogates the choice of words and context of the patterns of speech act in the headlines. The study adopts Searle, John. 1969. Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Approach to speech act considering its relevance to the study of news headlines. Six Nigerian newspapers that cover …
Discursive construction of ethnicity in the herdsmen and farmers discourse
The contact between herdsmen and farmers has a long history in Nigeria. The contact has witnessed harmonious relations over the years until recent events that have been characterised by reports of killing, kidnappings, attacks, etc. in the media. Several efforts have been made to end the conflict between the two groups in the country. Scholars have addressed the conflict from non-linguistic perspectives such as the ecological, political and econo…
Intersecting Histories
Language and Ethnic sentiments in Nigeria
Given the role of English as a language of wider communication in Nigeria, it is possible for people with different languages to interact without much linguistic barrier. The English language, therefore, facilitates communication. However, ethnic differences are still evident in the reactions and comments of people in different discourses which sometimes may lead to conflict and separation. A lot of studies exist which explore the roles of langua…
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Language and Ethnic sentiments in Nigeria
Given the role of English as a language of wider communication in Nigeria, it is possible for people with different languages to interact without much linguistic barrier. The English language, therefore, facilitates communication. However, ethnic differences are still evident in the reactions and comments of people in different discourses which sometimes may lead to conflict and separation. A lot of studies exist which explore the roles of langua…
Nigerian newspaper negotiation of victimhood in banditry reportage
This study examined how media encode and decode victimhood in reporting the activities of bandits. The lack of studies from the discourse-analytical viewpoint to reveal victimhood in the discourse has prevented an understanding of the role of context in enacting meaning in banditry reports. To this end, this study discusses different discursive strategies used by newspapers to negotiate victimhood in BD and interrogate how newspapers construct Ni…
Speech acts in herders-farmers’ conflict in Nigerian newspaper headlines
The present study examines the patterns of speech act in the herdsmen-farmers conflict (HFC) news headlines and interrogates the choice of words and context of the patterns of speech act in the headlines. The study adopts Searle, John. 1969. Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Approach to speech act considering its relevance to the study of news headlines. Six Nigerian newspapers that cover …
Discursive construction of ethnicity in the herdsmen and farmers discourse
The contact between herdsmen and farmers has a long history in Nigeria. The contact has witnessed harmonious relations over the years until recent events that have been characterised by reports of killing, kidnappings, attacks, etc. in the media. Several efforts have been made to end the conflict between the two groups in the country. Scholars have addressed the conflict from non-linguistic perspectives such as the ecological, political and econo…
Intersecting Histories
Paternalism in media discourse
Media Representation of Cultural Responses to Herdsmen-Farmers Conflicts in South West Nigeria
This study analyses the discursive strategies used by the media to portray cultural responses to herdsmen-farmers conflicts (HFC) as legitimate security actions, and discusses the implications for escalation. Using van Dijk’s critical discourse analysis (CDA), the study adopts qualitative, content-based methods. Data were drawn from three major Nigerian newspapers, namely, Punch, TheCable, and Vanguard. Fifteen articles were sampled, yielding 14 …
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (4 works) · History (3 works) · Newspaper (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works)