Samuel Adebayo Omotunde
Biographic Data
| ID | 9957710 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samuel Adebayo Omotunde |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samuel Adebayo |
| FAMILY NAME | Omotunde |
| SIGNATURE | OMOTUNDE S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ekiti State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Multimodal Stylistic Study of Memes in Contemporary Nigerian Digital Landscape
This paper investigates the multimodal meanings that are communicated by Nigerians with the use of internet memes. It focuses on the peculiarity of the digitally conscious generation of youths to challenge both linguistic and social status quo. The qualitative research design involves a systematic exploration of how visual and linguistic resources interact to construct meaning, express social commentary, and engage audiences across digital platfo…
Between Ideals and Reality
The Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy of nations may not be legally enforceable, they are foundational to the vision of governance in any constitutional democracy. They provide normative standards for government action, inspire public confidence, and ensure that the machinery of the state functions in a way that benefits all citizens equitably and promotes nation-building and sustainable development. The study employ…
Metaphorisation of Women in Yoruba Proverbs
Studies on conceptual metaphors in gender-based proverbial discourses have gained much scholarly attention in linguistic studies. In spite of this, conceptual metaphorisations in gendered Yoruba proverbs still remain under-researched. This study seeks to fill the gap by exploring conceptual metaphorisations in gender-based Yoruba proverbs using linguistic frameworks. The data comprise 100 Yoruba proverbs on women. The Conceptual Metaphor Theory a…
Rapport management strategies among the Yoruba people of Southwestern Nigeria
This paper investigates the rapport management strategies among the Yoruba people of Southwestern Nigeria using Spencer-Oatey’s rapport management model. The authors relied on participant observation and overheard conversations in writing the paper. They are effectively equipped to write the work because they were born and bred in Yorubaland, hence, they are able to watch all the rapport management strategies at all relevant levels. Our findings …
Pragmatic Functions of Questions in Chimamanda Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun
Questioning is an instructional process that is not only central to verbal interaction in the classroom but also essential to negotiation of meaning in discourse. Existing studies dealing with functions of questions have only identified few functions which questions perform in discourse probably because the scholars who worked on them have not explored varied situations and contexts which necessitate asking questions whose functions are totally d…
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Rapport management strategies among the Yoruba people of Southwestern Nigeria
This paper investigates the rapport management strategies among the Yoruba people of Southwestern Nigeria using Spencer-Oatey’s rapport management model. The authors relied on participant observation and overheard conversations in writing the paper. They are effectively equipped to write the work because they were born and bred in Yorubaland, hence, they are able to watch all the rapport management strategies at all relevant levels. Our findings …
Pragmatic Functions of Questions in Chimamanda Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun
Questioning is an instructional process that is not only central to verbal interaction in the classroom but also essential to negotiation of meaning in discourse. Existing studies dealing with functions of questions have only identified few functions which questions perform in discourse probably because the scholars who worked on them have not explored varied situations and contexts which necessitate asking questions whose functions are totally d…
Metaphorisation of Women in Yoruba Proverbs
Studies on conceptual metaphors in gender-based proverbial discourses have gained much scholarly attention in linguistic studies. In spite of this, conceptual metaphorisations in gendered Yoruba proverbs still remain under-researched. This study seeks to fill the gap by exploring conceptual metaphorisations in gender-based Yoruba proverbs using linguistic frameworks. The data comprise 100 Yoruba proverbs on women. The Conceptual Metaphor Theory a…
Between Ideals and Reality
The Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy of nations may not be legally enforceable, they are foundational to the vision of governance in any constitutional democracy. They provide normative standards for government action, inspire public confidence, and ensure that the machinery of the state functions in a way that benefits all citizens equitably and promotes nation-building and sustainable development. The study employ…
A Multimodal Stylistic Study of Memes in Contemporary Nigerian Digital Landscape
This paper investigates the multimodal meanings that are communicated by Nigerians with the use of internet memes. It focuses on the peculiarity of the digitally conscious generation of youths to challenge both linguistic and social status quo. The qualitative research design involves a systematic exploration of how visual and linguistic resources interact to construct meaning, express social commentary, and engage audiences across digital platfo…
Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (2 works) · Metaphor (2 works) · Yoruba (2 works)