Postproverbials
The Changing Phases of Igbo Proverbs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6092121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ositadinma Nkeiruka Lemoha (1 University of Lagos Department of English Lagos Akoka, corresponding author), Felicia Ohwovoriole (1 University of Lagos Department of English Lagos Akoka), Augustine Okechukwu Agugua (2 University of Lagos Department of Sociology Lagos Akoka) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 327-345 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Matatu (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0932-9714 • E-ISSN: 1875-7421 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18757421-05102008 |
| OpenAlex | W3159250016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The wave of globalization and the attendant acculturation has uttered the contextual and conceptual rendition and meaning of traditional Igbo proverbs. In view of the fact that proverbs are wisdom from the elderly that reveals the peoples’ values, ethics, morals and worldviews. Therefore, the modernized versions of Proverbs attest to the fact of lack/loss of the ancient fervour. This paper attributes the loss of ancient morale to youth incursion and the consequent travesty of the proverbial space. It therefore, contends that Igbo postproverbial is a reaction to acculturation engendered by human interaction. Twenty-one pairs of Igbo proverbs made up of, the traditional proverb and its postproverbial version were subjected to critical analysis focusing on the culture dynamics in the construction of the postproverbials. The analysis of data is anchored on Herbert Blumer’s theory of symbolic interactionism. The paper establishes that Igbo postproverbial is a reaction to culture diffusion occasioned by human interaction and the accompanying changes in values, morals and worldviews
Acculturation · Aesthetics · Epistemology · Ethnic group · Globalization · Igbo · Linguistics · Philosophical anthropology · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Social science · Sociology · Symbolic interactionism · The Symbolic · African history and culture analysis · Anthropology · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Law · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |