A Semantic Investigation of imageries in Etsako proverbs Kindle Edition

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Type: Book
Country: Nigeria
Language: English
Content:: Academic
Source: African Archives
Timeline: African age - From 1960 (zama za Africa)
Published: 2024

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A semantic examination of imageries in Etsako proverbs Kindle Edition

by Olamide Aminu (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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It is discovered that not every Etsako native speaker understands the semantic analysis of every proverb in the Etsako Language that is, the deep structure of the meaning in the proverbs but the illiterate Etsako native speakers have a deep structural understanding of Etsako proverbs which makes it easier for them to break them down into more explicit manner so that even a non-native speaker of Etsako Language can easily comprehend on the meaning of the proverbs It is also revealed that children do not make use of proverbs in speech, at least when talking to elders. Women also sparingly make use of proverbs. Without the usage of �End,� we cannot understand the intention and effects of the art sequence while also without �key� we cannot explain the tone which is serious in a greater percentage of the data.

This underscores the wisdom infused in most oral forms of African cultural tradition. Giving a semantic examination of Etsako proverbs specifically with a semantic analysis helps in understanding the proverbs at a deep structural level. The goodness of imagery in proverbs is that it helps in giving a relative hint of what the proverb is about. The various imageries in Etsako proverbs are cumbersome. They help in making the proverbs expressive and the use of figurative language and imageries in Etsako proverbs allows vivid and memorable outcomes when involved in communication.

Therefore I recommend that an undergraduate researcher researching the semantical aspect of Etsako proverbs must understand the fundamental study of semantics which would help in carrying their research on other levels of linguistics easily and also for them to get original data and meaning of the proverbs in any dialect he or she should make use of a native speaker of the dialect and also make use of partial information from the literate speaker of the language.

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