Nominative chains exist in every language and every culture. A lot of works abound on naming cult... more Nominative chains exist in every language and every culture. A lot of works abound on naming culture and practice in Africa and the world at large. However, none of these works has adequately provided a cultural- linguistic perspective to the study of nominative chains in Russian and Yoruba languages. This paper therefore, evaluates nominative chains in Russian and the Yoruba Languages. It focuses attention on the socio- cultural and linguistic implications of names, the problems of clash of culture encountered by African students especially Nigerians, studying in Russia in the usage of nominative chain of the Russians as well as the contextual usage of Russian and Yoruba nominative chains. The theoretical framework of the paper is the descriptive linguistic, cultural linguistic and comparative linguistic approaches. The methodological framework of the paper relies on nominative data gathered from Russian and Yoruba texts. The findings of the paper attempt to bring to light the soci...
Proverbs and sayings are an integral part of the spiritual treasures of the culture and language ... more Proverbs and sayings are an integral part of the spiritual treasures of the culture and language of a people. Proverbs and sayings are very important aspects of language use as a result of their metaphorical essence and widely acceptable truths; they depict the worldview and cultural beliefs of the people in any society. This article examines the image of women in Russian and Yoruba proverbs and sayings, with a focus on the negative evaluation of women. The paper employs the descriptive and comparative approach to bring to light the linguistic and national peculiarities of proverbs and sayings describing women in Russian culture and Yoruba culture.
The linguistic and cultural complexities encountered by students studying Russian and French lang... more The linguistic and cultural complexities encountered by students studying Russian and French languages in Nigerian universities, especially during their immersion programmes, have become recurrent in the 21 st century. Although studies have been carried out on immersion programmes, to the best of our knowledge none of these studies specifically addresses the peculiar Nigerian dimension to the problem of Nigerian students studying Russian and French languages on immersion programmes. This study investigates the problems and the prospects in language and cultural immersion programmes at the University of Lagos and the University of Ibadan. It identifies the problem of lack of finance, cultural shock, and lack of parental and emotional support as some of the challenges students of foreign languages from these two universities faced during their immersion programmes in Russian and French languages from 2012 to 2022. Furthermore, it recommends ways of addressing these identified problems. The study employs the historical research approach in analysing the progress of language and cultural immersion programmes at the two universities' under study. Questionnaires were created and distributed among 100 students of both universities who have embarked on immersion programmes.. The research employs a semi-structured technique as students were required to respond to a digital survey. The findings of this research reaffirm the importance of language and cultural immersion programmes in the study of Russian and French languages in Nigerian universities. Overall, the paper proposes that language and cultural immersion programmes are pedagogical instruments for addressing the problem of dialogue between cultures and cultural clashes.
Glossary. Foreword Professor Chikako Taya. Acknowledgements. Maps. Introduction 1. India's Fr... more Glossary. Foreword Professor Chikako Taya. Acknowledgements. Maps. Introduction 1. India's Fragile Frontiers Through the Prism of History 2. LeT: From Regional to Global 3. Prelude to Mumbai 4. Mumbai Outraged 5. The After Effect 6. The Motives Behind Mumbai 7. The Prosecution 8. The Afghan Conflict, Pakistan Conundrum and India's Future Security. Notes. Select Bibliography. About the Author. Index
Journal international Du Bon Berger (ISSN: 2550-7672) , 2017
Societies are guided by superstitious beliefs, customs, norms, traditions and taboos since they a... more Societies are guided by superstitious beliefs, customs, norms, traditions and taboos since they are key to the spiritual and physical development of any society. This paper critically assesses superstitious beliefs and taboo among the Russians and the Yorùbá with the view to providing a sociocultural description of superstitions, and taboo among the Russians and the Yorùbá of south-western Nigeria. The paper employs Vygotskian’s socio cultural theory in bringing to light the similarities and the differences in the worldview of the Russians and the Yorùbá. We conclude that the language of any society is an integral part of the culture and that, in the teaching of Russian and Yorùbá emphasis should be laid on the cultural aspects of the languages, since internalised culture helps language learners to respond appropriately to the norms and sociocultural rules of the society. Keywords: Superstition, taboo, worldview, traditions.
Metaphors are meaning-making mechanisms based on communicative and contextual constructs. Since m... more Metaphors are meaning-making mechanisms based on communicative and contextual constructs. Since metaphorical expressions are used to express cultural values and the belief systems of people in a linguistic community, the meaning, function and contextual usage of metaphors differ from language to language and from culture to culture. This paper probes the meaning, function, and contextual usage of metaphors on women in Russian and Yorùbá languages. The paper employs the theory of context by Bronislaw Malinowski as the analytical framework for explicating the meaning, relevance, and function of the sampled metaphors. It argues that metaphors are used to project the worldview of people in different speech communities on social issues, including their perspectives on women. It reveals that speech communities project their worldviews on women through language use. The paper concludes that metaphors in Russian and Yorùbá speech communities portray women both positively and negatively, especially in terms of their social functions and speech acts. However, metaphors on women show that there is still a positive representation of women to depict their relevance in patriarchal societies.
The journal of research findings University of Education Winneba. Vol.1 , 2018
Реперезентация концепта «еды» в паремиях отличаются от языка к языку. В данной статье анализирует... more Реперезентация концепта «еды» в паремиях отличаются от языка к языку. В данной статье анализируется концепт «еды» в русских пословицах, поговорках и своеобразие концепта «еды» в русской культуре и культуре народа йоруба. Статья обращает внимание на сходства и различия в лингвокультурах русских и народа йоруба. Употребляется сопоставительный подход для того, чтобы выявить мировоззрение русских и мировоззрение народа йоруба. Статья утверждает, что правильное понимание концепта «еды» в русских паремиях и в паремиях йорубаключ к пониманию культуры и языка у русских и народа йоруба поскольку часть культура вкладывается в паремии. В статье мы пришли к выводу, что концепт «еды» является одной из фрагментов русской языковой картины мира и языковой картины мира народа йоруба.
Nominative chains exist in every language and every culture. A lot of works abound on naming cult... more Nominative chains exist in every language and every culture. A lot of works abound on naming culture and practice in Africa and the world at large. However, none of these works has adequately provided a cultural- linguistic perspective to the study of nominative chains in Russian and Yoruba languages. This paper therefore, evaluates nominative chains in Russian and the Yoruba Languages. It focuses attention on the socio- cultural and linguistic implications of names, the problems of clash of culture encountered by African students especially Nigerians, studying in Russia in the usage of nominative chain of the Russians as well as the contextual usage of Russian and Yoruba nominative chains. The theoretical framework of the paper is the descriptive linguistic, cultural linguistic and comparative linguistic approaches. The methodological framework of the paper relies on nominative data gathered from Russian and Yoruba texts. The findings of the paper attempt to bring to light the soci...
Proverbs and sayings are an integral part of the spiritual treasures of the culture and language ... more Proverbs and sayings are an integral part of the spiritual treasures of the culture and language of a people. Proverbs and sayings are very important aspects of language use as a result of their metaphorical essence and widely acceptable truths; they depict the worldview and cultural beliefs of the people in any society. This article examines the image of women in Russian and Yoruba proverbs and sayings, with a focus on the negative evaluation of women. The paper employs the descriptive and comparative approach to bring to light the linguistic and national peculiarities of proverbs and sayings describing women in Russian culture and Yoruba culture.
The linguistic and cultural complexities encountered by students studying Russian and French lang... more The linguistic and cultural complexities encountered by students studying Russian and French languages in Nigerian universities, especially during their immersion programmes, have become recurrent in the 21 st century. Although studies have been carried out on immersion programmes, to the best of our knowledge none of these studies specifically addresses the peculiar Nigerian dimension to the problem of Nigerian students studying Russian and French languages on immersion programmes. This study investigates the problems and the prospects in language and cultural immersion programmes at the University of Lagos and the University of Ibadan. It identifies the problem of lack of finance, cultural shock, and lack of parental and emotional support as some of the challenges students of foreign languages from these two universities faced during their immersion programmes in Russian and French languages from 2012 to 2022. Furthermore, it recommends ways of addressing these identified problems. The study employs the historical research approach in analysing the progress of language and cultural immersion programmes at the two universities' under study. Questionnaires were created and distributed among 100 students of both universities who have embarked on immersion programmes.. The research employs a semi-structured technique as students were required to respond to a digital survey. The findings of this research reaffirm the importance of language and cultural immersion programmes in the study of Russian and French languages in Nigerian universities. Overall, the paper proposes that language and cultural immersion programmes are pedagogical instruments for addressing the problem of dialogue between cultures and cultural clashes.
Glossary. Foreword Professor Chikako Taya. Acknowledgements. Maps. Introduction 1. India's Fr... more Glossary. Foreword Professor Chikako Taya. Acknowledgements. Maps. Introduction 1. India's Fragile Frontiers Through the Prism of History 2. LeT: From Regional to Global 3. Prelude to Mumbai 4. Mumbai Outraged 5. The After Effect 6. The Motives Behind Mumbai 7. The Prosecution 8. The Afghan Conflict, Pakistan Conundrum and India's Future Security. Notes. Select Bibliography. About the Author. Index
Journal international Du Bon Berger (ISSN: 2550-7672) , 2017
Societies are guided by superstitious beliefs, customs, norms, traditions and taboos since they a... more Societies are guided by superstitious beliefs, customs, norms, traditions and taboos since they are key to the spiritual and physical development of any society. This paper critically assesses superstitious beliefs and taboo among the Russians and the Yorùbá with the view to providing a sociocultural description of superstitions, and taboo among the Russians and the Yorùbá of south-western Nigeria. The paper employs Vygotskian’s socio cultural theory in bringing to light the similarities and the differences in the worldview of the Russians and the Yorùbá. We conclude that the language of any society is an integral part of the culture and that, in the teaching of Russian and Yorùbá emphasis should be laid on the cultural aspects of the languages, since internalised culture helps language learners to respond appropriately to the norms and sociocultural rules of the society. Keywords: Superstition, taboo, worldview, traditions.
Metaphors are meaning-making mechanisms based on communicative and contextual constructs. Since m... more Metaphors are meaning-making mechanisms based on communicative and contextual constructs. Since metaphorical expressions are used to express cultural values and the belief systems of people in a linguistic community, the meaning, function and contextual usage of metaphors differ from language to language and from culture to culture. This paper probes the meaning, function, and contextual usage of metaphors on women in Russian and Yorùbá languages. The paper employs the theory of context by Bronislaw Malinowski as the analytical framework for explicating the meaning, relevance, and function of the sampled metaphors. It argues that metaphors are used to project the worldview of people in different speech communities on social issues, including their perspectives on women. It reveals that speech communities project their worldviews on women through language use. The paper concludes that metaphors in Russian and Yorùbá speech communities portray women both positively and negatively, especially in terms of their social functions and speech acts. However, metaphors on women show that there is still a positive representation of women to depict their relevance in patriarchal societies.
The journal of research findings University of Education Winneba. Vol.1 , 2018
Реперезентация концепта «еды» в паремиях отличаются от языка к языку. В данной статье анализирует... more Реперезентация концепта «еды» в паремиях отличаются от языка к языку. В данной статье анализируется концепт «еды» в русских пословицах, поговорках и своеобразие концепта «еды» в русской культуре и культуре народа йоруба. Статья обращает внимание на сходства и различия в лингвокультурах русских и народа йоруба. Употребляется сопоставительный подход для того, чтобы выявить мировоззрение русских и мировоззрение народа йоруба. Статья утверждает, что правильное понимание концепта «еды» в русских паремиях и в паремиях йорубаключ к пониманию культуры и языка у русских и народа йоруба поскольку часть культура вкладывается в паремии. В статье мы пришли к выводу, что концепт «еды» является одной из фрагментов русской языковой картины мира и языковой картины мира народа йоруба.
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Keywords: Superstition, taboo, worldview, traditions.
Keywords: Superstition, taboo, worldview, traditions.