Mbari and uncle Nicodemus: Male representations in the heterosexual discourse among female undergraduates in Nigeria

GO Uwen - Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the various labels ascribed to males in the heterosexual discourse
among female undergraduates in Nigeria. Insights from Community of Practice and Sexual …

Deconstructing Islamic Cyberculture: Mitigating Inferiority and Cancel Culture in Virtual Space

MA Dalimunthe, AM Syam… - OPINI: Journal of …, 2024 - journal.aspublisher.co.id
This article aims to explore the values of Islamic Cyberculture in mitigating inferiority and
cancel culture in virtual spaces. The phenomenon of cancel culture and inferiority is an …

Sociolinguistic configuration of a regimented workforce: A study of the Nigerian Army's workout songs

GO Uwen, SI Ekpe - International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the sociolinguistic configuration of the Nigerian Army as indexed in the
workout songs they used during jogging exercises in Calabar, South-eastern Nigeria. Data …

Every corona is not a virus: a semiotic analysis of Coronavirus mimetic humour

GO Uwen - The European Journal of Humour …, 2023 - europeanjournalofhumour.org
This study is a visual semiotics analysis of Coronavirus memetic humour, aimed at
ascertaining the implied meanings of selected Covid-19 related Facebook memes that …

Beyond laughter and smiles: analytical paradigms in social media COVID-19 humour studies

BR Bageshwar, S Zafar - The European Journal of Humour Research, 2023 - ceeol.com
Amid the deluge of serious social media posts regarding the COVID-19 pandemic,
humorous posts brought users much-needed respite. This article reviews studies on social …

Emotional women and promiscuous men: Language use as discursive stances of wives on cheating husbands

BA Ekpenyong, GA Onah… - Environment and Social …, 2023 - esp.as-pub.com
This paper investigates the dimensions of emotive language used by women to situate their
stances on cheating husbands in Calabar, Southern Nigeria. The data for the study were …

Objection overruled: Language dynamics and power relations in courtroom interactions

G Uwen - Language Matters, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This article adopts a qualitative approach to examine language dynamics and power
relations in interactions among participants in High Court proceedings in Calabar, southern …

The Humour of Sociolects and Idiolects among Heterogeneous Audiences in Contemporary Nigerian Stand-up Comedies

IJ Adekunle - Randwick International of Social Science …, 2023 - randwickresearch.com
Stand-up comedy, a trans-tribal and gender-equality profession among talented Nigerian
youths, is posed with different linguistic barriers in communication exchange between tribal …

Reverse back the car: Reduplication as language variation in Nigerian English usage

MI Ugot - International Journal of Applied Linguistics and …, 2022 - journals.aiac.org.au
This paper investigates the use of reduplicated English elements as aspects of Nigerian
English usage in the speech events among participants in Calabar, a multilingual city in …

Gender conflict resolution in Nigerian and African American standup performances.

IJ Adekunle - International Journal of Visual & Performing …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Stand-up comedy, a prominent facet of live theatrical entertainment, occupies a unique
position in the entertainment industry, embodying a key element of popular culture. This …