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Politeness Phenomena in Barclay Ayakorom’s Adance On His Grave: A Socio-Pragmatic Study

Authors: IDOWU Olubunmi , Soyombo Gbemisola , & Owuye Opeyemi

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Iosr Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (iosr-jhss)

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In every human society, judgments about whether an utterance counts as impolite may be informed by stereotypical beliefs about gender-appropriate behaviour. Regrettably, in the African context, these gender stereotypes have not only dictated women‘s roles in the society, but have profoundly impacted language use in marital context, which is the focus of this study. This paper explored politeness phenomena in Barclay Ayakoroma‘sDance on His Grave. This was prompted by the need to investigate how language was used by the women folk in the play, to defy social stereotypes and enforce the recognition of their relevance. The study foregrounded the communicative functions of impoliteness in marital discourse. Specifically, it revealed both the linguistic and non-linguistic indices of impoliteness in marital context, with a view to identifying their pragmatic imports in the context of use. The findings showed that the patriarchal nature of the African context had profoundly impacted language use in marital discourse, which itself, is a source of conflict. Furthermore, contrary to the stereotypical conclusions of most gender studies in linguistics that women were co-operative conversationalists, the study observed that women could be linguistically uncooperative and impolite; especially in conflictual situations. Consequently, this paper concluded that women are major stakeholders in domestic and communal matters and as such, should not be dehumanized. The recognition of the female gender is not all about equality, but about relevance, value, rights to make impact and have optimal expression of their potentialities. This submission notwithstanding, there is need for mutual respect and understanding between the two genders in order to engender peaceful coexistence in the society.

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IDOWU,O. Soyombo,G. Owuye,O. . (2019). Politeness Phenomena in Barclay Ayakorom’s Adance On His Grave: A Socio-Pragmatic Study, 24 (), 53-53.

IDOWU,O. Soyombo,G. Owuye,O. . "Politeness Phenomena in Barclay Ayakorom’s Adance On His Grave: A Socio-Pragmatic Study" 24, no (), (2019): 53-53.

IDOWU,O. and Soyombo,G. and Owuye,O. and . (2019). Politeness Phenomena in Barclay Ayakorom’s Adance On His Grave: A Socio-Pragmatic Study, 24 (), pp53-53.

IDOWUO, SoyomboG, OwuyeO, . Politeness Phenomena in Barclay Ayakorom’s Adance On His Grave: A Socio-Pragmatic Study. 2019, 24 ():53-53.

IDOWU,Olubunmi , Soyombo,Gbemisola , and Owuye,Opeyemi . "Politeness Phenomena in Barclay Ayakorom’s Adance On His Grave: A Socio-Pragmatic Study", 24 . (2019) : 53-53.

I.Olubunmi S.Gbemisola & O.Opeyemi , "Politeness Phenomena in Barclay Ayakorom’s Adance On His Grave: A Socio-Pragmatic Study" vol.24, no., pp. 53-53, 2019.

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