SHADES OF MEANING ASSOCIATED WITH PERSONAL NAMES AND NAMING IN IGALA

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dc.contributor.authorACHOBA, ACHENYO
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-24T07:45:31Z
dc.date.available2017-01-24T07:45:31Z
dc.date.issued2015-08
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, NIGERIA.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the research is to examine the shades of meaning that are associated with names and naming in Igala. The study examinened the various circumstances attached to the meaning of names in Igala, and the peculiar features that differentiate the practice from those of other Nigerian languages. The study looked at the practice of naming among the Igala to find out the peculiar features that differentiate the practice from those of other Nigerian languages as well as the meanings that personal names have by reason of the society that confers these meanings and that gives them the status as names. Data were gathered from the native speakers of the language who were asked to list six Igala names that they know .Native speakers were interviewed using the interview questions. Therefore personal names which are regarded as Igala names were collected. Semiology, Roland Barthes‟ approach to language analysis was used to analyse the data. The study analysedIgala names as elements of the language grammar and as any other lexical item in the language. It was found that the circumstances surrounding the birth of a child play a major role in the name they are given. It was also found that Igala people generally believe that both the bearer of a name and the society that endorses his actions help to bring to reality the proclamation in the name. Some Igala names only possess descriptive meanings that are associated with the physical features of the child for example, Oboni – six fingers or toes, Enefu – white –skined. It was also found that Igala names connote certain things in the language which Igala people hold as the meaning of a name. These are, the personality of other people bearing the names, for example, „Obaje‟ of Ali Obaje, the immediate past and late traditional ruler of Igala land. It was also found that names are not given for the purpose of identity alone but also as a proclamation of the future of the bearer. Therefore, Igala personal names have shades of meaning that are tied to some socio-cultural variables.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8476
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSHADES,en_US
dc.subjectMEANING ASSOCIATED,en_US
dc.subjectPERSONAL NAMES,en_US
dc.subjectNAMING,en_US
dc.subjectIGALA,en_US
dc.titleSHADES OF MEANING ASSOCIATED WITH PERSONAL NAMES AND NAMING IN IGALAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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