A Pragma-Semiotic Reading of The Mythopoetic Symbols in Nigerian River-Ritual Chants
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2007-07
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Department of Special Education & Communication Disorders. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. USA
Abstract
This research examines the chants used by the fishermen across the river Niger, in Nigeria during annual river ritual theatrical regatta; a phenomenon known by this occupational set of people as eniyawo. The chants of the fishermen are realized to be pragmatic and semiotic relevance to to the context of their use. As aesthetic poetic forms, the chants serve as the major ritual factor that unify the river Niger people`s geographic and economic livelihoods. The focus of this article is on the use of chants as symbols of the people`s mythological reference
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(IJAAAS) International Journal of African & African-American Studies
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Ritual, Fishermen, Chants, Mythical, Archetypal, Symbols, Historical, River, Philosophy, Poetic