Vol. 11 No. 4 (2023)

Articles

• IN THE HEART OF KENYANG: A LINGUISTIC EXAMINATION OF COGNATE OBJECTS IN AN UNDER-EXPLORED LANGUAGE

  Zainabu Ibrahim, Kwame Osei Amoako

  This paper examines the use of cognate objects in Kenyang, a Niger-Congo language spoken in Cameroon, and their relationship with transitivity. Cognate objects are nouns that display both argument and adjunct properties and share etymological roots with the verb. The study categorizes 50 Kenyang

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• WHEN CULTURES COLLIDE: EXPLORING THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF CONTEXTUAL CUES IN INTERCULTURAL HUMOR

  Sarah Khalid Al-Mohammed

  Humor has been found to play a critical role in interpersonal communication, facilitating friendly relations, and generating positive outcomes. However, its use in intercultural communication poses a challenge due to differences in language and culture between interlocutors. This study examines

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• THREADS OF WISDOM: SEMANTICS AND STRUCTURE IN YAKA PROVERBS, A PRAGMATIC INSIGHT INTO THE ART OF IMPARTING ADVICE

  Jean-Pierre Mabiala Ntumba

  This paper analyzes the Yaka proverbs from a pragmatic point of view in terms of the speech act of advice. The research is two-fold, starting with a definition of proverbs and their characteristics, followed by an analysis of the speech act of advice in Yaka proverbs at three levels: pragmatic,

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