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3 results for “proverbs”
Emeka J. Nwosu, Halima Bello, Grace O. Adeyemi
Proverbs are among the hardest items to translate, because their force depends on shared cultural knowledge. Using a corpus of 120 Igbo proverbs and their published English translations, this study classifies the strategies translators use, from literal render…
Language, Literature and LinguisticsEbuka Nnaji
Highlife songs often speak in the voice of an elder giving advice. This review surveys the advisory mode in Igbo highlife from the 1960s to the present, reading lyrics as moral philosophy set to music. It argues that the genre’s proverbs, warnings and blessing…
Humanities and Social SciencesFunmilayo O. Adebayo
Nollywood films increasingly circulate with English subtitles on streaming platforms, reaching viewers who do not speak the languages on screen. This study compares subtitled and original versions of twelve Yoruba- and Igbo-language films to show how subtitlin…
Communication and Media Studies