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ISBN | 9789789378241 |
Format | PaperBack |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Bib. Info | xii, 147p. Includes Index ; Bibliography |
Categories | Linguistics |
Product Weight | 350 gms. |
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OFO : THE YORUBA INCANTATION (A Textlinguistic Exploration Analysis) is a seven-chapter book that is devoted entirely to an in-depth analysis of the distinctive features and values of the ofo genre, the Yoruba incantatory poetry. The book adopts a balanced blend of text-linguistic and stylistic canons and principles in unraveling the formal features, communicative functions as well as the mood of a sizeable ofo corpus, all within a broad semiotic ambit. The need to study the function(s) of this poetic art arose from the great importance the Yoruba attach to ofo as a means to solving their social, political, economic and health problems.