Decoding Encoded Yorùbá Nomenclature: An Exercise of Linguistic Competence and Performance

The study investigated word formation experience in Yorùbá names. At the deployment of ellipsis, as the instrument of analysis, one observed the effectiveness of terminologies of competence and performance, being operational in the clipping of statements to nominal lexemes, illustrated with names of...

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Main Author: Taofeek Olaiwola Dalamu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Research University Higher School of Economics 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Language and Education
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Online Access:https://jle.hse.ru/article/view/7931/10653