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Proverbs, Values and the Development Question in Contemporary Africa: A Case Study of Yoruba ProverbsBy Yemi Ademowo Johnson, Noah Opeyemi Balogun
Abstract: If culture is a veritable instrument of development and language, a carrier of culture, and the relationship between language and culture is like that of two sides of the same coin, then the role of proverb as a metaphorical use of language cannot be overemphasized in any development discourse. This paper examined this invaluable nexus between language and development, with particular emphasis on how the use of proverb and its …
Published in OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2014 · pp. 10–17 Read article →