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An ethnopragmatic analysis of Sam Ukala’s <i>Iredi War</i>
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Sense relation is an important linguistic component used in the literary analysis of texts. The choice of words by a writer creates a distinct meaning that reveals the writer’s message to the audience. The meaning associated with these lexical choices helps to communicate the message and the cultural views of the people in the society the work reflects. The linguistic parameters that cater for cultural meaning in language use are ethno-pragmatic. An ethno-pragmatic analysis of Iredi War by Sam Ukala is carried out to demonstrate his adroit manipulation of linguistic choices to create novel aspects of cultural meaning in the play. To accomplish the aim of the research, Hymes's ethnography of communication is selected as the theoretical framework. The data selected are 10 dialogues from the play with ethno-pragmatic features. These selected data are analyzed to show how they reflect the Owa and in essence African culture. The study finds that an understanding of the cultural meaning of the words and sentences in the play helps the audience to understand the text easily and at the same time comprehend the socio-cultural views of the people.
