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Author:   Taiwo Ehineni
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.420kg
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9781032884318

ISBN 10:   1032884312
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   07 May 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: What's in a Name? 1. The Philosophy of a Name 2. Construct, Context, and Connections: The Semiotics of Yoruba Names 3. Naming as Act and Art: A Synthesis 4. Theorizing Names: Moving Beyond Western-Centric Models Chapter 1: Yoruba Naming and Meaning 1. Introduction: The Cultural Weight of a Name 2. The Pragmatic Theory of Properhood (TPTP): A Critical Review 3. Meaning in Yoruba Names: Beyond Referentiality *3.1 Denotation: Literal Meaning (Revisited) *3.2 Connotation: Cultural and Historical Meanings *3.3 Perspectivization: The Individual and Negotiated Meaning *3.4.Subversion and Re-semanticization: Turning Meaning on its Head 4. Conclusion: Reconsidering the Nature of Meaning in Proper Names Chapter 2: Personal Names: Constructing Identities and Narrating Social Experiences 1. Introduction: Names as Sites of Identity Construction 2. The Naming Context Among the Yoruba: A Socio-Cultural Ritual 3. Factors Motivating the Choice of Names: A *3.1 Family Situation or Parents’ Experiences *3.2 Birth Circumstances *3.3 Birth Order *3.4 Sex *3.5 Religion *3.6 Profession *3.7 Death Situation 4. Conclusion: Names as Dynamic Narratives of Self Chapter 3: Oríkì: Praising Destiny, Constructing Identities in Yoruba Culture 1. Introduction: Oríkì as a Cultural and Linguistic Phenomenon 2. The Concept of Orí: Foundations of Yoruba Identity and Destiny 3. Oríkì as a Verbal Instantiation of Orí: Performance and Power 4. Types of Oríkì: Exploring Specific Forms * 4.1 Oríkì Àbísọ (Attributive Personal Praise Names) * 4.2 Oríkì Orílé (Totemic Praise Names) * 4.3 Oríkì Àlàjé̩ (Praise Nicknames) 5. Conclusion: Reconsidering the Nature of Meaning in Proper Names Chapter 4: Place Names: Language and History 1. Introduction: Place Names as Embodied Histories and Ecological Markers 2. Yoruba Toponyms: A Tapestry of History, Ecology, and Social Life * 2.1 Flora Toponyms * 2.2 Hill Toponyms * 2.3 Hydro-Toponyms * 2.4 Topographic-Color Descriptive Toponyms * 2.5 Stone Toponyms and Forest Toponyms * 2.6 War-related Toponyms * 2.7 Agro-Toponyms * 2.8 Place names based on environmental changes 3. Conclusion Chapter 5: Pet Names: Language, Resistance, and Protest 1. Introduction: Naming as Resistance and Protest 2. The Yorubas and the Pet Culture 3. Pet Naming and Linguistic Creativity in Yoruba Culture: The Art of Subversion 4. Yoruba Pet Names: Sites of Resistance and Social Commentary * 4.1 Pet Names and Protest in Family Matters * 4.2 Pet Names and Protest in Communal Situations: Navigating Power and Conflict * 4.3 Pet Names and Protest in National Politics: Voicing Dissent 5. Conclusion Chapter 6: Hair Names: Language and Women's Agency 1. Introduction: Hair as a Site of Agency and Cultural Commentary 2. Hairstyling in Yoruba Culture 3. The Poetics of Plaiting: Creativity and Complexity in Yoruba Hairstyles Names 4. Crowning Glory: Hairstyle Names as Women’s Agency and Individuality 5. Conclusion Chapter 7: Building Names: Language and Politics 1. Introduction 2. Architecture as a Reflection of Cultural Identity 3. Renaming of Buildings and Political Ideology 4. Building Names and the Politics of Prestige and Donations 5. Conclusion Conclusion: Everything Can Be in a Name: Reimagining Onomastics Beyond Referentiality 1. From Question to Affirmation: Reframing the Scope of Onomastics 2. Beyond Referentiality: A Multidimensional Understanding of Naming 3. Naming as a Performativity and Power: Reconsidering Agency 4. Towards a Culturally Sensitive Onomastics: New Orientations and Methodologies 5. Future Directions: Opening New Avenues for Inquiry Index

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In exploring the philosophical, linguistic, and cultural contexts of the nature and meaning of names, Yoruba Names: Language, Culture, and History departs from extant referential approaches to names and embraces a culturally nuanced and historically informed perspective. Ehineni elucidates how the connectivity of names, the capacity of names to weave together and simultaneously tease out different dimensions of history, culture, and the social experience demonstrate that names are at the intersection of the linguistic and the cultural. Drawing from different disciplinary traditions, this book shows how Yoruba names compose and/or condense life, history, language, culture, and human (collective, familial, class, religious, individual) experiences. Yoruba Names is a thoughtful examination of the centrality of names and naming in cultural contexts and their implications for the production, performance, and contestation of meanings and the negotiation of human interactions Wale Adebanwi, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania.

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Taiwo Ehineni is a Preceptor of African Languages in the department of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, USA.

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