Semiotics of Oral literature: A kinetic perspective

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Päätekijä: Ajayi, Omofolabo Apinke
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Julkaistu: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria 2023
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spelling oai:ir.oauife.edu.ng:123456789-51992023-05-13T18:13:39Z Semiotics of Oral literature: A kinetic perspective Ajayi, Omofolabo Apinke Kinesic Literature Communication Semiotics Language Codification Arts 370p This thesis attempts a kinesic analysis of oral literature - an art form transmitted through both the verbal and non-verbal communication (nvc) channels. Kinesics is concerned with body motions (e.g. gestures and dance), as related to non verbal aspects of interpersonal communication. Underlying the kinesic perspective is semiotics, a study of the verbal as well as the nvc signs and their meanings. The semiotic analysis, therefore, investigates the dynamics of kinesic communication in oral literature and the corresponding signification system between its verbal and non-verbal channels. The oral literature of the Yoruba people is used as a case-study. The analysis highlights dance-kinesics as an essential art in Yoruba literary expression. Highly complementing the verbalised content, it also conveys and vivifies the salient concepts of Yoruba oral literature. In addition, the dance comes through as a crucial ostensive vehicle for other nvc signs in oral literature such as the sculpted and textile arts. Thus, dance-kinesics is projected as a fully integrated art form in Yoruba oral literature enhancing its meaning and aesthetic dimensions. Furthermore, through the semiosis of the non-verbal arts, especially the kinesics of Yoruba oral literature, the world-view and customs of the Yoruba, which previously had been subjected to much misinterpretation because of their heavy symbolism and little known codification system, now assume deeper significance and more profound meanings. This subsequent clarification amply demonstrates the dynamic relationship between the verbal and the non-verbal arts in oral literature and attests to the significance of the full codification system in the literature of oral societies. 2023-05-13T16:19:35Z 2023-05-13T16:19:35Z 1986 Thesis https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/123456789/5199 en application/pdf Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria
spellingShingle Kinesic
Literature
Communication
Semiotics
Language
Codification
Arts
Ajayi, Omofolabo Apinke
Semiotics of Oral literature: A kinetic perspective
title Semiotics of Oral literature: A kinetic perspective
title_full Semiotics of Oral literature: A kinetic perspective
title_fullStr Semiotics of Oral literature: A kinetic perspective
title_full_unstemmed Semiotics of Oral literature: A kinetic perspective
title_short Semiotics of Oral literature: A kinetic perspective
title_sort semiotics of oral literature a kinetic perspective
topic Kinesic
Literature
Communication
Semiotics
Language
Codification
Arts
url https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/123456789/5199
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