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A Pragmatic Analysis Of Slang And Catchy Phrases Used In Some Selected Nigerian Hip-hop Songs
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1.7 METHODOLOGY
In carrying out this
research work, four (4) Nigerian hip-hop songs will be selected as data
within which slangy forms and unusual lexical items will be extracted.
They are, “Maryjane†by vector Da Viper, “Petepete`†by 9ice,
“Otiyanyan†by Slimjoe, and ‘‘Enter the place†by 2face. (Artists’ names
are written in the forms they are referred to, by Nigerians and tracks
are produced in Nigeria for Nigerians). The albums within which these
tracks will be extracted respectively are State of Surprise (2010),
Tradition (2010), Otiyanyan Reloaded (2010) and Unstoppable (2010).
The
criteria for selecting these tracks revolve around language, whose
usage is the primary concern of this work. “Maryjane†combines pure
English, pidgin version of it, and a German variety of English (Patois),
“Petepete†(mud) is sung using a purely native Nigerian
language(Yoruba), ‘‘Otiyanyan’’ is sung, using a combination of a native
Nigerian language (Yoruba) and the pidgin variety of English language,
while ‘‘Enter the place’’ is sung using the pidgin variety of English
alone. These tracks will be carefully and repeatedly listened to in
order to gather their lyrics. Also, consultations will be made into
library reference materials, textbooks, and the internet in order to get
materials relating to pragmatics, music (hip-hop), and slang and also
meaning in general.
The intended technique of analysis will involve a
short general description of the songs, one after the other, and
identification of slangy forms and catchy phrases found in them.
Finally, a detailed pragmatic analysis of these slangy forms and catchy
phrases will be done using illocutionary act, context, presupposition,
reference, intention and inference. It is to be noted, that the direct,
full version of the lyrics of the songs will be attached as appendix in
this research work.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Slangy expressions and catchy phrases are deliberately used in hip-hop songs in order to reduce the degree of vulgarity in the content of the song so as not to disrupt society moral norms, and to increase the rate of acceptability of such song amidst listeners, to avoid direct stating of the name of the referent (s) in a satirical song for instance, and also for singers to create a landmark worth discussing even while the song is no longer in vogue.Aside all these, slang forms and catchy phrases ... Continue reading---
