Carl Mika[1],Vanessa Andreotti[2], Garrick Cooper[3], Cash Ahenakew[4] and Denise Silva[5] See authors’ affiliations [1] University of Waikato, Faculty of Education, carl.mika@waikato.ac.nz Dr Carl Mika is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, New. Zealand, where…
Saussure’s concept of meaning applied to translation from French into English. Igbo and Kalabari languages of Malot’s Sans Famille
Chimmuanya Pearl Ngele (1) & Priye E. Iyalla-Amadi (2) (1) Department of Foreign Languages and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka pearlonuoha@yahoo.com & chimuanya.ngele@unn.edu.ng (2) Department Of French and International Studies, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Nigeria,…
Musicolinguistics: Deciphering the Nigerian Hip-Hop Music: Cryptolect
Waliya, Yohanna Joseph Department of Modern Languages & Translation Studies, University of Calabar, Calabar-Nigeria, waliyayohannajoseph@unical.edu.ng & waliyayohannajoseph@yahoo.fr Abstract Young rappers use a secret language or cryptolect to shield themselves from public criticism but share persuading hidden messages that influence their communities.…
Constructing and Contesting the Post-Apartheid State: Political Discourse and the Marikana Strike
Meghan Tinsley The University of Manchester, Department of Sociology, Arthur Lewis Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom, meghan.tinsley@manchester.ac.uk Abstract In August 2012, the police massacre of thirty-four workers during a strike in Marikana, South Africa highlighted the interconnectedness…
The Deconstruction of the Concept of Normalization within the Context of the Settler-Colonialism in Palestine: The Duality of Acceptance and Rejection
Mai Albzour University of Lausanne, Switzerland, mai.albzour@unil.ch and maialbzour@yahoo.com Abstract The concept of normalization was associated with the peace process with Israelis, in both, Arab and Palestinian context. The term has different interpretations depending on context, and it becomes more…
The Securitization of Political Discourse in Reinforcing Regimes of Power in Kenya
Oscar Gakuo Mwangi (1) & Catherine Waithera Mwangi (2) (1) Department of Political and Administrative Studies, National University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho, og.mwangi@nul.ls , ogmwangi@yahoo.com (2) Department of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya, c.mwangi@pu.ac.ke, cwm.mwangi@yahoo.com Abstract This…
The influence of language ecology on the identity and political participation of the inland Swahili communities in the Luo region of Kenya
Benson Oduor Ojwang Kaimosi Friends University College, P.O. Box 385, KAIMOSI, KENYA Abstract This article evaluates the influences of the language ecology of the Swahili speakers who settled in the Kenyan hinterland on their identity, coexistence, and political prospects. These…
Public-facing “Success Stories” in international development as text: A critical discourse analysis of historicism
Emily Springer Social Justice and Human Rights, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University espringer@asu.edu or spri0075@umn.edu. Abstract Political discourse typically focuses on public oratory comments by politicians which are meticulously prepared and framed in advance, representing…
Religious discourses and politics in Brazil: The conservative evangelical parliamentary front
Alba Zaluar & Rafael Bruno Gonçalves Institute of Social and Political Studies of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (IESP-UERJ), rafaelbruno1980@gmail.com. Abstract The arguments embraced here are those that examine the discourses of parliamentarians and their proposals that represent…
Art in Action: An Analysis of Political Graffiti in Washington D.C.
Levi Mitzen George Mason University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Lmitzen@gmu.edu Abstract This study examines how graffiti, both the symbolic artifact itself and the act of producing graffiti, is used as a means of navigating power dynamics via counter-hegemonic political…