Sermonizing as Pragmatic Act in Sikiru Ayinde Barrister's Lyrics

作     者：Waheed A.Bamigbade 

作者机构：Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNigeria 

出 版 物：《Language and Semiotic Studies》 (语言与符号学研究（英文）)

年 卷 期：2021年第7卷第4期

页      面：102-120页

学科分类：0303[法学-社会学] 0501[文学-中国语言文学] 050102[文学-语言学及应用语言学] 03[法学] 030303[法学-人类学] 05[文学] 

主　　题：pragmatic act sermonizing lyrics Sikiru Ayinde Barrister(SAB) child training and upbringing 

摘      要：A sermon is a talk or advice given by clergy in religious *** sermonizing function,however,seems to have ceased to be an exclusive preserve of the *** paper investigates this pragmatic act of sermonizing in thirty-one (31) selected lyrics of Sikiru Ayinde Barrister (SAB) of the Fuji fame in Nigeria’s music industry,using Jacob Mey’s (2001) Pragmatic Act theory and Kecskes’ (2010) Socio-Cognitive Approach.A surprising depth of sermonizing in various categories,including social,economic and political sermonizing acts were found paramount in his *** socio-economic sermonizing act relates to family matters,managing marital conflict,child training and upbringing,value of hard work and dedication to duty,family planning,and such other personal values as showing gratitude for being alive and well,honesty,patience,peacemaking,respect for all,leading a responsible life,helping people,resisting doing evil,wishing others well and cooperating in doing good,the ultimate good judgement of God,being prayerful,inevitability of death,destiny,*** political sermonizing act calls for unity,peace,progress,political will,creating an enabling environment by the government,protecting democratic norms and the rule of law,and the need to look inward for an all-round national *** paper concludes that SAB,beyond being an entertainer,is also a master sermonizer,as his sermonizing acts are deep,comprehensive,and revolve around building not only a complete,prosperous human figure but also a prosperous and peaceful *** lyrics,which qualify him as a Music Prophet,have something timeless,fresh and refreshing for all categories of people,particularly *** limitation to his lyrics is that they are originally produced in Yoruba language;the import of the sermonizing act,however,is universal.