Abstract
Wardhaugh (1986) opines that when we speak, choices must of necessity be made of what we want to say, how we want to say it, the choice of words, sounds, (styles and other variables available within the speech community) that best unite (connect) what we say with how it is said. Based on the foregoing, the focus of this study is to identify and analyze the politeness strategies employed in the talk exchanges presented in Bíọ́dún and Káyọ̀dé newspapers’ review through critical evaluation. In addition, the study seeks to investigate what is implicated by an expression, other than what a speaker actually said by saying what he said. Brown and Levinson's politeness theory and Grice’s Cooperative Principle with its Maxims are adopted for analysis purpose. This study intends to show that Yorùbá culture places premium on social behaviour displayed and to reveal some of the culturally inherent linguistic and non-linguistic tools in the native speakers’intuition as well as and repertoire of the people which they employ to meet the face want of interlocutors in communication situations.
Highlights
Bíọdún-Kàyọdé, as popularly called and known amongst the south western people of Nigeria is a daily Yorùbá newspaper review aired on selected radio stations
Politeness is considered a vital part of the Yorùbá people’s culture and a great deal in the people’s daily linguistic and paralinguistic interaction, especially, if social distinction exists between participants
This research will examine the talk exchanges of Bíọdún and Káyọdé as presented in their newspapers’ review to determine whether politeness, as found in Yorùbá talk exchanges exhibits universal feature reported in some scholars’ works or it deviates from what has been on ground on the topic of politeness
Summary
Bíọdún-Kàyọdé, as popularly called and known amongst the south western people of Nigeria is a daily Yorùbá newspaper review aired on selected radio stations On the programme, both local and international news are captured and presented in form of talk exchanges between the duo reviewers- Bíọdún and Káyọdé. This research will examine the talk exchanges of Bíọdún and Káyọdé as presented in their newspapers’ review to determine whether politeness, as found in Yorùbá talk exchanges exhibits universal feature reported in some scholars’ works or it deviates from what has been on ground on the topic of politeness. A scheduled telephone interview is conducted with the reviewers as a way of interrogating and ascertaining the idea behind their style of newspapers’ review
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