A Demographic Analysis of Proverbs in Rotimi＇s Historical Tragedies  

作　　者：Omolara Kikelomo Owoeye Samuel Ayodele Dada 

机构地区：[1]Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

出　　处：《US-China Foreign Language》2012年第10期1599-1607,共9页美中外语（英文版）

摘　　要：This paper appraises the use of proverbs by the characters in Ola Rotimi＇s monarchical tragedies： The Gods Are Not to Blame （1971b）, Kurunmi （1971a）, and Ovonramwen Nogbaisi （1974）. In an analysis of selected proverbs from the three texts, the study pays special attention to the status, age, gender, and nationality of the characters who make proverbial sayings an integral part of their speeches. The findings of the paper include the fact that proverb, apart from being the stock in trade of old people, is also used by the young when status places upon them the responsibilities demanded of elders. We also discover that proverbs are not limited to Africa only, every tribe and culture has its own proverbs and some proverbs are universal.

关 键 词：PROVERBS demographic analysis Nigerian Drama Ola Rotimi 

分 类 号：H313.3[语言文字—英语] C92-05[社会学—人口学]