Face Threats in Conversational Interactions in Orthodox and Traditional Medicines among the Yoruba in Southwestern Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAdegbite, Wale
dc.contributor.authorOdebunmi, Akin
dc.coverage.geographicalNigeriaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-12T11:20:40Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-27T14:59:07Z
dc.date.available2014-08-12T11:20:40Z
dc.date.available2018-10-27T14:59:07Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentEnglishen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study describes face-threatening acts (FTA) in conversational interactions between medical practitioners and patients in orthodox and traditional medical practice among the Yoruba in Southwestern Nigeria. It utilizes as data base tape recorded conversations collected from doctors and patients in selected hospitals in the area, on the one hand, and conversations between practitioners (herbalists and divination priests) and patients in their consulting places, on the other hand. The findings reveal that language use in interactions between practitioners and clients in both Yoruba traditional medicine (YTM) and orthodox medicine (OM) features instances of FTA with redress (positive politeness) and FTA without redress (bald-on-record). YTM has more of the former features while OM has more of the latter features. Also, while the data do not show any instances of FTA with redress (negative politeness) and non-performance of FTA, there are however 'off record' strategies utilized in divination as an indirect means of diagnosing illnesses in YTM, while instances of non performance of FTA are observed in situations where doctors take notes, without making verbal responses to clients, while the latter are making complaints. It is further observed that expectations of indirectness in communication and social familiarity are carried into the consultative context of YTM and that clients are sometimes disappointed by the social distance and scary bluntness of communication in orthodox medicine.en_US
dc.facultiesArtsen_US
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dc.identifier.citationAdegbite, Wale and Odebunmi, Akin (2010) Face Threats in Conversational Interactions in Orthodox and Traditional Medicines among the Yoruba in Southwestern Nigeria. In Ogunsiji, Ayo; Kehinde Ayo and Odebunmi, Akin (Eds.) Language, Literature and Discourse.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2658
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages.totalpages26en_US
dc.subjectFace threaten_US
dc.subjectActsen_US
dc.subjectConversational interactionsen_US
dc.subjectOrthodox medicineen_US
dc.subjectYoruba traditional medicineen_US
dc.titleFace Threats in Conversational Interactions in Orthodox and Traditional Medicines among the Yoruba in Southwestern Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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