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When Tricycles Speak: Language Practices and Ideology in Tricycle Texts in Nigeria

This article investigates the sociocultural aspects of street-related linguistic practices on commercial tricycles in Uyo metropolis, south-eastern Nigeria. Marginal urban texts on tricycles reveal a process of identity construction and the quest for ideological distinctiveness of the grassroots in...

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Published in:Journal of Asian and African studies (Leiden) 2023-09
Main Authors: Mensah, Eyo O., Nyong, Benjamin O., Mensah, Eyamba O., Ayeni, Queen O.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This article investigates the sociocultural aspects of street-related linguistic practices on commercial tricycles in Uyo metropolis, south-eastern Nigeria. Marginal urban texts on tricycles reveal a process of identity construction and the quest for ideological distinctiveness of the grassroots in articulating their spatial street wisdom. The study offers contextual analyses of tricycle texts to unpack how they reflect riders’ social conditions, and problematise how riders relate their subjectivities to the audience in the mobile urban space. We conclude that tricycle texts bring to light creative aspects of a local subculture that lends a voice to a marginalised segment of the society.
ISSN:0021-9096
1745-2538
DOI:10.1177/00219096231197779