Editorial: Dis laf fit kill person - An overview of Nigerian humour
In Nigeria, in relation to the aforesaid functions, everyday citizens and professional humourists use humour to express their expectations from and disappointments in the socio-political leadership of the country. Common Nigerian jokes indicate the country’s travails with ethnicity and failed politi...
Main Author: | Ibukun Filani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
2018-12-01
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Series: | The European Journal of Humour Research |
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Online Access: | https://www.europeanjournalofhumour.org/index.php/ejhr/article/view/330 |
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