Publications

Publication details [#51626]

Ayoola, Kehinde A. 2009. Haggling exchanges at meat stalls in some markets in Lagos, Nigeria. Discourse Studies 11 (4) : 387–400.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

discourse strategy | flirting | humor | language use | marketplace conversation

Language as a subject

English | Pidgin | Yoruba

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

This paper discusses how both meat stall vendors and buyers in Lagos markets (in Nigeria), use English, Pidgin and Yoruba and discourse strategies including humor and flattery in buying and selling encounters in order to attain their ultimate goal of maximizing profit.