‘PENTECOSTAL’ LANGUAGE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN AFRICA
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The paper observes the use of pentecostal language as a positive
trend in the resolution of conflicts within the African family setting.
It specifically notes the element of negativity embedded in verbal
violence and its attendant psychological effects that is contained in
interpersonal relationships within the family setting. It further
notes the increasing disappearance of such negativity in the light
of Pentecostal influence on the lifestyle of the people. A major point
of concentration in the paper is located within the pervasive
tendency for Pentecostalism within the Nigerian society to touch
virtually all aspects of life within and even outside the Yoruba (of
south-western Nigeria) setting. Paramount among these is namechanging
and a re-enactment of positive confessions in countering
seemingly negative situations or pronouncements. Overall, the
paper makes suggestions on how this could be further enhanced in
the prevalent linguistic conditions within the African society, thus
paving the way for sustainable national development
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PE English, PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania