This book contains over 60,000 Yoruba Names along with the correct pronunciation and meanings, as such, it is a great resource for the intelligent selection of an appropriate name for adults, children and grandchildren. The names in the book include...

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF LANGUAGE brings to students, researchers and practitioners in all of the social and language-related sciences carefully selected book-length publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It approaches the study of language in society...

A name reflects and reinforces an identity both when it is given and when it is changed. African Muslim Names discusses the social and cultural significance of proper names. It explains how names are chosen for newborns in African societies and the...