Journal of
Languages and Culture

  • Abbreviation: J. Lang. Cult.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6540
  • DOI: 10.5897/JLC
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 134

Full Length Research Paper

Complex gendered identity in Africa: Postmodern perspectives from Igbo and Yoruba Languages and Cultures

Opeyemi T. Agoyi
  • Opeyemi T. Agoyi
  • Department of Linguistics and Languages, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko Ondo State, Nigeria.
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Ucheoma C. Osuji
  • Ucheoma C. Osuji
  • Department of Philosophy, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko Ondo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 09 February 2021
  •  Accepted: 06 December 2021
  •  Published: 31 January 2022

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