<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Naming can sometimes be associated with particular situations or someone’s birth. This study intends to find out the association between Datooga names and socio-cultural backgrounds. The study employs a qualitative research approach, in which case the collected data was subjected to descriptive analysis. Data have been collected from Datooga speaking students studying at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education, through Interviews and Questionnaire. The analysis is based on the Kripke’s three arguments in naming as described by Speaks (2007). The theory explains how naming is achieved with reference to the modal argument, the semantic argument and the epistemic argument. The findings of the study have revealed that in the Datooga society, naming is associated with different phenomena particularly time of birth and prevailing situations, traditions, norms and customs.</p></abstract>

Naming can sometimes be associated with particular situations or someone’s birth. This study intends to find out the association between Datooga names and socio-cultural backgrounds. The study employs a qualitative research approach, in which case the collected data was subjected to descriptive analysis. Data have been collected from Datooga speaking students studying at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education, through Interviews and Questionnaire. The analysis is based on the Kripke’s three arguments in naming as described by Speaks (2007). The theory explains how naming is achieved with reference to the modal argument, the semantic argument and the epistemic argument. The findings of the study have revealed that in the Datooga society, naming is associated with different phenomena particularly time of birth and prevailing situations, traditions, norms and customs.

A Semantic Analysis of Personal Names in Datooga Society

Dar es Salaam University College of Education

Ethnologia Actualis

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Naming can sometimes be associated with particular situations or someone’s birth. This study intends to find out the association between Datooga names and...

A Semantic Analysis of Personal Names in Datooga Society

Published Online: Nov 26, 2019

Page range: 90 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eas-2019-0011

Keywords
epistemic argument, personal names, semantic argument, socio-cultural context and associated meaning

© 2019 Mary Zacharia Charwi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A Semantic Analysis of Personal Names in Datooga Society

Published Online: Nov 26, 2019

Page range: 90 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eas-2019-0011

Keywordsepistemic argument, personal names, semantic argument, socio-cultural context and associated meaning

© 2019 Mary Zacharia Charwi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
epistemic argument, personal names, semantic argument, socio-cultural context and associated meaning