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ABSTRACT
The study investigated an aspect of the sociolinguistic structure of Itsekiri language and its focus was to examine the structure of names and the linguistic processes associated with name derivation and interpretation. Such linguistic processes will be morphological and semantic with the former dealing with names derivation and the latter name interpretation. The study was based on the desire to get a proper insight into the structure of names in Itsekiri language and how they affect the general world view of the people in the process of naming.
The study employed as a data collection method, the direct interview of aged native speakers of the language as well as the consultation of secondary published sources relevant to the study. The data collected (which consists of personal names) were analyzed by breaking them into their component units and bringing out the elements that are deleted in the course of composition. The analysis involves the decomposition of these names into their component units and the interpretation of these component units relative to the circumstances of naming.
The study found out that names represent an important aspect of the morphological and semantic structure of Itsekiri language and they possessed a unique compositional nature. It was discovered that these names are expressed following the circumstance of birth.
Naming of children is of great significance in the Africa society and it is often marked by ceremonies and rituals.
