» (INDIGEN) OF ILORIN CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study The multilingual nature of Nigeria has become one of her greatest challenges in recent time. Inconsistent language policy, successive government‟s inability to pick any of the indigenous languages as a national l…Continue Reading »
» CLASS STRATIFICATION, POVERTY AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF FESTUS IYAYI’SVIOLENCE AND OLU OBAFEMI WHEELS Chapter one 1.0 INTRODUCTION A writer is supposed to perform certain duties to the upliftment of his society. Perhaps this accounts for various roles tha…Continue Reading »
» (A CASE OF A KWARA TELEVISION NEWS) ABSTRACT Language and man are inseparable and since the languages of the world come in contact, there is bound to be a problem like mother tongue interference which is a sociolinguistic phenomenon. This work takes for granted that grammatical competence is tota…Continue Reading »
» FRAMING OF HATE SPEECH IN SELECTED BROADCASTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA(IPOB) CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE INTRODUCTION Accurately labeling certain expression as ‘hate speech’ can play an important role in advancing the values of dignity and equality which underpin interna…Continue Reading »
» A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF FEMINISM IN AFRICA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION MEANING AND NATURE OF FEMINISM The struggle for women’ right began in the 18th century during the period of intense intellectual activity known as the Age of Enlightenment. Feminism is said to be the organized movement which pro…Continue Reading »
» THE LANGUAGE OF FEMINISM AND ITS IMPACT ON THE SOCIETY CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of Study The struggle for women’ right began in the 18th century during the period of intense intellectual activity known as the Age of Enlightenment. In traditional Africa the woman is an object of const…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Most cultures have stories which seek to explain the origin of life and to explain why things are as they are in the world today. The story from Genesis would have us believe that linguistic diversity is the curse of Babel (Genesis 11…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Characterisation is the presentation, description, representation and analysis of the various characters or cast in any work of art; either a play, novel or poetry. Characterisation is how the characters are created, moulded a…Continue Reading »
» Advertising is one of the means through which marketers or manufacturers convince buyers to patronize their products. It involves the dissemination of information about products, services, ideas e.g from advertisers to the public in a short time and space. There are different kinds of advertis…Continue Reading »
» . Igbo language is made up of so many dialects that comprise the Igbo speaking areas of the country and is marked by certain tense and aspect just as in every other language of the world, which are used to indicate the time of events/ actions as well as the duration, inception , continuity and co…Continue Reading »
» Translation A Panacea For Bridging Communication Gap In Local Government System Translation as a vehicle for effective communication has contributed in so many ways in education, information dissemination, cultural transfer, etcetera. However, in the rural area where majority are not literate in …Continue Reading »
» FACTS AND FICTION IN AKACHI ADIMORA EZEIGBO’S CHLDREN OF THE EAGLE AND THE LAST OF THE STRONG ONES ABSTRACT This research work addressed itself to the way people tend to see fictional works. People see fictional works as being fictitious, but they are over laid with fact. This long essay, using…Continue Reading »
» A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF SELECTED NIYI OSUNDARE’S SOCIO POLITICAL POETRY ABSTRACT Language is a vital medium through which human beings express themselves. It is used by its speakers to achieve diverse purposes such as reprimanding, encouraging, admiring, and persuading. Writers …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Stylistics is the study of linguistic and non linguistic aspects of style in spoken and written text. Advertising is a form of communication used to help sell products and services. Adverts are not just to fascinate, but rather, they are used by advertisers to achieve their persuasive go…Continue Reading »
» A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF AKACHI ADIMORA EZEIGBO’S TRAFFICKED ABSTRACT Stylistics is the study of literary and non literary texts using linguistic and literary descriptions. The aim in this research work was a stylistic analysis of Akachi adimora ezeigbo’s Trafficke…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Language and style are the basic modes of communication and information. They centre on words and utterances and focus beyond these two aspects, that is, words and utterances. Stylistics is based mainly on the interpretation of texts from a linguistic perspective. A stylistic analysis of th…Continue Reading »
» A SOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDY OF CODE MIXING AND CODE SWITCHING IN NIGERIAN INSTITUTIONS ABSTRACT For communication to be effective in any human society, the appropriate language must be put in to use in the appropriate context. This work examined the motivation for code mixing and code switching among…Continue Reading »
» A SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF PROVERBS IN ADIMORA EZEIGBO’ S TRAFFICKED ABSTRACT Language is learned, shared, and it is an arbitrary system of vocal symbols through which human beings in the same speech community or sub culture interact and hence communicate in terms of their common exp…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This work investigates how meaning is derived in an utterance through cartoons. It aimed at a pragmatic analysis of selected cartoons from these Nigerian dailies: The Guardian, The Punch and The Nation, in order to know the different functions of language in relation to context using…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This long essay focuses on the pragmatics study of selected political posters imprinted in the pages of selected newspapers. It seeks to identify the influence of pragmatic elements on encoded texts or utterance; it analyse the thought provoking influence of such political posters; the r…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT In this study, we undertook a pragmatic study of newspaper comic strips, using “Efe and Jude” as an example. Pragmatics deals mainly with the use of language by a speaker and how the meaning can be interpreted by the hearer. The aim of this research work was to examine the use of lan…Continue Reading »
» A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF NIGERIAN PROVERBS IN WOLE SOYINKA’S “THE LION AND THE JEWEL” CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Communication in the society happens chiefly by means of language. However, the users of language, as social beings, communicate and use language within the context as …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Generally, christain handbills and posters are meant to invite people for programs in churches. Different handbills and posters have different meanings. It has been observed that there are other hidden meanings to these sentences, to this effect, the researcher hopes to highlight the mea…Continue Reading »
» A LEXICO SEMATIC ANALYSIS OF OLU OBAFEMI’S NAIRA HAS NO GENDER ABSTRACT This work focuses on the Lexico semantic variation of the Nigerian English using Olu Obafemi’s text Naira Has No Gender. The aim of this work is to highlight meaning change according to context and environment. Element o…Continue Reading »
» CRITICAL DISOURSE ANALYSIS OF OLA ROTIMI’S OUR HUSBAND HAS GONE MAD AGAIN ABSTRACT Analysis on a discourse level has been used in the analysis of texts, but this study attempts to carry out a Critical Discourse Analysis of Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband Has Gone…Continue Reading »
