1. A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF SLANG AND CATCHY PHRASES USED IN SOME SELECTED NIGERIAN HIP-HOP SONGS
GENERAL INTRODUCTION: Language is a major and an indispensable tool in human existence. No wonder Microsoft Encarta (2009) defines it as “the principal means used by human beings to communicate with one another”. Language is primarily spoken, although it can be transf... Read More
2. A STYLISTIC STUDY OF ADICHIE'S THE THINGS AROUND YOUR NECK AND PURPLE HIBISCUS
ABSTRACT: Style refers to an individual's unique approach or manner of accomplishing a task. The various aspects of human behaviour, such as dressing, speaking, acting, teaching, and writing, are influenced by a multitude of factors and ideol... Read More
3. AN ASSESSMENT OF A LEXICO-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S HALF OF A YELLOW SUN
ABSTRACT: The present investigation entails a comprehensive lexico-semantic analysis of the literary work titled "Half of a Yellow Sun" (ọkara nke an odo anyanwụ).The objective of this research is to analyse and determine the organisation and categorization of identifie... Read More
4. AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF NIGERIA PIDGIN ON WRITTEN ENGLISH AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Background of the study: In Nigeria, English is considered a second language by most people. Because Nigerians already had their first language, also known as their Mother Tongue (L1), before the introduction of the alien language known as "English" into the nation, it... Read More
5. SYNTACTIC AND LEXICO-SEMANTIC ANALYSES OF SELECTED SMS TEXT MESSAGES AMONG THE UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN STUDENTS
ABSTRACT: Words form the basis for a Linguistic analysis at any level of language study. The aim of this essay was to identify the various Lexical and Syntactic elements that make up personal text messages among the students of the University of Ilorin. Lexical features, Lexical... Read More
6. THE LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF NIGERIAN ENGLISH AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY ENGLISH PEDAGOGY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the study: One sociolinguistic implication of the diffusion of English language - an amalgam of the three paltry languages of the J... Read More
7. ERROR ANALYSIS OF THE SPOKEN ENGLISH OF STUDENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents the background to the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, scope of the study, delimitation, limitation and the definition of te... Read More
8. A LINGUISTIC STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF CHUKWUEMEKA IKE’S NOVELS
ABSTRACT
This work is a linguistic stylistic study of Chukwuemeka Ike’s novels. It involves a rigorous analysis and synthesis that examine how a special configuration of language has been used in the realization of a particular subject matter, quantifying all the linguistic means... Read More
9. A stylistic study of proverbs and idioms in the Translated Novels Of D.O Fagunwa
1.1Introduction
This research is an investigation into the linguistic issues (stylistic and semantic) that are involved in literary translation. The main focus of the work is the study of aspects of style in relation to the functions of language as portrayed in the translated proverbs a... Read More
10. AN ANALYSIS OF THE COVERAGE OF BLASPHEMOUS INCIDENTS IN DAILY TRUST AND THE PUNCH NEWSPAPERS
ABSTRACT
Conflicts precipitated by religious discords or under such pretext, have resulted in the deaths of thousands of people and destruction of property worth billions of dollar in Nigeria, brewing mutual suspicion among its heterogeneous citizens, shipwrecking, ultimately, their cor... Read More
11. EXPRESSION OF TEMPORALITY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE A FUNCTIONAL APPROACH
1.1Background to the Study
The English language has become an international medium of communication among people on earth. The mastery of good English is deemed necessary for bringing a lot of advantages in many ways. This international language is not only used for communication purpos... Read More