Ayobami Sodiq A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF SPEECHES BY OBY EZEKWESILI AND ABIKE DABIRI ABSTRACT This study is a critical discourse analysis of Oby Ezekwesili and Abike Dabiri speeches. It adopts some conceptual framework such as identity and role, ideology, power and institution, discourse of prejudice, language use etcetera; while socio-cognitive and discourse–historical approaches are adopted as … Read more
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Threat: A Case Study of Asari Dokubo’s Utterances Abstract This study seeks to investigate the highly sensitive utterances of threat by Asari Dokubo in his struggle for the political and economic emancipation of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria; utterances that clearly portray his ideological leaning. Our analysis is linked … Read more
A LEXICO-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S HALF OF A YELLOW SUN ABSTRACT This study is a lexico-semantic analysis of Half of a Yellow Sun (ọkara nke a odo anyanwụ). The aim of this study is to identify the organization and breakdown of detected lexical items, the differences and similarities in lexical semantic structure cross-linguistically and the … Read more
A Lexico-Semantic Analysis of Computer-Mediated Discourse in Select Instant and Text Messages of Nigerian Students Introduction The advent of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) has ushered in a new era of new media, signalling unbounded possibilities for language and communication studies. In actual fact, the ever increasing mobility of the Internet the world over … Read more
A REVIEW OF CHAPTERS 4&6 AND PAGES 126-135 OF THE BOOK: A HISTORY OF AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY BY B. ABANUKA CHAPTER 4 LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR: NEGRITUDE leopold sedar senghor, son of Basile Diogo Senghor and Gnilane Bakhoum was born on 9th October, 1906 in Joel, Senegal. He spent his childhood in Djilor, Senegal with his maternal … Read more
A STUDY OF COMPARISONS IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS GOSPEL OF JOHN The Gospel of John is the fourth Gospel in the New Testament. It contains a variety of statements and information about Jesus not contained in the Synoptic Gospels. While John’s content may be unique, he presents a different side of Jesus that is complementary … Read more
A Study of Relationship Between Pragmatics and Stylistics Abstract Discourse, stylistics and pragmatics are subfields of linguistics that have attained independent statuses in the arts. With the seeming differences between these fields, there exist a lot of relationships that connect the three areas of study together. This study is an attempt to examine the similarities … Read more
A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE’S “PURPLE HIBISCUS” AND CHINUA ACHEBE’S “ANTHILLS OF THE SAVANNAH” Abstract Language and style never moves beyond a concentration on the supremacy of words. Literary piece (such as novels) somehow contain meaning of style with language; effectively manipulated in ways that signal it as different from “ordinary” language. A stylistic … Read more
THE ADVENT OF CHRISTIANITY AND ITS IMPACTS ON TIV RELIGIOUS CIVILIZATION ABSTRACT The project work “The advent of Christianity to tiv land and its influence on church growth” traces the origin of Christianity in Tiv land, its impact and progress to the church in Tiv land. The project is carried out by primary sources, which … Read more
ADVERTISEMENT AS A LANGUAGE OF PERSUASION (A CASE STUDY OF EBONY MAGAZINE) ABSTRACT In today’s media landscape where it’s very difficult to shape consumers attitude and intentions and move them to next level of buying process, advertisers find it even more difficult and challenging to break through the clutter of competing advertisement. The advertising industry … Read more