DISCOURSE AND COMMUNICATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY ABSTRACT Discourse and communication are two interrelated concepts, intricately interwoven and grossly assumed as overtly synonymous. This study therefore, attempts to demystify these concepts and also aim to unearth the intricate relationship that exists between them .In this regard, the study discussed in detail the theoretical frameworks of discourse … Read more
DISCOURSE AND STYLISTICS: METHODS OF ANALYSIS Abstract In the wake of a revolutionary change of interest from language form to language function, attention of many language scholars have been shifted from the structural pattern of language to the function the language is used to perform in social discourses. The present study is one of such … Read more
Discourse, Stylistics and Pragmatics: A Study of Convergence Abstract Discourse, stylistics and pragmatics are sub-fields 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
THE EFFECTS OF COSTUME DESIGNING IN NIGERIAN FILM INDUSTRY CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Every culture evolved from a historical experience that distinguishes it from others and these historical accounts can be expressed through many media including films. Hence, film is a historical event, a cultural artefact and every culture has to evolve … Read more
EUROPE AND THE UNDERDEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA Underdevelopment is tied to the fact that human social development has been uneven and from a strictly economic viewpoint, some human groups have advanced further by producing more and becoming wealthier,The question of manufacturing in Africa before the time of the white man, it is essential to recognize where … Read more
FEMINIST CRITICISMS OF SOME SELECTED FEMINIST WORKS INTRODUCTION There are view shared by all feminists is that women are discriminated against on account of their sex. Feminists stress the relevant of gender segregation in society and it present these segregation as working to the overall advantage of men. Although feminists are united with their shared … Read more
FEMINISM: AN EXAMINATION OF ZULU SOFOLA’S SWEET TRAP AND OLA ROTIMI’S OUR HUSBAND HAS GONE MAD AGAIN CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Feminism has continued to dominate the temporary literary discourse as african societies are becoming increasingly of the urgent necessity to liberate and fully exploits the potential of women to enhance peaceful co-existence and socio-economic … Read more
FICTION, EMOTION AND NARRATION IN SELECTED NOVELS OF CHINUA ACHEBE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Fiction and Emotion Narration as a concept is the weaving of several strands of events into a story. This means narrative comes out of oral or written account of an event or events such as The Man Died (1972) – the autobiographical narrative on … Read more
“As Flies to Wanton Boys are We to the gods, they Kill Us for their Sport” Yes. Of all the creatures that breathe and creep on earth, there is none so helpless as man. Aristotle defines tragedy “As the imitation of an action that is serious having a great magnitude; complete in itself embellish with … Read more
How to write a Good Story: Sample Author Biography TITLE: IT SHOULD HAVE ENDED BETTER This is the story of a young girl who had a promising future and ambition, but along the way, the train changed its course of direction. Her name is Alexandra Michaels. I am that girl, and this is my story. … Read more