English Language & Literature Project Topics & Materials

THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA (2GO AND WHATSAPP) USAGE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA ABSTRACT The social media platforms provide students with the opportunity to share educational materials interact and participate in group discussion that invariably improves their learning and ability to discourse academic issues. Alongside these … Read more

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY AND RAP SONGS A STUDY OF SELECTED RAP SONGS OF GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE ABSTRACT Rap music as one of the elements of hip hop culture originated in New York’s South Bronx neighbourhood in the late 1970s. Its lyrics provide a powerful lens through which to view … Read more

THE LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF NIGERIAN ENGLISH AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY ENGLISH PEDAGOGY Abstract Like its users, one important feature of language is its dynamism. Thus, language adapts to situational constraints as its users vary across regional/geographical, social, educational, occupational, etc. domains. English is such a typical language that, as a result of vast … Read more

A Pragmatic Analysis of Blogs: The Case of Linda Ikeji Blog and Nairaland CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Preamble This research is a pragmatic analysis of blogs using Linda Ikeji and Nairaland as case studies. Language as a means of communication plays a vital role in any given human society. The use of language in communication … Read more

A Comparative Critique of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye and Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth and Black Skin, White Masks That literature is a reflection of the society is a fact that has been widely acknowledged. It indeed reflects the society, its good values and ills as well. In its corrective function, literature mirrors the … Read more

A Contrastive Analysis of English and Hausa Proverbs in Selected Texts ABSTRACT This study is a Contrastive Analysis of English and Hausa proverbs in selected text. The study considered three (3) research questions which were based on the similarities and differences between the English and Hausa proverbs. The sample population covers collections of hundred (100) … Read more

A Lexical Semantic Study of the Novel I Do Not Come to You By Chance CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the study Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It covers the structure (morphology and syntax), sounds (phonology), and meaning (semantics) of a language. It goes deep into the history and relationship between languages, culture … Read more

A Linguistic Analysis of Violent Political Language ABSTRACT The relationship between language and politics is a complementary one. Since language can be a tool for integrating and disintegrating the masses in politics, politicians have crashed in on this medium which they manipulate to canvass for votes from the populace. This language sometimes leads to violence … Read more

A Linguistic Stylistic Analysis of Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page … … … … … … … … … … iiDeclaration … … … … … … … … … … iiiCertification … … … … … … … … … … ivDedication … … … Read more

A Morphophonological Analysis of Selected English Language Loanwords in Hausa Language A Study Of Selected Entries From Hausa Dictionary ABSTRACT This dissertation examines English loan words in Hausa language and their nativisation through morphophonological processes. The contact situation between speakers of both languages through colonialism has brought about borrowing from the English language into the Hausa language. However, certain … Read more