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 constant scorn, degradation and physical torture. In the past, women did not exist as... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The study attempted to investigate the patterns of interaction in English language JSS2 classroom in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The study equally reviewed some important and extensive literatures under sub-headings. The descriptive research survey design was applied in the assessment of respondents’ opinions... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE I ntroduction 1.1 Background to the study Varied researches on the use of language has made language users understand the fact that there is more to meaning making than grammaticality of a sentence. Semantics is made an anchorage of the branch of linguistics that studies meaning making in communications. Further... Continue Reading
THE CHARACTERISTICS AND STYLE OF THE SEARCH BY CHUKUEMEKA IKE’S CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION This chapter is a general introduction to the entire essay. It will focus attention on Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike and his works, purpose of study and scope of study. Attention will also be given to review of critical writings on The Search. 1.1... Continue Reading
This is a research on Toyin Abiodun's drama texts 'The Marriage of Arike' and 'The Trials of Afonja' describing it as books on history and African culture using the theory 'New Historicism'. ABSTRACT Many writers resort borrowing and incorporating elements of culture in their works other to preserve from extinction. The writers in this time are... Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Life of Adolf Hitler 1.2 Life of Odumegwu Ojukwu 1.3 Purpose of Study 1.4 Scope of Study 1.5 Methodology 1.6 Theoretical Background 1.7 Literature Review 1.8 Thesis Statement CHAPTER TWO: SYNTACTIC ANALYSES OF SELECTED WAR SPEECHES (HITLER AND OJUKWU) 2.1... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The purpose of the research is to examine the shades of meaning that are associated with names and naming in Igala. The study examinened the various circumstances attached to the meaning of names in Igala, and the peculiar features that differentiate the practice from those of other Nigerian languages. The study looked at the practice of... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Women are often the victims of domestic violence which male writers, in their thematic preoccupation with socio-political issues of the moment, often down play. This is the issue examine in this paper from the standpoint of Neshani Andreas’ The Purple Violet of Oshaantu and Chimamanda Adichie’s The Purple Violet of Oshaantu and It... Continue Reading
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 has opened yet other dimensions to the study of language use in... Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgments iv Table of Contents v Abstract ix CHAPTER ONE: 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background to the study 1 1.2 Purpose of the study 3 1.3 Justification for the... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This thesis titled “A Linguistic study of the „Nigerian-ness‟ of Nigerian Pidgin in Selected Literary Works” was embarked upon because of the resistance many Nigerians have to the use of Nigerian Pidgin (NP); they see it as foreign and a corruption of the English Language. Besides, many people, especially non-linguists feel that... Continue Reading
THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER IN THE USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE OF 400 LEVEL STUDENT OF SOKOTO STATE UNIVERSITY Abstract The work used the ex-post-facto design to deepen our understanding of the relationship between gender and students’ academic achievements in English Language. The sample comprised 200 staff of the department of English in higher... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study examines the proper use and management of instructional materials for English language teaching in some selected secondary schools in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. An intensive review of related literature was carried out to throw more light in the problem under investigation. Research questions were formulated to... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The thrust of this study is a sociolinguistic analysis of the gender on language use. The method of investigation used for this study is questionnaire and audio-recoding. This study has established the fact that the differences between male and female in ways of interacting often leads to wrong notions, meanings and interpretations given... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Feminism as a concept gained approval the help of some male feminist writers who write for the sake of women liberation but this concept has its limitations. Feminist aesthetics thereby came into full realization in the work of some female writers who actually wants other women’s value. This work has attempted explore feminists... 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 the selected election campaign speech of President... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Conflict is a disagreement or clash between people, ideas; or in the case of our study, cultures. Therefore, culture becomes a unique and sentimental phenomenon that is not only cherished but also protected dearly by an individual as well. Thus, a literature has become the means through which cultural sentiments are projected and... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Political corruption is the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality is considered political corruption. Most economic political and social problems in under developed societies... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The spread of colonial empire was introduced in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries by the American Revolutionary war and the Latin American wars of independence. Colonialism is “the policy of acquiring and maintaining colonies, especially for exploitation”. Colonialism therefore will be examined in Alex La Guma’s... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Folklore as an aspect of the African oral tradition has been traced to traditional African society handed down by customs, beliefs and an aspect of culture handed down by our for forefathers through orature. Conflict that arises over death and the quest for re-invention in the plays of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 Preamble This study examines the pragmatics of comedy. Adrian Akmajian conceives of pragmatics as a term that “covers the study of language use, and in particular the study of linguistic communication, in relation to language structure and context of utterance.”(361)When Charles Morris proposed his famous... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study is a stylistic analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‟s novel Half Of A Yellow Sun, which comprises four parts with a total number of 37 chapters and 433 pages. The aim of this study is to identify the predominant stylistic devices used by the author in the novel and the effects achieved by using them. To achieve this aim, the... Continue Reading
A BSTRACT This Research Work focused on the Study into the Effects of Grammatical Errors in Secondary School Students’ English Essays. The research was conducted on essays written by thirty (30) Students of the Secondary Schools in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). The analysis of the essays revealed the deficiencies of some of the Students... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This paper duels on women lamentations over male subjugation. Women's lamentation over male subjugation has in years filtered into a determination to abnegate sexism. With this stance, their former conciliatory position becomes superseded by a current of revolt against men and tradition as... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project explores the Amos Tutuola’s Palm – Wine Drinkard in terms of it’s use of mythological icons. In particular, the project seeks to explore the novel as an important artifact and a literary product of social existence. It examines how “authencity” is signified in The Palm – Wine Drinkard as it is written by a native... Continue Reading