ABSTRACT The subject matter of this research work is to examine the effect of Nigerian Pidgin English on the academic performance among National Open University of Nigeria Students in Benin …
THE TEACHING OF INTEGRATED SCIENCE (ITS) IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS(A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN IGABI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE)
ABSTRACT The research topic on: “The Teaching of Primary science (PR. SC) (also know as Integrated Science (ITS) in the junior secondary Schools ITS)in the primary schools, Problems and Prospects: A …
“A MAN IN WHOM I HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE”: A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF FORMER PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO’S FAREWELL SPEECH TO NIGERIANS
ABSTRACT Political leaders consciously or unconsciously employ Speech Act Theory in their effort to govern. This article discursively analyses the farewell speech of the former president of …
THE EFFECT OF PIDGIN ENGLISH IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF UYO
CHAPTER 1 1.1 Introduction Nigeria is certainly one of the linguistically diverse nations with a projected 516 languages (Gordon, 2005), each one has an important …
SOCIO POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ALIENATION IN HELON HABILA’S WAITING FOR AN ANGEL AND OIL ON WATER
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study In the words of our eminent African novelist, Chinua Achebe: The trouble with Nigeria is simply and …
RACISM & AESTHETICS IN ALEX LA GUMA’S A WALK IN THE NIGHT AND PETER ABRAHAMS’S MINE BOY
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study The dominant literature in Africa had been oral literature; oral literature has been existing since a long time. …
A PRAGMATICS ANALYSIS OF NEGATION IN SELECTED U.S AND NIGERIAN PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES
ABSTRACT This Study analyses and discusses the pragmatically negation in selected U.S and Nigerian presidential speeches. It first examined the process of speaking as a form of intimated and …
AMBIGUITIES IN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
ABSTRACT This project analyses semantic ambiguous headlines stating their communicative effectiveness with regards to print media. Using data from Vanguard and Daily Trust newspapers, …
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ENGLISH AND HAUSA NOMINAL PHRASES
ABSTRACT This research studies the occurrence of the constructions and functions of NPs in English and Hausa languages, and finds out the similarities and differences that exist between them. Data …
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CORRELATION BETWEEN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE– IN – ENGLISH
ABSTRACT This study examined the Correlation between English – language and literature – English: A case study of MELL, UDUS, Sokoto. The research centers on finding out the reason why most …
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INCORRECT PUNCTUATION, AS A CAUSE OF AMBIGUITY AND MISUNDERSTANDING IN WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
ABSTRACT Ambiguity is a linguistic phenomenon in which more than one meaning, or deep structure, may be represented by the same expression, or surface structure; the same word or similar sounding …
LANGUAGE OF PERSUASION: AN EXAMINATION OF GOVERNOR ALIYU WAMAKKO’S SELECTED SPEECHES
ABSTRACT This research work focuses on the language of persuasion by examining some selected speeches of Governor Aliyu Magatakurda Wamakko. It has been carefully observed that the Sokoto state …