INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The media of mass communication have a responsibility in any society where they operate. Neher and Sandain (2007: p.211) assert that people turn to the …
INFLUENCE OF DEFENSIVE PESSIMISM AND ASSERTIVENESS ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG RURAL DWELLERS IN AKWA IBOM STATE
ABSTRACT The study investigated the influence of Defensive Pessimism and Assertiveness on Civic Engagement among rural dwellers in Akwa Ibom State. Four hundred and thirty-two (432) participants …
SOCIAL JUSTICE IN JOHN RAWLS AND THE CONDITION OF THE POOR IN THE CAPITALIST SOCIETY: A CRITICAL EVALUATION .
Abstract: This thesis is designed to make a critical evaluation of John Rawls’ approach to social justice (distributive Justice), especially as he in his books, A Theory of Justice, that there is …
AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF SOCIO-POLITICAL COLUMNS IN SELECTED NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS
ABSTRACT The Ethnography of a linguistic text is a sociolinguistic approach to determine the communicative competence of the text. A lot of speech events have been studied using Dell Hymes Act of …
CODE MIXING AS A SOCIOLINGUISTIC MEDIUM IN SOME SELECTED SONGS IN THE NIGERIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT Language plays an important role in the society and this leads to the study of code mixing in relation to sociolinguistics and how code mixed utterances have been triggered as a result of …
FEMINIST AESTHETICS IN OLA ROTIMI’S OUR HUSBAND HAS GONE MAD AGAIN AND FEMI OSOFISAN’S MOROUNTODUN
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 …
ENLIGHTENING THE SOCIETY ON THE DANGER AND EFFECT OF HIV/AIDS IN THE SOCIETY
CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Literary works are imaginative or creative writing which serve as medium of communication. It can be …
THE VIOLATION OF WOMEN RIGHT IN AFRICAN NOVEL FACELESS AND WOMEN AT POINT ZERO PORTRAYED
ABSTRACT This paper examines the different subjugating conditions that women are confronted with daily. These include domestic violence, sexual abuse, Female Genital Mutilation, child-brides, …
THE AESTHETIC FEATURES AND SOCIAL RELEVANCE OF FOLKTALES TO OKPARA INLAND COMMUNITY
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION PURPOSE OF STUDY The purpose of study of this essay is to examine the aesthetic features and social relevance of folktales in Okpara Inland community of Delta …
GRAMMATICAL ERROR ANALYSIS OF SELECTED NEWS SCRIPTS OF THE BROADCASTING CORPORATION
ABSTRACT This study was carried out in respect to the grammatical errors that currently exist in the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State Radio, Umuahia. The sole aim of this study was to …
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY IN CHINUA ACHEBE’S
CHAPTER ONE A GENERAL INTRODUCTION Introduction/Background to Study This is a B.A. long essay written in partial fulfillment of the requirements for an award for a Bachelor's degree in …
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THE LINGUISTIC – STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF NIGERIAN SECURITY AGENCIES USE OF LANGUAGE:
ABSTRACT Most of the theories on the origins of language have all shown that language arose of man's desire to adapt to his environment. For instance, the cooperation and contact theories show that …