BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The truth, of course, is that it is precisely the multiplication of meanings which makes language the powerful and flexible tool that it is. The possibility of selecting adopting, standardizing of a selected set of vocabulary and spe...

Background of the Study: The gift of language is the single human trait that marks us all, genetically setting us apart from the rest of life. Language is, like nest building or hive making, the universal and biologically specific activity of human beings. We engage in it communa...

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine a sociolinguistic analysis of code switching and code mixing in selected jenifa’s diary episodes.  Specifically, the study examine the languages used in the production of movies in Nigeria with particular...

ABSTRACT: Advertising is one of the means through which marketers or manufacturers convince buyers to patronize their products. It involves the dissemination of information about products, services, ideas e.g from advertisers to the public in a short time and space. There are dif...

Background of the Study: English can be said to be the most widely spoken language in the world, and has become the official language of some West African countries, namely, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra-Leone, Liberia and the Gambia. In these countries, English is a second language whi...

Background of the study: The term "pidgin" is used to describe a language that emerges out of a circumstance in which individuals who speak a variety of languages are forced to communicate with one another despite the fact that they do not have a common language. Once a...

ABSTRACT: Stylistics encompasses the examination and analysis of texts through the lenses of both linguistics and literature. The purpose of this study was to analyse the fundamental language characteristics employed by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in her work, The T...

ABSTRACT: Style refers to an individual's unique approach or manner of accomplishing a task. The various aspects of human behaviour, such as dressing, speaking, acting, teaching, and writing, are influenced by a multitude of factors and ideol...

Abstract: The objective of this study is to analyse the linguistic characteristics of newspaper advertisements, with a specific focus on the Vanguard newspaper as a case study. The research employed a survey research design and utilised convenient sampling strategies to recr...

ABSTRACT: The present investigation entails a comprehensive lexico-semantic analysis of the literary work titled "Half of a Yellow Sun" (ọkara nke an odo anyanwụ).The objective of this research is to analyse and determine the organisation and categorization of identifie...

BACKGROUND: The reliable operation of large power systems with small stability margin is highly dependent on systems and protection devices. The application of microprocessor based (numeric) relaying protection has improved performance over time but, this has not led to a major i...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: It is possible to describe language as a method of communication, a platform for the expression of feelings, a route for the transmission of ideas, a vital component of socioeconomic and political advancement, and even a way of life (Chei...

Background of the study: In Nigeria, English is considered a second language by most people. Because Nigerians already had their first language, also known as their Mother Tongue (L1), before the introduction of the alien language known as "English" into the nation, it...

ABSTRACT: This project investigated the morphology of the Bura (Pabir) language. This piece of work consists of a total of five chapters. Chapter one delved into various aspects of the language, including its socio-linguistic profile, historical backgro...

Abstract: This study advances research on using language in electronic communication. It intended to analyze texting on WhatsApp in terms of linguistic and paralinguistic characteristics, the identity of undergraduates, and uses of emojis. Adopti...

ABSTRACT: Some scholars observe that code-switching is a rule-governed variety used by members in accordance with certain norms, and often functions as a powerful in-group identity marker (Jacobson, 1977, 1998; Myers-Scotton, 1993). But Code-switching as seen in...

Background Of The Study: According to Yusuf (2014:2), Kanywood is the name for the Hausa film industry based in Kano. Due to the cosmopolitan nature of Kano and the fact that most of the production is placed there, in 1999 a journalist working with a Hausa newspaper called Taurar...

Abstract: This research endeavour entails an analysis of the linguistic patterns employed within the context of the Kannywood film industry, which is predominantly situated in northern Nigeria. The primary objective of this study is to examine the phenomenon of Hausa-English code...

Background of the Study: Public debates recently in Nigeria have centred on the increasing rate of corruption resulting from inappropriate public finance planning and implementation mostly in some of the developing countries, Nigeria inclusive which in turn reduc...

Introduction: An aptitude test or examination is an assessment Intended to measure a test-taker’s knowledge, skill, aptitude physical fitness, or classification in many other topics (e.g. beliefs). A test may be administered orally, on paper, on a computer, or in a con...

ABSTRACT: Words form the basis for a Linguistic analysis at any level of language study. The aim of this essay was to identify the various Lexical and Syntactic elements that make up personal text messages among the students of the University of Ilorin. Lexical features, Lexical...

Background of the study: The term Pidgin English or Nigeria Pidgin otherwise known as Brokin English is a term used to denote an English based pidgin; a marginal language used among Nigerians to facilitate communication needs in certain interaction contexts. Like any ot...

Background to the study: The era of the teacher being a reservoir of knowledge is past. The world is moving at a jet speed as a result of advancement in technology. More, importantly, technology entails information and communication which can be defined as the ha...

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INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Nigeria adopts English Language as its official language due to many reasons. Of course the principal reason cannot be divorc...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study: English is one of the major languages out of about 5000 estimated languages spoken in the world.  About 200 years ago, English was simply the language of less than 15...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background to the study: One sociolinguistic implication of the diffusion of English language - an amalgam of the three paltry languages of the J...

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INTRODUCTION

Background to the Study: Mass media have the capacity to educate mass audience especially children in primary and secondary school. Ocharo and Karam (2015) noted that several researches on the impact o...

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INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The term ‘ethnicity’ has its roots in the Greek term ethnos/ethnikos, which was commonly used to describe pagans,...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

This chapter presents the background to the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, scope of the study, delimitation, limitation and the definition of te...

Introduction

Spam is a term used to describe an unrequested and undesirable message transmitted electronically by a sender who has no existing connection with the recipient (Cormack, 2006). There are multiple categories of electronic sp...

CHAPTER ONE

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Language is a form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with the hands and structured with grammar, often with a writing system. Nigeria pidgin is a variety of language and an amalgamation...

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Wikipedia (2015) defines artificial intelligence as the intelligence shown by robots or software. AI stands for "artificial intelligence." It is also the name of an academic subfield within the subject of computer scien...

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out on the effective use of teaching methods as a correlates of students performance in English Language in secondary schools in Ekiti State. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were em...

Background of the Study

English can be said to be the most widely spoken language in the world, and has become the official language of some West African countries, namely, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra-Leone, Liberia and the Gambia. In these countries, English is a second lan...

1.1Background to the Study

Language is a set of signs and symbols used to pass messages across to people. Language, verbal and non-verbal, is a means of communication. In fact, the primary purpose of language is communication. Human beings express their thoughts, feelings and ideas thro...

1.1Background of the Study

Human beings use verbal and nonverbal means to communicate. Nonlinguistic messages are important because what people do often conveys more meaning than what they say. At first glance, it seems as if meanings come from words alone but nonverbal communication ac...

ABSTRACT

Poetic discourse has always been considered an important aspect of discursive practices that presents a scholarly approach to creative uses of language. Poetic discourse is considered to be comprehensively language-dependent; it relies mainly on the rhetorical and pragmatic con...

ABSTRACT

This work is a linguistic stylistic study of Chukwuemeka Ike’s novels. It involves a rigorous analysis and synthesis that examine how a special configuration of language has been used in the realization of a particular subject matter, quantifying all the linguistic means...

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Nigeria is still battling with the problem of insurgency. Pictures of bloody acts of violence by insurgents are shown. Insurgency attacks cause serious destruction of lives and properties in Nigeria and have continued to cause fear, anxiety, anger, sorrow and pain to the people...

1.1Introduction

This research is an investigation into the linguistic issues (stylistic and semantic) that are involved in literary translation. The main focus of the work is the study of aspects of style in relation to the functions of language as portrayed in the translated proverbs a...

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This research intentionally investigated the literary works of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‟s Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah and Akachi Adimora- Ezeigbo‟s Roses and Bullets and Trafficked to reveal their accomodationist styles. Over the years, researchers who engaged in the st...

1.1Background to the Study

Language is a fundamental element used by humans for the purpose of communication. There are highly technical usages of the word “language” reflecting the way the term has been figuratively applied to all forms of human endeavours, such as the lang...

1.1Background to the Study

The English language has become an international medium of communication among people on earth. The mastery of good English is deemed necessary for bringing a lot of advantages in many ways. This international language is not only used for communication purpos...

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This study investigates the language of depression and suicidal thoughts among Nigerian students, focusing on how these emotions are expressed in written and spoken texts, and the role cultural and societal norms play in shaping these linguisti...

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction

This chapter contains the background to the study and a statement of the problem which describes in clear terms the gaps which this study seeks to fill. This chapter highlights the objectives of the study, research...

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction

This chapter contains the background to the study and a statement of the problem which describes in clear terms the gaps which this study seeks to...