1. A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S THE THING AROUND YOUR NECK
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... Read More
2. AN ASSESSMENT OF A LEXICO-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S HALF OF A YELLOW SUN
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... Read More
3. SYNTACTIC AND LEXICO-SEMANTIC ANALYSES OF SELECTED SMS TEXT MESSAGES AMONG THE UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN STUDENTS
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... Read More
4. THE ROLE OF ADVERTISEMENT IN NEWSPAPER PATRONAGE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Advertising has often been defined functionally and semantically and there are quite a number of such definitions around. Wri... Read More
5. THE INFLUENCE OF CHILD ABUSE ON THE SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF PUPILS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction: The level of orientation achieved by the adolescent in the society today, plays back to the kind of early care which the child received from parents, pre – school teachers and the society... Read More
6. THE LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF NIGERIAN ENGLISH AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY ENGLISH PEDAGOGY
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... Read More
7. THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ICT ON THE MARKETING OF AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: As to the review of information technology, it combines the collection, gathering, recording, storing, processing and communi... Read More
8. ERROR ANALYSIS OF THE SPOKEN ENGLISH OF STUDENTS
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... Read More
9. DETECTING SPAM EMAILS USING MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM
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... Read More
10. A stylistic study of proverbs and idioms in the Translated Novels Of D.O Fagunwa
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... Read More
11. Accommodationist Styles in Selected Works of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo
Abstract
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... Read More
12. COMMUNICATIVE NEEDS IN ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY A STUDY OF AKANU IBIAM FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC UNWANA
1.1Background of the Study
The global community of science and technology has continued to advance and hence the requirements for communication in this area has become increasingly demanding. This is in line with the saying of Chinua Achebe that when the bird learns to fly without perch... Read More
13. CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS OF CORRUPTION IN SELECTED NEWSPAPER IN NIGERIA
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... Read More
14. EXPRESSION OF TEMPORALITY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE A FUNCTIONAL APPROACH
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... Read More