ABSTRACTS This research is designed to examine language variation in relation to gender as a social factor, the thrust of this study is a sociolinguistic analysis of gender on language use. The research through its data that encompasses various languages has proved beyond every doubt the existence of gender variation in language use.... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This research work is titled “lexico-semantic analysis of Banking registers a case study of Guaranty Trust Bank, UDUS branch”. The analysis of some selected Banking registers and their meaning outside Banking, how language is expanded and changed or modify the existing structure, which reflect with dynamic creative, productive and... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The primary focus and interest of stylistics has been the analysis of style in any instance of language use, it examines both oral discourse and written text in order to ascertain the form and effect of choices and to determine essential linguistic properties, structures and patterns influencing perception of oral and textual discourses.... Continue Reading
INTRODUCTION This project is on the power relation in courtroom language. Chapter one covers the general overview of the subject matter. It comprises the background to study, statement of research problems, aim and objective of the study, purpose of the study, significance of the study and scope and limitations.... Continue Reading
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Language is generally used for the purpose of interaction among people in the society. It is also used to differentiate people by sex, age and social status within a particular society. Language serves as a tool for development in every society. It develops nations or societies socially and particularly for the purpose of... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study analyses some selected Nigerian English expressions. The expressions context are made up of forty (40) established English expression interpreted based on meaning and level of intelligibility which access whether they are typically Nigerian English expressions or not. In presenting the data, table were used, this enabled the... Continue Reading
Introduction This work is a comparative study of the numeric system of two of the most widely spoken languages not only in Nigeria but Africa and the world as a whole. It is to explain the styles adopted by the speakers of both languages in expressing numeral situations. In the early days of some comparison between languages, some scholars had... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study aims to present a particular view of second language pedagogy. Teaching English as a second language is a quite complex task for a teacher. Language learning should be more fun and enjoyable for students to learn. Teachers need to have effective teaching strategies in order for students to grasp better in learning English. The... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The study is concerned with the use of figure of speech in the language of politics. The study is divided into five chapters. Chapter one introduces with what language is and the problem of the issue of political language. In this chapter aim and objectives of the project are clearly stated Literature review forms the background... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The research is aim to find out the relevance of reading newspapers among students. The majority of students agree that reading newspapers enhancing their reading ability and its develop their grammatical structure, semantic knowledge and creative ability as well as lexical items.... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT In to day’s word of mass media advertisement are ever-present and influence people to high extent. It can be said that advertising, as a phenomenon has rapidly developed for the past few decades, thus becoming a futile ground for good communication, and the starting point for making sense of what is bees communicated, is that... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The study aims to draw attention to the need to have correct and appropriate subtitling in Kannywood movies, so as to elevate its status and promote better grasp of its aesthetics. To highlight the historical background of Kannywood movie industry. Researcher reaches that good and correct subtitling may further enhance... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Communication is an act of exchanging information from one point to another; it is a very important activity of life. Humans and animals communicate in different ways and for different purposes. Communication could be either oral or written. However, the major concern of this work is the written form of communication. Written... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project is an attempt to explore the recurring grave concerning the academic performance of students. Though a large percentage of students in Nigeria learn English as a second language and are instructed in it, the Nigerian pidgin seems to interfere with their acquisition of the language and their performance in it much more... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Chinua Achebe (born Nov. 16, 1930) is a Nigerian novelist, critic, and poet; he is one of the most-read African authors. The primary concern of Chinua Achebe, the recipient of the Man Booker International Prize, 2007, was his society, more precisely, the destiny of his people. Achebe, perhaps the most authentic literary voice from... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Focus construction, as a way of presenting new information, is one of the essentials in language. This work is a descriptive study of the phenomenon of focus in Ɔkere, a hill Guan language spoken at Akuapem. Investigating the strategies involved in focus construction in the language, it is observed that Ɔkere marks focus lexically and... Continue Reading
YALIYOMO TABARUKU SHUKRANI UNGAMO IDHINI . YALIYOMO ORODHA YA MAJEDWALI viij IKISIRI SURA YA KWANZA 1 .0 Utangulizi 1 1 . 1 Usuli wa n~ada 2 1 .2 Tatizo I a U o~ 6 ii 3 1 .3 Malengo ya utaliti 4 1 .3. 1 Len go In ju iii In 4 1 .3.2 Malengo mahsusi 4 I .4 Maswali yn at afiti 4 1.5 Upeo wa utafiti 5 1 .5. 1 Upeo xva kin Cu ncli 5 1 .5.2 Upco wa... Continue Reading
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ABSTRACT This work was done purposefully to concretely shed light on the translation of meaning of hyponyms and hyperonyms without compromising the quality of the translated text. The work was based on the theory of semantic relation based on the translation of “la Question Educative au Burkina-Faso, Regards Pluriels” and the analysis of the... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Serial verb construction (SVC) is a notable feature of many West African languages. Let it, however, be mentioned that these constructions are by no means restricted to languages of Africa, as they are also reported to occur in some languages of Asia such as Mandarin Chinese. The study focuses on the analysis of serial verb constructions... Continue Reading
The impact of reportorial techniques on reading audience of Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Background of the study Information dissemination is a vital tool for awareness creation and development in every human society, whether such a society is traditional or modern in nature. Information is usually... Continue Reading
Investigative journalism as a means of conflict resolution in Cross River Newspaper corporation (CHRONICLE) Calabar . Department of Linguistics and communication studies ABSTRACT This research on Investigative journalism: A means of conflict resolution is conducted to determine the role of investigative journalism in conflict resolution. The... Continue Reading
CASE STUDY OF OBUBRA LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF CROSS RIVER Linguistics and communication studies CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Over the years, man has lived in the dark era; been of certain information, but today mass media has played a significant role in the development of... Continue Reading