English Language Thesis Topics

A Study on the Effect of Pidgin English on Nigerian Students   Chapter One of A Study on the Effect of Pidgin English on Nigerian Students Background to The Study: The term pidgin is used to refer to a language which develops in a situation where speakers of different languages have a need to communicate…

Grammatical Errors in Secondary School Students’ English Essays   Abstract of Grammatical Errors in Secondary School Students’ English Essays This Research Work focused on the gramatical errors in the English essays of Secondary Schools Students. The research was conducted on essays written by thirty (30) Students of the above school. The analysis of the essays…

The Problem of Oral Expression in English Language   Abstract of The Problem of Oral Expression in English Language The study targets the problem of oral expression among students in some selected junior secondary school in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. some researcher questions were formulated to guide the direction of the study….

A Linguistic Stylistic Analysis of the Campaign Speeches of Two Presidential Candidates in the 2011 Elections                   Chapter One of A Linguistic Stylistic Analysis of the Campaign Speeches of Two Presidential Candidates in the 2011 Elections PREAMBLE INTRODUCTION This chapter contains the background to the study, a brief profile of the presidential candidates in this…

Portrayal of Women in Wives Revolve and Our Husband Has Gone Mad   Chapter One of Portrayal of Women in Wives Revolve and Our Husband Has Gone Mad Background of the Study The Insourcing and/or Outsourcing decision is referred to in purchasing as sourcing policy decision and it is one of the most important decision…

”Corruption” in the Novels of Adaobi Nwaubani Tricia’s I Do Not Come to You by Chance and Labo Yari’s the Climate of Corruption   Abstract of ”Corruption” in the Novels of Adaobi Nwaubani Tricia’s I Do Not Come to You by Chance and Labo Yari’s the Climate of Corruption Corruption has long been harmful and…

A Pragmatic Analysis of Political Interviews in a Selected Daily Newspaper. (the Punch)                         Chapter One of A Pragmatic Analysis of Political Interviews in a Selected Daily Newspaper. (the Punch) GENERAL INTRODUCTION  Language is an instrument of thought or concept which gives clear and vivid meaning of human expression for the purpose of human interaction. …

A Discourse Analysis of Athol Fugard’s Sizwe Bansi is Dead            Chapter One of A Discourse Analysis of Athol Fugard’s Sizwe Bansi is Dead Introduction This chapter introduces the background of the research topic and describes its scope in addition, the purpose and justification for the study are also discussed. It concludes by giving the…

A Pragmatic Analysis of Selected Cartoons in Vanguard Newspaper.       Chapter One of A Pragmatic Analysis of Selected Cartoons in Vanguard Newspaper. GENERAL INTRODUCTION Pragmatics is a shift from strict grammatical rules to a situational language use.It is a linguistic theory that studies meaning from the perspectives of language users, communication code and socio-cultural conventions….

A Pragmatic Analysis of Slang and Catchy Phrases Used in Some Selected Nigerian Hip-hop Songs.   Abstract of A Pragmatic Analysis of Slang and Catchy Phrases Used in Some Selected Nigerian Hip-hop Songs. Slangy expressions and catchy phrases are deliberately used in hip-hop songs in order to reduce the degree of vulgarity in the content…

A Pragmatic Study of Newspaper Comic Strips an Example of “efe and Jude”   Abstract of A Pragmatic Study of Newspaper Comic Strips an Example of “efe and Jude” In this study, we undertook a pragmatic study of newspaper comic strips, using “Efe and Jude” as an example. Pragmatics deals mainly with the use of…

A Pramatic Analysis of Selected Cartoons From Nigerian Dailies the ‘guardian, the Punch, and the Nation’   Abstract of A Pramatic Analysis of Selected Cartoons From Nigerian Dailies the ‘guardian, the Punch, and the Nation’ This work investigates how meaning is derived in an utterance through cartoons. It aimed at a pragmatic analysis of selected…

A Socio-linguistic Study of Code-mixing and Code-switching in Nigerian Institutions   Abstract of A Socio-linguistic Study of Code-mixing and Code-switching in Nigerian Institutions For communication to be effective in any human society, the appropriate language must be put in to use in the appropriate context. This work examined the motivation for code-mixing and code-switching among…

A Stylistic Analysis of Akachi Adimora-ezeigbo’s Trafficked   Abstract of A Stylistic Analysis of Akachi Adimora-ezeigbo’s Trafficked Stylistics is the study of  literary and non-literary texts using linguistic and literary descriptions.  The aim in this research work was a stylistic analysis of Akachi adimora-ezeigbo’s Trafficked. The study critically analysed the data through the use of some…

A Stylistic Analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s the Thing Around Your Neck   Chapter One of A Stylistic Analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s the Thing Around Your Neck INTRODUCTION Stylistics is the study and interpretation of texts from literary and linguistic perspectives. As a discipline it links literary criticism and linguistics. A stylistic analysis entails…

A Stylistic Analysis of Some Selected Poems of Wole Soyinka   Abstract of A Stylistic Analysis of Some Selected Poems of Wole Soyinka Language and style never moves beyond a concentration on the supremacy of words. These words somehow contain meanings style is effectively language manipulated in ways that signal it as different from ‘ordinary’…

Aesthetic of Africanism in Camara Laye’s the African Child and the Radiance of the King   Abstract of Aesthetic of Africanism in Camara Laye’s the African Child and the Radiance of the King It was obviously vital that African should be treated for culture preservation. This research attempted the exposition of Camara Laye’s The African Child and The…

Aesthetics of Resistance in Tanure Ojaide’s the Activist and Helon Habila’s Waiting for an Angel   Abstract of Aesthetics of Resistance in Tanure Ojaide’s the Activist and Helon Habila’s Waiting for an Angel Since Nigeria’s political independence in 1960, ensuring administrations have virtually towed the path of devastation. How have Tanure Ojaide and Helon Habila…

Africanism Theme, and Technique in Amos Tutuola’s the Palmwine Drinkard   Abstract of Africanism Theme, and Technique in Amos Tutuola’s the Palmwine Drinkard This project work deals with a critical evaluation of Africanism in relation to theme and techniques of Amos Tutuola’s novel – THE PALMWINE DRINKARD. This study tends to examine the important of…

Art and Politics in Wole Soyinka’s the Beatification of Area Boy and Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again   Abstract of Art and Politics in Wole Soyinka’s the Beatification of Area Boy and Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again This study has been able to show how Wole Soyinka and Ola…

Characters and Journey in Amos Tutuola’s the Palm Wine Drinkard and Gabriel Ajadi’s the Forest of God Annotated Translation of D. O. Fagunwa’s Igbo Olodumare   Abstract of Characters and Journey in Amos Tutuola’s the Palm Wine Drinkard and Gabriel Ajadi’s the Forest of God Annotated Translation of D. O. Fagunwa’s Igbo Olodumare This project…

Class Struggle (a Case Study of Festus Iyayi’s Violence and Animata Sow Fall’s the Beggars’ Strike)   Abstract of Class Struggle (a Case Study of Festus Iyayi’s Violence and Animata Sow Fall’s the Beggars’ Strike) The Concept of Class struggle describes the constant conflict among the existing strata in every society. The purpose of this…

Code Mixing as a Sociolinguistic Medium in Some Selected Songs in the Nigerian Music Industry   Abstract of Code Mixing as a Sociolinguistic Medium in Some Selected Songs in the Nigerian Music Industry Language plays an important role in the society and this leads to the study of code mixing in relation to sociolinguistics and…

Conflict Between Traditional and Western Culture (a Case Study of Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman and the Lion and the Jewel)   Abstract of Conflict Between Traditional and Western Culture (a Case Study of Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman and the Lion and the Jewel) Conflict is a disagreement or clash between people,…

Critical Discourse Analysis of President Barrack Obama’s Inauguration Speech (January 20, 2009)   Abstract of Critical Discourse Analysis of President Barrack Obama’s Inauguration Speech (January 20, 2009) This research work examined the persuasive strategies of President Obama’s public speaking as enshrined in his inaugural address. The analysis is grounded on Norman Fairclough’s assumptions in Critical…

Critical Discourse Analysis of Ola Rotimi”s Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again   Abstract of Critical Discourse Analysis of Ola Rotimi”s Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again Analysis on a discourse level has been used in the analysis of texts, but this study attempts to carry out a Critical Discourse Analysis of Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband…

Culture and Discrimination Against Women in Buchi Emecheta’s the Joys of Motherhood and Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus   Abstract of Culture and Discrimination Against Women in Buchi Emecheta’s the Joys of Motherhood and Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus Over the years, the major challenge facing the female folk is discrimination and unfair treatment in the society….

Emergent Tradition and the African Poetry, a Case Study of Tanure Ojaide’s the “fate of Vultures” and “endless Song”   Abstract of Emergent Tradition and the African Poetry, a Case Study of Tanure Ojaide’s the “fate of Vultures” and “endless Song” This work looks into the themes and central ideas of emergent tradition and the…

Facts and Fiction in Akachi Adimora – Ezeigbo’s Children of the Eagle and the Last of the Strong Ones   Abstract of Facts and Fiction in Akachi Adimora – Ezeigbo’s Children of the Eagle and the Last of the Strong Ones This research work addressed itself to the way people tend to see fictional works….

Feminism Using Buchi Emecheta’s ‘the Joys of Motherhood’ and Zaynab Alikali’s ‘the Still Born’   Chapter One of Feminism Using Buchi Emecheta’s ‘the Joys of Motherhood’ and Zaynab Alikali’s ‘the Still Born’ Introduction This chapter will look into the background and the general introduction of feminism using Buchi Emecheta and Zaynab Akali’s ‘The Joys of…