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Aspects of Uneme Verb Phrase   Chapter One of Aspects of Uneme Verb Phrase Introduction This chapter introduces the language of study, the people speaking the language and their geographical location. It also introduces us to the background of the speakers of the language which includes their culture and beliefs. Again in the chapter, a…

Aspects of Yeskwa Verb Phrase   Chapter One of Aspects of Yeskwa Verb Phrase Introduction In this chapter, basic information about the language of study (Yeskwa) shall be given. The chapter centres on background information about the language, the historical background of speakers, sociolinguistic profile of the people as well as, the genetic classification of…

Aspects of Yukuben Morphology   Chapter One of Aspects of Yukuben Morphology INTRODUCTION This chapter is centered on the introductory part of the whole essay. It shows brief historical background of the Yukuben language speakers. As a matter of introduction to a general survey of the study of the Yukuben language morphology, on attention is…

Aspects of Yukuben Noun Phrase   Chapter One of Aspects of Yukuben Noun Phrase GENERAL BACKGROUND The main focus of this research work is a discussion of some aspects of Yukuben Noun phrase. In this chapter, we shall look at the historical background, socio cultural profile which include their culture, socio-linguistics profile, occupation and religion….

Negation in Atsam (Chawai) Language     Chapter One of Negation in Atsam (Chawai) Language Introduction This study focuses on negation in Atsam language spoken in Kauru local government Area of Kaduna state.  The language of study Atsam is a language spoken by the Atsam people of southern Kaduna.  The Atsam people call their language Chawai,…

Negation in Kuturmi Language   Chapter One of Negation in Kuturmi Language INTRODUCTION              This research is aimed at describing an aspect of the syntax of Kuturmi language, and to show the important peculiarities of the language. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND/GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Kuturmi land is situated geographically between lat. 9.50 North and 100 South and Longitude 7.50 East and 8.00 West. The…

Negation in Yukuben Language   Chapter One of Negation in Yukuben Language INTRODUCTION GENERAL BACKGROUND Yukuben language is one of the languages spoken in Taraba state. Taraba state is a state in Nigeria named after the Taraba River which transverses the southern part of the state. Taraba’s capital is Jalingo. Taraba state is bounded in…

Phonology of Mernyang Language   Chapter One of Phonology of Mernyang Language INTRODUCTION This chapter introduces the language of study, the people speaking the language and where they can be found. It also introduces us to the background of the speakers of the language which includes their way of life (culture) and their beliefs, it…

Question Formation in Adim   Chapter One of Question Formation in Adim INTRODUCTION General Background Adim is a dialect of Agwagune language. The speakers of Adim are known as the Adim people     and reside in Adim community. Adim is located within Egup-Ipa in Biase local Government Area of Cross-River State. Adim is located approximately between…

Question Formation in Kono Language   Chapter One of Question Formation in Kono Language INTRODUCTION GENERAL BACKGROUND The objective of this research work is to study question formation that is how question are formed in Kono language. Kono people are found in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The Kono people are…

Question Formation in Mernyang   Chapter One of Question Formation in Mernyang GENERAL BACKGROUND Linguistics over the years has been defined as the scientific study of language.  However, studying language scientifically entails the study of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics of a language so as to get empirical and sufficient facts/data, carry them out,…

Question Formation in Yukuben Language   Chapter One of Question Formation in Yukuben Language General Introduction The main objective of this research is to study Question Formation i.e how questions are formed in Yukuben language. Question formation is one of the syntactic processes and it can be grouped under the linguistics level of syntax. This…

The Aspects of Gunganchi Noun Phrase   Chapter One of The Aspects of Gunganchi Noun Phrase General Introduction In this chapter, we shall investigate the Gunganchi language and its speakers, historical background of Gunganchi speakers sociocultural profile of the people, scope and organization of the language, theoretical framework, data collection method and analysis, as well…

The Challenges of Radio News Gathering and Reporting a Comparative Analysis of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (Frcn)   Abstract of The Challenges of Radio News Gathering and Reporting a Comparative Analysis of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (Frcn) This research work seeks to find out the challenges faced by two radio news…

Aspects of the Lexical Semantics of Urhobo Abstract of Aspects of the Lexical Semantics of Urhobo This study examined aspects of the lexical semantics of Urhobo, with the aim of identifying some of lexical relations in the language, as well as discussing the forms of lexical negation. The methodology adopted for this study is based…

A Stylistic Analysis of Selected Christopher Okigbo’s Socio-political Poetry   Abstract of A Stylistic Analysis of Selected Christopher Okigbo’s Socio-political Poetry Style is the manifestation of one’s personality. Every writer has a natural, linguistic and idiosyncratic way of expressing ideas that leads to the identification of style with man and his thought. The manipulation of…

A Study of the Political Poetry of Ex-stuffy   Abstract of A Study of the Political Poetry of Ex-stuffy This research investigates and analyzes the political poetry of Ex-Stuffy ( Fater, Kaha aka Awambe a Tiv) whose poetic talent  seems to have eluded the attention of other literary scholars. The work is carried out with…

Sociolinguistic Investigation of Some Hausa Proverbs   Abstract of Sociolinguistic Investigation of Some Hausa Proverbs This research work is on Sociolinguistic Investigation of Some Hausa Proverbs. The Hausa term for proverb is Karin Magana and they are one of the oldest and most important types of myth, which form part and parcel of the Hausa culture. These…

The Role of Nigeria Pidgin English in Higher Institution   Abstract of The Role of Nigeria Pidgin English in Higher Institution The study examined the role of Nigerian Pidgin English in higher institutions with particular reference to students of Federal University Dutsinma. The research employed the monogenetic/reflexification theory and the data was gathered through the…

The Role of Code Mixing and Code Switching in Doctor-patient Communication   Abstract of The Role of Code Mixing and Code Switching in Doctor-patient Communication This research examined the concept of code switching and code mixing in Doctor-Patient communication in Federal Medical Centre, Katsina. The data used for the analysis were obtained from tape recording,…

Realist Appraisal of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun and Elechi Amadi’s Sunset in Biafra Abstract of Realist Appraisal of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun and Elechi Amadi’s Sunset in Biafra Literary creativity usually conforms to the tradition of the era in which it is created. That is why creative…

Placing Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of the Savannah and Franz Kafka’s the Trial in the Modernist Lens   Abstract of Placing Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of the Savannah and Franz Kafka’s the Trial in the Modernist Lens This research investigated and analysed works of two outstanding modernist writers in Africa and Europe. The work was carried out…

A Modernist Appraisal of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of the Savannah   Abstract of A Modernist Appraisal of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of the Savannah The modernist era as one of the epochs in literature has been attributed to the West by many people. Also,…

Misuse of Power in Chinua Achebe’s Anthill of the Savannah and Chimammanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus   Abstract of Misuse of Power in Chinua Achebe’s Anthill of the Savannah and Chimammanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus Over the ages, some persons or group of persons are known to misuse power to bully their subjects or subordinates. This unwholesome…

The Lexico-semantic Features of Nigerian English in Newspapers   Abstract of The Lexico-semantic Features of Nigerian English in Newspapers The study focuses on the Lexico-Semantic features of Nigerian English in Daily Times, Punch and Vanguard Newspapers. This is an attempt to investigate the extent to which Nigerian columnists and editorials use the Lexico-semantic features of…

A Depiction of the Nigerian Civil War in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’shalf of a Yellow Sun   Abstract of A Depiction of the Nigerian Civil War in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’shalf of a Yellow Sun This research has set out to capture the portrayal of the Nigerian Civil War in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sunby…

A Critical Discourse Analysis of Negation in the Inaugural Speeches of Two Nigerian President   Abstract of A Critical Discourse Analysis of Negation in the Inaugural Speeches of Two Nigerian President This study is a critical discourse analysis of negation in the inaugural speeches of two Nigerian Presidents. The study aims at finding out if…

A Critical Discourse Analysis of Wole Soyinka’s the Beatification of Area Boy   Abstract of A Critical Discourse Analysis of Wole Soyinka’s the Beatification of Area Boy This project is a Critical Discourse Analysis of Wole Soyinka’s The Beatification of Area Boy. Norman Fairclough’s theory has been used in the analysis of the text so as…

An Analysis of Flight Announcers’ Language   Abstract of An Analysis of Flight Announcers’ Language Flight announcers are pivotal in making sure that no traveller misses or boards the wrong flight when announcements are made in the airport; thus they must exhibit an excellent command of English in order to communicate effectively. Therefore, this research…

Semantic Analysis of Nigerian English Expression   Abstract of Semantic Analysis of Nigerian English Expression 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…