Stylistic Analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of the Yellow Sun

Stylistic Analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of the Yellow Sun   Chapter One of Stylistic Analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of the Yellow Sun INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF STUDY Language is a tool or a code system used for human communication. It is made up of sounds or graphic symbols, which users or speakers…

The Consequences of the Loss of Predictable Political Power in a Community

The Consequences of the Loss of Predictable Political Power in a Community   Chapter One of The Consequences of the Loss of Predictable Political Power in a Community  INTRODUCTION  Nigeria’s political problems sprang from the carefree manner in which the British took over, administered, and abandoned the government and people of Nigeria. British administrators did…

Language and Culture as a Tool of Identifying Peoples Tribe/ethnic Group in Nigeria

Language and Culture as a Tool of Identifying Peoples Tribeethnic Group in Nigeria   Chapter One of Language and Culture as a Tool of Identifying Peoples Tribeethnic Group in Nigeria INTRODUCTION Preamble This chapter is the general introduction to the work, it present the background of the study, the classification of the Anaan Language. The…

Family and Society: a Case Study of Things Fall Apart and Purple Hibiscus in Comparative Perspective

Family and Society a Case Study of Things Fall Apart and Purple Hibiscus in Comparative Perspective   Chapter One of Family and Society a Case Study of Things Fall Apart and Purple Hibiscus in Comparative Perspective INTRODUCTION Background of the study Many societies have beliefs rooted deep in ancient religion. Some beliefs include polygamy, polytheism,…

The Comparative Analysis Between the Plays Our Husband Have Gone Mad Again

The Comparative Analysis Between the Plays Our Husband Have Gone Mad Again   Chapter One of The Comparative Analysis Between the Plays Our Husband Have Gone Mad Again INTRODUCTION Background of the study It is assumed that for Africa and indeed the world to be an egalitarian society; teachers must find innovative ways of using…

Satire in Contemporary African Drama: a Case Study of Harvest of Corruption by Frank Ogodo Ogbeche and Death and the Kings Horseman by Wole Soyinka

Satire in Contemporary African Drama a Case Study of Harvest of Corruption by Frank Ogodo Ogbeche and Death and the Kings Horseman by Wole Soyinka   Chapter One of Satire in Contemporary African Drama a Case Study of Harvest of Corruption by Frank Ogodo Ogbeche and Death and the Kings Horseman by Wole Soyinka INTRODUCTION…

Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions in Uda

Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions in Uda   Chapter One of Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions in Uda INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: UDA PEOPLE/LANGUAGE According to Williamson and Blench (2000), Uda is a language of the lower cross sub – group of the New Benue Congo family. The people of Uda occupy the area called Uda…

Comparative Analysis of Emecheta’s Secondclass Citizen and Nwapa’s Efuru

Comparative Analysis of Emecheta’s Secondclass Citizen and Nwapa’s Efuru   Abstract of Comparative Analysis of Emecheta’s Secondclass Citizen and Nwapa’s Efuru This study undertakes a comparative analysis of the works of two Nigerian female novelists: Buchi Emecheta and Flora Nwapa, it looks at the contemporary African society which is dominated by men. Little or no…

The Role of Motivation in the Acquisition of Phonetic Sounds

The Role of Motivation in the Acquisition of Phonetic Sounds   Abstract of The Role of Motivation in the Acquisition of Phonetic Sounds Motivation plays a very important role in enhancing the students’ pronunciation learning. Consequently, the researcher’s argument is that motivation is necessary for one to learn and acquire a second or foreign language…

Phonological Interference in Television Newscast in Nigeria

Phonological Interference in Television Newscast in Nigeria   Abstract of Phonological Interference in Television Newscast in Nigeria This research work focused on the phonological interference in television newscast in Nigeria. Phonological interference as one of the problems encountered by television newscasters in Nigeria, more especially some Yoruba and Hausa newscasters in NTA since it is…

Socio Linguistic Investigation of Some Hausa Proverbs

Socio Linguistic Investigation of Some Hausa Proverbs   Abstract of Socio Linguistic 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…

Structural Analysis of the Itsekiri Noun Phrase

Structural Analysis of the Itsekiri Noun Phrase   Chapter One of Structural Analysis of the Itsekiri Noun Phrase INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Noun phrase also known as nominal phrase (abbreviated as NP) is a type of phrase which has a noun or an indefinite pronoun as head word of its phrase. Noun phrases are…

Pragmatic Analysis of Whatsapp Chats

Pragmatic Analysis of Whatsapp Chats   Chapter One of Pragmatic Analysis of Whatsapp Chats INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Language is one of the most complex of all human specific phenomena. Its convolutions of parts and meanings. It goes beyond its semiotic possibility of conveying information at a communicative level to have an art form…