» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Language is the distinctive quality unique to man. It is what enables man to express him/herself and communicate with his/her fellow man, and it is acquired naturally. According to Fromkin et al “…language is the source of human life …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION Values In ethics, value denotes something degree of importance, with the aim of determining what action or life is best to…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This project is on Corruption and Victimization in Isidore Okpewho’s Tides and Anthony Ndubuisi Abagha’s Children of Oloibiri. It is a study of the endemic corruption and Victimization that hold the Niger Delta captive and by extension the entire nation in spite of available mo…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This project work is on political corruption and symbolism. This project work brings out the corrupt practices by politicians and military rulers. To also brings out the symbols used in the novels. Chapter one is an introduction on political corruption in Nigeria and the way the military…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This study is a stylistic analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‟s novel Half Of A Yellow Sun, which comprises four parts with a total number of 37 chapters and 433 pages. The aim of this study is to identify the predominant stylistic devices used by the author in the novel and the …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The research work reviews the historical encounter between the whites and Africans and argues that the challenges or problems evident in the black society at present are as a result of the white man‟s racism, exploitation and imperialism. It also looks into the social values and system…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONEGENERAL INTRODUCTIONSatire in the Oral Poetry of my Community (Igbanke) This project work is written on the account of research carried out on the topic: However, before I go further to give the detail result of my research, as regards, the manifestation of Satire in oral poetry of Igba…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE1.0INTRODUCTION1.1Purpose of Study This study examines irony in Aminata Sowfall’s The Beggars’ strike with the purpose of bringing out how irony is used to realize the themes in the work.1.2Scope of Study This essay examines The Beggars’ Strike as a novel in which Aminata Sowfall …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTIONThis essay is on the post independence Nigerian politician in Wale Okediran’s Tenants of the House. The study examines the corrupt nature of Nigerian politics. The book itself is a skillful delineation of the ugly colors of Nigerian politics with its seeming intrigue…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONEIntroduction1Methodology3Scope of the Study3Background and Works of Festus Iyayi3Background and Works of Femi Ademiluyi5A brief Analysis and setting of Violence 5A brief Analysis and Setting of The New Man.7Literature Review of Iyayi’s Violence 9Literature Review of Ademiluyi’s The Ne…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONGlobalization is a comprehensive term for the emergence of a global society in which economic, political, environmental, and cultural events in one part of the world quickly come to have significance for people in other parts of the world.1 The term is also used to refer speci…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONPURPOSE OF STUDYThe purpose of study of this essay is to examine the aesthetic features and social relevance of folktales in Okpara Inland community of Delta State.The educational relevance of the folktales, the effectiveness of the oral artist’s performance is measured by t…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The divine king slips of the Benin political, religious and social life dates from at least he 15th century. The monarch or Oba ruled by virtue of his descent from Oronmiyan, the legendary founder of the present dynasty. The Benin kingdom is different…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER 1 Introduction: One of the most important differences between man and animal is man’s ability to speak and make others understand him. Language is only possible because within each society, people agree to understand a particular pattern of sound in a particular way. For instance, all …Continue Reading »
» INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, PROVISION, UTILIZATION AND NURSERY PUPILS’ PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN JOS NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, PLATEAU STATE. ABSTRACT English Language is the language of instruction in Nigeria’s educational system. It is therefore important that it is properly t…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This appraisal is on Udje dance songs of the Urhobo people. The study looks at the aesthetic qualities that abound in the Udje songs of the Urhobo people. The researcher analysed songs collected from field work and some collected by G. G Darah. In analysing the songs, the contextual theory …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This study is concerned with an appraisal of Race, Identity and Perspectives of African American Women in the Selected Works of Toni Morrison and Rita Dove about the African American community, within the context of the United States of America. Over the years African American women writing…Continue Reading »
» Abstract This research studied the language of persuasion of inaugural speeches in Nigeria to find out their use of rhetorical appeals. It investigated certain linguistic features in the speeches that were employed to appeal to the sense of emotion of the listeners, to ethics (speaker’s credibilit…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT “Fact” is something actual as opposed to invented; something which is real. It is also information about a particular subject, especially actual condition and/or circumstances. It is a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred. “Fiction” on the…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The famous, Greek philosopher, Aristotle, once said,” Politicians have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness”. This statement is given credence with a mere observation of the politician and the political mind.…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to do an in depth study of the variations in language as used by the various novelists in the novels selected for this study. The objectives of the study were to investigate the divergent ways in which these writers have creatively used English to perform the fu…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The aim of this study thesis is to investigate organizational signals (textual cohesion) and sub thematic identification (paragraph development) as the basic elements of writing to enhance textual unity and understanding (coherence) and the main objective is inquiry into the composition, re…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The thrust of this study is a sociolinguistic analysis of the gender on language use. The method of investigation used for this study is questionnaire and audio recoding. This study has established the fact that the differences between male and female in ways of interacting often leads to w…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE Introduction Though a lot of people have written Utopianism and characterization, but this research work is to assess Utopianism in Aminata Sowfall’s The Beggars Strike and Sembene Ousmane’s Xala through the use of characterization. Hegel’s in the phenomenology of spirit mainta…Continue Reading »
