Month: September 2022

Linguistic Variation in the Nigerian Novel a Pragmatic Investigation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus   Table of Content on Linguistic Variation in the Nigerian Novel a Pragmatic Investigation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus Cover Page Title Page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of content Chapter One: Introduction Background of the Study Statement of…

Abuse of Children’s Rights an Appraisal of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Unigwe’s on Black Sisters’ Street Chapter One of Abuse of Children’s Rights an Appraisal of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Unigwe’s on Black Sisters’ Street INTRODUCTION Background of the study The essayists and scholars have called the abuse of children’s rights…

Analysis of the Use of Sentence Stress Among Selected Undergraduate Students   Chapter One of Analysis of the Use of Sentence Stress Among Selected Undergraduate Students INTRODUCTION Background of the study Constructively, a sentence is an anthology of words that convey meaning and meaning and are formed according to the common sense of grammar. Short…

The Image of African Women in a Patriarchal Society a Study of Buchi Emecheta’s the Joys of Motherhood and Amma Darko’s Beyond the Horizon   Chapter One of The Image of African Women in a Patriarchal Society a Study of Buchi Emecheta’s the Joys of Motherhood and Amma Darko’s Beyond the Horizon INTRODUCTION Background to…

Analogous Works of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus   Chapter One of Analogous Works of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus INTRODUCTION Background of the study In order to undertake this investigation, a thorough examination of both texts was required. This involved multiple close…

Writing Protest a Comparative Analysis of Chika Unigew’s on Sister Street and Night Dancer   Chapter One of Writing Protest a Comparative Analysis of Chika Unigew’s on Sister Street and Night Dancer INTRODUCTION Background of the study The Nigerian-Belgian writer Chika Unigwe wrote the satirical inspired by the Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina’s piece “How to…

Oral Literature as a Medium of Teaching Moral Values to Selected Schools   Chapter One of Oral Literature as a Medium of Teaching Moral Values to Selected Schools Background of Study Oral literature means oral works of high merit which are products of the creative use of imagination by the artist of the spoken words…

Gender Issues in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Nawal El Saadavis Woman at Point Zero   Chapter One of Gender Issues in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Nawal El Saadavis Woman at Point Zero Background of the study Woman plays a vital role in feeding future generations, but the irony is that the…

A Gender Analysis on Novel Faceless by Amma Darko   Chapter One of A Gender Analysis on Novel Faceless by Amma Darko INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Gender is the state of being a man or a woman and is generally used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological differences. Gender inequity is…

An Examination of the Oral English Subject Content   Chapter One of An Examination of the Oral English Subject Content INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Dialect is the real apparatus of correspondence in human culture and discourse possesses a noteworthy position in many dialogs of dialect as an open medium. One of the real attributes of man, as…

Use of Language in the Expression of Racism   Abstract of Use of Language in the Expression of Racism Obviously, it has been brought to mind that racism is one of the major issues in Black American literature and has triggered concerns over the years. This study will attempt to make readers realize these themes…

Menace of Text Message Abbreviations on English Language Examinations   Chapter One of Menace of Text Message Abbreviations on English Language Examinations Background of the study Text message (TM) simply refers to the use of abbreviations that might not necessarily be universally accepted. It makes use of short language forms to craft short message services…

Political Corruption and Symbolism in Adichie Chiamanda Ngozi’s Half of a Yellow Sun and Okey Ndibe’s Arrows of Rain   Abstract of Political Corruption and Symbolism in Adichie Chiamanda Ngozi’s Half of a Yellow Sun and Okey Ndibe’s Arrows of Rain This project work is on political corruption and symbolism. This project work brings out…

Corruption and Victimization in Isidore Okpewhotides and Anthony Abagha’s Children of Olobiri   Chapter One of Corruption and Victimization in Isidore Okpewhotides and Anthony Abagha’s Children of Olobiri INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Oxford Advanced Learner’scorruption as Dictiona dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority. In philosophical, theological or moral discussions, corruption is…

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   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 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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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…

Cultural Influence on Language   Abstract of Cultural Influence on Language The existence of taboo and sexism in Ohaozara dialect have be established. It is in the area of describing how culture influences language that constitutes issues of discuss in this research work. This work serves as an insight into the behaviour of language  as…

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   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   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…