1. A CRITICAL SURVEY OF ENGLISH COMMON SPELLING ERRORS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Though many people would agree that the standard of education in Nigeria has deteriorated, no one could have predicted that University Education in Nigeria has deteriorated to an abysmally low level, according to a World Bank rep...
2. A SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF CODE SWITCHING AND CODE MIXING IN SELECTED JENIFA’S DIARY EPISODES
Background to the study
The employment of more than one language, variety, or style by a speaker within an utterance or discourse, or between various interlocutors or contexts, is referred to as code-switching (Romaine, 1992:110). In linguistics, code-s...
3. A SOCIOLINGUISTIC REVIEW OF CODE SWITCHING AND CODE MIXING IN SELECTED JENIFA’S DIARY EPISODES
Background to the study
The employment of more than one language, variety, or style by a speaker within an utterance or discourse, or between various interlocutors or contexts, is referred to as code-switching (Romaine, 1992:110). In linguistics, code-s...
4. FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN ENUGU STATE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Early childhood care and education/intervention programs that is been done in schools have been shown to significantly enhance children’s prospects for academic success by reducing the probability of referral to special edu...
5. A STYLISTIC STUDY OF ADICHIE'S THE THINGS AROUND YOUR NECK AND PURPLE HIBISCUS.
Background to the Study
A lot of similarities exist in the definitions of language. From another angle, there are highly technical usages of the word “language” reflecting the way the term has been...
6. AN ASSESSMENT OF A LEXICO-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S HALF OF A YELLOW SUN
Background to the Study
Language, in its sophisticated form, has served as a guiding tool or a convention structure for interacting or presenting recommendations and vocal expression of one's thinking. There are several methods to convey one's views and ideas, i...
7. AN ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR SUPPORTING HANDICAPPED PERSONS IN THE LIBRARY ENVIRONMENT
Background of the Study
Articles 19 and 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) of December 10, 1948, state that the availability and use of information are essential human rights problems. In this information age, it is more important th...
8. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AS A TOOL FOR GOOD MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION
The term communication means different things to different people. Some can expand its meaning to include the equipment used in the passing of information like telegram, telephone, television etc. Others can take it to mean the communicatio...
9. 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 studying in details the features of written or spoken...
10. THE EFFECT OF LANGUAGE INTERFERENCE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Background of the Study
Before the 19th century, the study of language was made. Sir Williams Jones (1786) suggested affinity of Sanskrit and Persian with Greek, opening the study of genetic relationship between languages. With this revelation of affini...
11. THE IMPACT OF ETHNICITY ON NIGERIA PUBLIC SERVICE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The term ‘ethnicity’ has its roots in the Greek term ethnos/ethnikos, which was commonly used to describe pagans, that is non-Hellenic and, later, non-Jewish (Gentile) or non-Christian, second-class peoples, its acade...
12. ETHNIC MILITIA AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
Nigeria, a sovereign state with multi-ethnic groups was amalgamated in 1914 by Fredrick Lugard, the then Governor-General of the Federation. Prior to this period, each ethnic group was administered by traditional rulers with basi...
13. IMPORTANCE OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE IN BROADCASTING MEDIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The broadcast media have been considered an important public domain in the use, promotion and maintenance of language in line with the sociolinguistic nature and dictates of their host communities (Silentman, 1995; Davi...
14. FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN ENUGU STATE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Early childhood care and education/intervention programs that is been done in schools have been shown to significantly enhance children’s prospects for academic success by reducing the probability of referral to special edu...
15. CODE MIXING AND CODE SWITCHING IN NIGERIAN MOVIES
Background of the Study
Code mixing /code switching is a sociolinguistic phenomenon which occurs as an outcome of linguistic contacts especially among bilinguals and multilingual. Code switching is a communicative strategy utilized by bilingual speakers...
16. CODE SWITCHING IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF KANYWOOD FILM INDUSTRY
Background Of The Study
According to Yusuf (2014:2), Kanywood is the name for the Hausa film industry based in Kano. Due to the cosmopolitan nature of Kano and the fact that most of the production is placed there, in 1999 a journalist working with a Hausa newspaper call...
17. CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA AS A HINDRANCE TO ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
Public debates recently in Nigeria have centred on the increasing rate of corruption resulting from inappropriate public finance planning and implementation mostly in some of the developing countries, Nigeria inclusive which in t...
18. ASPECTS OF BURA PHONOLOGY
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
In this project, an attempt has been made to study the morphology of Bura (Pabir) language. The work has five chapters. In chapter one, the socio-linguistic profile, historical backgrounds, geographical location and the genetic classification of t...
19. EDUCATIONAL FACILITY AND SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR WAEC IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Regardless of its natural endowment, no country can thrive unless it prioritizes human capital development, which may be achieved via a solid academic foundation geared to secondary school performance. Nigerian culture puts a high value on educat...
20. GRAPHOLOGICAL FOREGROUNDING IN CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE’S PURPLE HIBISCUS
ABSTRACT
There is a symbiotic relationship between language structure and language function, which is particularly exploited by literary artists to relate language forms deployed in their texts to their intended messages and visions. This is possible be...
21. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED APTITUDE TEST ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM WITH CASE STUDY OF AKWA IBOM STATE POLYTECHNIC, IKOT OSURUA
Aim and Objectives of the Study
The aim of this research work is to deign a system that will be efficient to accept data, process the data and retrieve data when needed or enquired and system whose maintenance will be easy and economical and to tackle the problem of man...
22. A CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF PROVERBS IN SOME OF OLA ROTIMI’S WORKS
Background to the Study
Through the medium of language, cultures may be comprehended. Since language and social reality are inextricably linked, it is claimed that language is culturally transmitted (Heath, 2003). This indicates that changes in result in changes in lang...
23. A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF OLISA METUH’S DYSPHEMISMS AGAINST PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S ADMINISTRATION
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- Background to the study
- Background to the study
In every discussion, humans continually and subconsciously negotiate meaning. Failure to negotiate meaning is frequently the source of language disagreement in communication. In term...
24. AN ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE AND THE QUEST FOR IDENTITY: A STUDY OF CHINUA ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART AND CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE’S AMERICANAH
Background to the Study
Language is as ancient as man, and it is the most essential component of every civilisation that is still alive today. Language is unlike any other gift that God has given to human beings since it is completely unique. The way a person communicat...
25. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF SENTENCE STRESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Background of the study
A sentence may be thought of as an anthology of words that together communicate meaning and meaning and are constructed in accordance with the conventional understanding of grammar. When compared to longer and more complicated language, short and...
26. PRACTICAL EVALUATION OF WHATSAPP CHATS
Background to the Study
The complexity of language is one of the most striking characteristics of human-specific phenomena. Its tangled web of components and interpretations. It extends beyond its semiotic capability of delivering information at a commu...
27. AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF NIGERIA PIDGIN ON WRITTEN ENGLISH AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Background of the study
In Nigeria, English is considered a second language by most people. Because Nigerians already had their first language, also known as their Mother Tongue (L1), before the introduction of the alien language known as "English" into the na...
28. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PERCEPTION AUDIENCE ON THE USAGE OF PIDGIN ENGLISH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
Background of the study
A peripheral language used among Nigerians to aid communication requirements in particular interaction circumstances, Pidgin English (also known as Nigeria Pidgin) or Brokin English (another name for Pidgin English) is a phrase that is used to in...
29. AN INVESTIGATION ON THE MENACE OF TEXT MESSAGE ABBREVIATIONS AND ITS IMPACT ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS
Background Of The Study
The term "text message" (TM) refers to the practice of using abbreviations in written communication that are not always understood by all people. It crafts short messaging services (SMS), instant messages (IM), black be...
30. CHALLENGES OF TEACHING ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Background of the study
According to studies done on the history of the English language, its roots may be traced back to northern and western Europe. The Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European language family is consequently thought to have had a role in its developme...
31. A STUDY ON HOW PIDGIN ENGLISH INFLUENCES STUDENTS IN NIGERIA
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- Background of the study
- Background of the study
The term "pidgin" is used to describe a language that emerges out of a circumstance in which individuals who speak a variety of languages are forced to communicate with one another despite...
32. ADHERENCE TO ETHICAL ADVERTISING BY TRADO-MEDICINE COMPANIES IN EBONYI STATE
Background of the Study
Sub-Saharan Africa has a long tradition of traditional medicine advertising. In the past, advertising was normally done orally, that is, by word of mouth. This was done by the practitioners themselves and or by clients and...
33. FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST THE LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ETHIOPE EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE
Background Of The Study
The English language is acknowledged as a core subject, and it remains a requirement for all elementary and secondary school students (national policy on education, 2004, cited in Aduwa-Ogiegbaen, 2016). Therefore, the English la...
34. THE INFLUENCE OF EDITORIAL CARTOONS ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, USING 2015 AS A STUDY
Background of the study
Media is undeniably a powerful and quick mode of communication. It has a tremendous impact on education, politics, culture, and social cohesion, in addition to appealing to a huge audience. The media serves as active watchdogs, p...
35. MOTHER’S TONGUE AND STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN PHYSICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MKPAT ENIN LGA
Background of the Study
Language is a powerful means of communication which has enabled us to be more developed in comparison to other creatures so far found in the world. It is the principal means used by human being to communicate with one another. It...
36. TEACHERS PERCEPTION OF THE INFLUENCE OF PIDGIN ENGLISH ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AROCHUKWU LGA ABIA STATE
Background Of The Study
Language in multilingual societies such as Nigeria has always been a source of concern for educators, educational planners, and parents, particularly with respect to the proper use of language in communication. This has been the...
37. AN EXAMINATION OF SLANGS USAGE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
It is possible to describe language as a method of communication, a platform for the expression of feelings, a route for the transmission of ideas, a vital component of socioeconomic and political advancement, and even a way of l...
38. ANALYSIS OF TEXT – TO- SPEECH/AUDIO SYSTEM VIA DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The capacity to convey one's thoughts through a set of signs (text), gestures, and noises is referred to as language. It is a distinguishing property of humans, who are the only organisms with such a system. Speech is the oldest and most exte...
39. BILINGUAL UNDERGRADUATES' USE OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGING: A LINGUISTIC AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Around the world, practically every facet of human existence is being disrupted by the proliferation of contemporary technologies, in especially the new media with its various forms of electronic communicat...
40. EFFECTIVE USE OF TEACHING METHODS AS A CORRELATES OF STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SECONDARY
Background of the study
Education is a beacon that illuminates the path that humanity should take in order to reach its full potential. In addition to making students how to read and write, the goal of education is to instill in them the ability to think critically, ac...
41. EFFECTIVE USE OF TEACHING METHODS AS A CORRELATES OF STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EKITI STATE
Background of the study
Education is a beacon that illuminates the path that humanity should take in order to reach its full potential. In addition to making students how to read and write, the goal of education is to instill in them the ability to think critically, ac...
42. A SOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDY OF CODE-MIXING AND CODE SWITCHING IN NIGERIAN INSTITUTION
Abstract
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of sociolinguistic study of code-mixing and code-switching in Nigerian institutions. The relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed...
43. LIBRARY SERVICES IN A LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY
ABSTRACT
This research work covers the impact of library services in a linguistically diverse community. It examines the views of the users toward the services rendered by the library, the type of services offered and also how satisfactory the users are...
44. LANGUAGE VARIATION IN RELATION TO GENDER AS A SOCIAL FACTOR
ABSTRACTS
This research is designed to examine language variation in relation to gender as a social factor, the thrust of this study is a sociolinguistic analysis of gender on language use. The research through its data that encompasses various language...
45. THE EFFECTS OF LANGUAGE DIVERSITY ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT
This research work focuses on the Effect of Language Diversity on National Development. It adopts descriptive and comparative approaches in analyzing the nature of Language and the policy situation in Nigeria, considering in clear...
46. THE LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF NIGERIAN ENGLISH AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY ENGLISH PEDAGOGY
Abstract
Like its users, one important feature of language is its dynamism. Thus, language adapts to situational constraints as its users vary across regional/geographical, social, educational, occupational, etc. domains. English is such a typical language that, as a result of vast geog...
47. THE PROBLEM OF ORAL EXPRESSION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Most students find it difficult to express themselves in some given situations. This is because they lack the rudimentary knowledge that is in English language. Elements which are vital for sen...
48. THE IMPACT OF MOTHER TONGUE ON CHILDREN’S LEARNING AT THE LOWER LEVEL OF PRIMARY EDUCATION
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the impact of mother tongue on children’s learning at the lower level of primary education in Sokoto Metropolis, Sokoto State. Specifically, the study evaluated the relationship between mother tongue and children&rsqu...
49. COINAGES IN NIGERIA ENGLISH: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE
ABSTRACT
Nigerian English coinages have been widely investigated in different literatures ranging from studies in Sociolinguistics, Semantics, Pragmatics, and Syntax to Metaphors and Cognitive linguistic studies. This present study is a re-visitation of the Nigerian En...
50. CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED POLITICAL CAMPAIGN SPEECHES OF GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES IN SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA 2007-2014
ABSTRACT
Previous studies on campaign speeches in Nigeria have tended to be a description and analysis of style, innovative and persuasive strategies of politicians, and manipulation of linguistic structures to champion individual interest in presidential election camp...
