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Speech Act Sequencing and Proclamative Conventions in D. O. Fagunwa's Igbo Olodumare

They that make the wish possess the command- The African concept of Alá'bálólàse as derived from the belief in the potency of words is borne out o...

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Ziibalogzii: A Panacea to Nigeria’s Civil Liberties and Challenges of Democracy

The philosophy of civil liberties and democracy in Nigeria represents a dynamic interplay between universal moral principles and the country's cultura...

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A Constraint-Based Analysis of Opacity in Anaañ

This paper analyses opaque interactions in the Anaan language. The study set out to identify the cases of opacity in Anaan in order to examine the con...

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Culture and Ideology: Unpacking Yoruba Philosophies in Select Olamide's Hip-Hop Music

Philosophy has been perceived as the quest for knowledge that makes the man go out of his way to unravel the world around him. Philosophy differs acro...

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Poetry and Socio-Political Dynamics in Niyi Osundare's 'My Lord, Where Do I Keep Your Bribe?' And Joe Ushie's 'Yawns and Belches'

This paper studies Niyi Osundare's 'My Lord, Where Do I Keep Your Bribe?' and Joe Ushie's 'Yawns and Belches' to unveil the power interplay and dynami...

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Lexical Innovation in Nigerian English Usage Among Selected Secondary School Students in Uyo Metropolis

This study examines lexical innovation in Nigerian English usage. The study is hinged on the theory of generative lexicon propounded by Pusejovsky (19...

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Parental Negligence, Trauma and Resilience in Yejide Kilanko’s Daughters Who Walk This Path

There have been concerns that parental negligence has paved way for the sexual molestation of the girl-child in most families and, this has been repre...

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The Wounded Child: Trauma and Recycled Inhumanity in Achebe's Things Fall Apart and Adichie's Purple Hibiscus

Applying the literary apparatuses of Caruth (1996) and Etim (2008) to both texts, this paper finds that trauma is the driving force behind the misdeed...

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A Pragmatic Analysis of Newspaper Headlines on Security Issues in Nigeria

This paper analyses newspaper headlines on security issues in Nigeria in order to describe the speech acts used in the headlines, identify the types o...

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