English and Linguistics

THE IMPACT OF THE NIGERIA CIVIL WAR IN THE LIVES OF TEENAGERS AND CHILDREN

Introduction                                             War as defined by We...

English and Linguistics Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 7229 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE PROBLEM OF TENSES AMONG NIGERIAN SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH

CHAPTER ONEGENERAL INTRODUCTION1.1              BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYTenses refer to the form of a verb in English Language that clearly indicates time. We use Tenses to show clear time specification. In this sense, it is see...

English and Linguistics Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 9418 words | 📚 5 chapters

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WORD FORMATION PROCESSES IN NIGERIAN SHORT-MESSAGE SERVICE

AbstractOne of the features of a living language is that it constantly changes with new words finding their way into the vocabulary of the language. Languages' vocabularies grow from time to time as a result of new innovations that continuously spring up in different sectors of life and human end...

English and Linguistics Type: PROJECT

📄 65 pages | 🧠 7953 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NUMERIC SYSTEMS OF ENGLISH AND HAUSA LANGUAGES

CHAPTER ONE1.1  IntroductionThis work is a comparative study of the numeric system of two of the most widely spoken languages not only in Nigeria but Africa and the world as a whole. It is to explain the styles adopted by the speakers of both languages in expressing numeral situations.In the...

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📄 50 pages | 🧠 9594 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SENTENCE STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH AND IGARRA LANGUAGES

ABSTRACTThis research work is divided into five sections. Section 1- 5 and are referred to as Chapters wheel the last part deal with bibliography. The first chapter is background of the study, statement of the problem, statement of hypothesis, purpose of the study, significance of the study and l...

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📄 50 pages | 🧠 10284 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF TWO OF THE THEORIES OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

BEHAVIOURISM AND MENTALISM

CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1       Background StatementLanguage forms the fundamental function of communication. As social beings, we use it as our medium of communication to help us communicate with people that live both within and beyond our regional/geographica...

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📄 50 pages | 🧠 8145 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A LEXICO-SEMANTIC STUDY OF THE LANGUAGE OF ADVERTISEMENT IN PIDGIN ENGLISH

ABSTRACTThis work concern on how the meaning of the words/lexis can be utilized in the language of advertisement in Pidgin English. Furthermore, the result shows that Nigerian pidgin have a significant for advertisement purpose since it combine of both and indignant languages

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📄 50 pages | 🧠 9248 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF SCAM MAILS

CHAPTER ONE1.0     INTRODUCTIONThis chapter presents the general overview of this research work as well as its significance and statement of problems and also possible solution to those problems as this study is aimed to achieve.1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYScam mails are a form...

English and Linguistics Type: PROJECT

📄 50 pages | 🧠 12019 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A LINGUISTICS ANALYSIS OF TELEVISION TALK SHOW

ABSTRACTThis study seeks to make a linguistic analysis of television talk show, a case study of NTA Kaduna with the aim of describing the nature of its dialogue, providing an assessment of it, and exposing the peculiarities therein. It brings to the fore features that have otherwise not been obse...

English and Linguistics Type: PROJECT

📄 50 pages | 🧠 6809 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A PEDAGOGICAL ANALYSIS OF TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

ABSTRACTThis study aims to present a particular view of second language pedagogy. Teaching English as a second language is a quite complex task for a teacher. Language learning should be more fun and enjoyable for students to learn. Teachers need to have effective teaching strategies in order for...

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📄 50 pages | 🧠 11970 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A PRAGMARTICS ANALYSIS OF NEGATION IN SELECTED U.S AND NIGERIAN PRESIDENTAL SPEECHES

ABSTRACTThis Study analyses and discusses the pragmatically negation in selected U.S and Nigerian presidential speeches. It first examined the process of speaking as a form of intimated and supportive relationship that serves as cement that holds friendships, families, communities, societies and ...

English and Linguistics Type: PROJECT

📄 50 pages | 🧠 8436 words | 📚 5 chapters

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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ENGLISH AND HAUSA NOMINAL PHRASES

ABSTRACTThis research studies the occurrence of the constructions and functions of NPs in English and Hausa languages, and finds out the similarities and differences that exist between them. Data are collected from primary and secondary sources, i.e. published Grammar, Linguistics and Comparative...

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📄 50 pages | 🧠 7888 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE USE OF CODE SWITCHING AND CODE MIXING IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTWhile Nigerian scholars have examined code-switching in conversation and in literary language (Akere, 1980; Amuda, 1986, 1994; Goke-Pariola, 1983; O'Mole, 1987; Lamidi, 2004; Ayeomoni, 2006) this study presents a critical examination of code-switching in contemporary Nigerian hip-hop mus...

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📄 50 pages | 🧠 8585 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN ANALYSIS OF VERBS AND ADVERBIAL PHRASES: USES AND PROBLEMS IN CONTEXUAL GRAMMAR

ABSTRACTThis research is focused on verb and adverbial phrases, their uses and problems in contextual grammar. Data was gotten from answers of students who were the respondents to the questionnaire used. The verb is the basic word in a sentence. It is the key word that gives meaning to a concept....

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📄 50 pages | 🧠 12184 words | 📚 5 chapters

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FACTORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT OF WRITING WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO TEACHERS’ FEEDBACK AT SSS II LEVEL

ABSTRACTThis study sought to assess the factors affecting the assessment of writing with particular reference to teachers' feedback at SSS II Level.  Seven research questions were formulated to guide the study. Relevant literatures were also cited. The study adopted descriptive survey r...

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📄 50 pages | 🧠 11790 words | 📚 5 chapters

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