Volume 11 No. 2 | July, 2026 | ISSN: 2659-0360

Published: 2026-07-11

Articles

PRELIMINARY PAGES (TABLE OF CONTENTS)

Christopher E. Nwabudike,

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THE SEMANTICS OF FEMALE REPRESENTATION AND GENDER CONSTRUCTION IN YORUBA PROVERBS AND IDIOMS

Ajidahun Jide

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FROM DIVERSITY TO CONVERGENCE: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE OF DIALECT LEVELLING AND THE SHAPING OF NIGERIAN ENGLISH

Danjuma Sheshi Theophilus , Alhaji Alfa Bala

14-22

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FROM ELOQUENT SILENCE TO ACTIONABLE DIRECTIVE: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF UPTAKE FAILURE IN POLICY BRIEFS

Danjuma Sheshi Theophilus , Alhaji Alfa Bala

23-39

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LEXICO-SEMANTIC EXPLORATION OF SELECTED WHATSAPP CHATS ON CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES BY HND II STUDENTS OF YABA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Emmanuel Ekle Simon , Olabode Ajibiye Samuel

40-55

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TALK WITHOUT WALK: INDIGENOUS NATIONAL LANGUAGE POLICY AND GOVERNMENT INACTION IN NIGERIA

K. G Adeosun, E. C. Chinaguh

56-77

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A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF MARKET COMMUNICATION IN KATSINA METROPOLIS

Umar Dahiru, Christopher Nwabudike

78-94

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DISPLACEMENT AND THE POLITICS OF SPACE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF DIASPORIC CONSCIOUSNESS: A STUDY OF SEGU AND I, TITUBA: BLACK WITCH OF SALEM

Lawal Garba, Ezekiel Solomon Akuso

95-110

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DISCURSIVE CONSTRUCTION OF DEMOCRACY: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU’S JUNE 12, 2025 DEMOCRACY DAY SPEECH

Dorothy Nginbee Kenen, Terlumun Kerekaa

111-129

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A STUDY OF THE PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY

Jacqueline N. Flavian-Obas, Agelaga Ruth N., Oluwagbenga A Kayode

130-148

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PRAGMATIC FUNCTIONS OF SPEECH ACTS IN SELECTED OFFICIAL SPEECHES OF DONALD TRUMP AND BARACK OBAMA

Kate Chika

149-176

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A CONTRASTIVE MORPHO-SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH AND ANGHAN LANGUAGES

Elizabeth Nyam, Esther Nuhu Samuel, Nasiru Abdu

177-195

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A PRAGMATIC STUDY OF THE USE OF FELICITY CONDITIONS IN THE LANGUAGE OF COMMERCIAL DRIVERS IN WASOBIA MOTOR PARK, GAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL, FCT – ABUJA, NIGERIA

Nora Alewo Obeya, Ebenezer Akinyele Alani

196-209

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A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF IMPOSTERS IN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AMONG IGBO SPEAKERS

Esther U. Nzewi

210-219

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A MORPHOPHONOLOGICAL STUDY OF REDUPLICATION IN THE TERA LANGUAGE

Salisu Inusa Ismail

220-235

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PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S 2025 INAUGURAL SPEECH

Fafiyebi Damilola Oluseyi

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HISTORY AND FICTION IN HELON HABILA'S WAITING FOR AN ANGEL

Yahaya Ismail Isa, Aliyu Muhammad Gadanya, Jamilu Ahmed

262-281

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CULTURAL AND SOCIO-POLITICAL ANALYSES OF SIGNIFICANCE OF PROVERBS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE THREE MAJOR NIGERIAN LANGUAGES

Usman Ibrahim, Christopher E. Nwabudike

282-299

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ORALITY AND LITERATURE: RETHINKING BALANCE IN THE QUESTION OF DEFINITION

Chikaoha J. Agoha

300-317

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POETIC AESTHETICS IN KIRIJI OF ILAJE-ETIKAN, ONDO STATE SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA

Stephen Ola Ajimisan

318-344

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ATYPICAL PHONOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE UTTERANCES OF NIGERIAN ENGLISH-SPEAKING CHILDREN WITH SPEECH IMPAIRMENT

Kofo Adedeji, Monsurah Badmus

345-372

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