Vol. 10 No. 2 (2025): DUTSIN-MA JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND LITERATURE (DUJEL)

A Publication of the Department of English, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State – Nigeria

Published: 2025-07-26

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Christopher E. Nwabudike

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THE PRAGMATICS OF PROCLAMATIVE CONVENTIONS IN FAGUNWA’S IGBO OLODUMARE

Titilope Oluwaseun Oriola

1-26
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GRAPHOLOGICAL FOREGROUNDING IN HELON HABILA’S OIL ON WATER

Dooyum Haako

27-40
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THE ESOTERIC IN OKRI’S THE FAMISHED ROAD AND OKORAFOR-MBACHU’S ZAHRAH THE WINDSEEKER: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Benjamin Nwabuisi Abia, Anya Ude Egwu, Mary J. N. Okolie

41-64
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STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF LINGUISTIC FEATURES IN AN EXCERPT FROM MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.’S “I HAVE A DREAM” SPEECH

Muhammad Babangida Muhammad

65-80
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CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS OF NIGERIA'S ECONOMIC RECESSION

Isyaku Ahmad

81-108
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DISCURSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS OF GENDERED SUBJECTIVITY IN CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE’S FEMINIST RHETORIC

Emmanuella Ngufan Yecho, Akorede Oyadeyi, Anyanwu Uzoamaka Onyema

109-126
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MOOD, PERSONAL REFERENCE AND POWER IN CRISES NARRATIVES OF SELECTED GOVERNORS OF BENUE STATE

Clara D.S. Vande-Guma

127-153
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GYNOCRITICISM AND SEXUAL REVOLUTION IN MONA ELTAHAWY’S HEADSCARVES AND HYMENS AND KOPANO MALTWA’S PERIOD PAIN

Rosemary Osariemen Awelewa

154-180
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SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF PROVERBS IN ZULU SOFOLS’S WEDLOCK OF THE GODS

Anyanwu Uzoamaka Onyema, Emmanuella Ngufan Yecho, Asma’u Ahmad Sa’ad

181-199
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POLITICS OF VICTIMHOOD IN HELON HABILA’S THE CHIBOK GIRLS: THE BOKO HARAM KIDNAPPINGS AND ISLAMIST MILITANCY IN NIGERIA

Titus Terver Udu

200-214
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VOICE AS EMANCIPATION IN NORA ZEALE HURSTON’S THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD AND WHITNEY HOUSTON’S TRY IT ON MY OWN)

Chimdiebube Oluchi Ucheonele, Barnabas Oluwatoyin

215-231
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ANALYSIS OF METAPHOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL DISCOURSE OF HELON HABILA`S OIL ON WATER

Racheal Omoyonkan Davidson

232-253
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RALLIES OF THE VOICELESS IN IDRIS MUSA OKPANACHI’S EATERS OF THE LIVING AND ENO GRACE NTA’S SELVES AT WAR

Patrick Odey Ogar, Josephat Adoga Odey

254-275
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LANGUAGE AND MUSIC: A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF SELECTED SONGS OF FELA ANIKULAPO-KUTI

Bilkisu Adamu, Chimamkpa Njoku

276-294
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AN EXAMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN WAR AND IN TIMES OF PEACE: AN ANALYSIS OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S PURPLE HIBISCUS AND HALF OF A YELLOW SUN

Terhemba Hwande, Awase Prisca Unenge

295-310
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EXAMINING THE DIASPORA EXPERIENCE IN SELECTED STORIES IN CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S THE THING AROUND YOUR NECK

Terhemba Hwande

311-325
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PSYCHOANALYTIC FEMINIST TRAJECTORIES IN NADIFA MOHAMED’S BLACK MAMBA BOY

Patience Peter Diah, Terrumun Hembaor Gajir

326-348
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APARTHEID: THE LINE OF DIVISION IN THE WORKS OF KOPANO MATLWA

Olagbegi Mary Toyin

349-363
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THE ROLE OF TENSE, MODALITY AND POLARITY IN SHAPING DISCOURSE IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST

Charisa Dada

364-383
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IMPOLITENESS STRATEGIES IN SELECTED POSTS AND READERS' COMMENTS OF NIGERIANS OVER THE 2023 REMOVAL OF FUEL SUBSIDY

Iyaode Modupe Yetunde

384-401
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MULTIMODAL STANCE-TAKING IN SELECTED NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT POSTERS ON FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL POSTED ON X

Monday Agbonica Bello Eje

402-446
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LITERATURE AS MEDICINE: SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL (SI) UNIT AS STYLE AND STRATEGY IN NIGERIAN PHYSICIAN PROSE FICTION

Felix E. Gbenoba, Joseph Adelodun

447-477
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AN ANALYSIS OF PROCESS TYPES IN SELECTED DAILY TRUST NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ON BANDITRY IN NIGERIA.

Nafisa Yakubu, Chinyere Uchegbu-Ekwueme

428-446
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ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF READING SKILLS ON ADULT BASIC EDUCATION LEARNERS IN LAGOS STATE

Temilola Taiwo Apena, Olufunke Mojisola Osikomaiya

478-497
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