The Struggles of the Female Gender in the Light of the Socio-cultural Realities of Traditional African Society Abstract This paper examines the struggles of the female gender in the light of the socio-cultural realities of the traditional African society from a feminist perspective. Adopting a content analysis as its methodology, Joys of Motherhood mirrors the […]
The Techniques and Technicalities of Coordination and Subordination in English-Medium and Yoruba-Medium Newspapers CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Levels of linguistic analysis refer to the points at which a language may be described. There are four basic levels of linguistic analysis: phonetics/phonology, morphology/syntax, semantics and pragmatics. Phonetics/phonology refers to the level of […]
STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEMS Taking the existing criticism as a starting point, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison explores how Pecola, the black protagonist, becomes a representati”e of whole world’s marginal, neglected childhood and resultant devastation of individual talents.She suffers throughout her life negligence of parents, deprivation of love in the past, and madness in present […]
STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEMS Taking the existing criticism as a starting point, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison explores how Pecola, the black protagonist, becomes a representati”e of whole world’s marginal, neglected childhood and resultant devastation of individual talents.She suffers throughout her life negligence of parents, deprivation of love in the past, and madness […]
THE SOCIETY AND THE GIRL CHILD IN THE BLUEST EYE BY TONI MORRISON AND KAINE AGARYS YELLOW YELLOW CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION According to Cambridge dictionary, society is defined as a particular community of people who share the same customs, law etc. It is also defined as the state of being with other people. (1129). […]
ANALYSIS OF SELECTED INAUGURAL SPEECHES OF NIGERIAN CIVILIAN AND MILITARY HEADS OF STATE ABSTRACT This work centered on Critical Discourse Analysis of Selected Inaugural Speeches of Nigerian Civilian and Military Heads of State. Critical Discourse Analysis is an indispensable tool in exploring opaque language uses that are assumed by writers as part of the background […]
A STUDY OF THE MISUSE OF ADVERBS IN THE WRITTEN ENGLISH OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ABSTRACT The study “A Study of the Misuse of Adverbs in The Written English of the Undergraduate of the Kogi State University, Ayingba” was carried out to determine the major areas of difficulty experienced by the one hundred (100) level students […]
A Comparative Analysis Of Helon Habila’s Oil On Water And Femi Osofisan’s Women Of Owu Abstract: Women in the African past, contrary to being domesticated were not only achievers in their own right but also pillars of society. A voyage into African and especially Nigerian history gives a picture of outstanding women who contributed to […]
Women And The Nature Of Liberation In Africa,A Study Of Helon Habila’s Oil On Water And Femi Osofisan’s Women Of Owu CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The issue of themes in Osofisan’s and Helon Habila works are diversified and it is in this diversity that women find relevance. It would be wrong […]
VIEWS OF FEMI OSOFISAN ON WAR AND ITS EFFECTS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN CHAPTER ONE/GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction This study titled “A discussion of the effects of war and on women and children using Femi Osofisan’s Women of Owu is intended to elaborate on the issues concerning the impact of war on citizens in the society. In […]