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Enyi, Amaechi Uneke; Chitulu, Mark Ononiwu – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
This study, entitled, "Texture and textuality in Political Discourse: A Study of Cohesive Devices in President Goodluck Jonathan's Inaugural Address-May, 2011" was an analysis of the lexical cohesive devices employed by Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan in crafting his May, 2011's Presidential Inaugural Address (PIA). Guided by the…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Presidents, Discourse Analysis, Speeches
Stewart, Osamuyimen Thompson – 1994
The serial verb construction (SVC) in Edo (Bini), a language spoken in Nigeria, is examined, and an analysis that systematically characterizes the notion of functional relationship of verbs within these constructions is proposed. It is argued that the verbs in series are sensitive to different semantic and grammatical phenomena and are therefore…
Descriptors: African Languages, Bini, Foreign Countries, Grammar