Issues in Language and Literary Studies


Vol 13, No 1 (2026): Issues In Language And Literary Studies

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Articles

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Stephen O. Solanke
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Language as a Tool of Power and Control in Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood and Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Solomon Briska Barkindo, Mohammed Ibrahim
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Restoring Nigeria’s Weakening Norms and Values through Folktale-Based Counselling and Linguistic Renewal
Adegoke O. Okeowo, Olayinka A. Adesehinwa, Victor A. Akintoye, Sunday Gbadegesin Olawale
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Tithing and Persuasive Discourse in Nigerian Pentecostal Sermons: A Socio-Cognitive Critical Discourse Analysis
Solomon Briska Barkindo, James Andokari Zaku
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Pragmatic Analysis of Hate Speech Directed at Transgender People on Selected YouTube and TikTok Channels
Jane Chinelo Obasi, Esther Chinedu Obioma, Chinasa Abonyi
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The Phonological Adaptation of English Christian Names by Lagos Youth
Oluwafemi P. Oluwatoye
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The Pragmatics of Donald Trump's Declaration of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) On ‘X’ In 2025
Muhammad Mustapha, Ahmad Anas Musa, Stephen Jatau
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‘We didn’t arraign a minor’: Disclaimer strategies in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s rejoinders.
Michael Temitope Ajayi, Temidayo Akinrinlola
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Realisation of English Pure Vowels by Selected Senior Secondary School Students in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Andrew Onoja, Gladys Zanang Auta, Obins Nuhu Isaac
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Critical Appraisals of Aesthetic Tools in Contemporary Nollywood City Films
Olufemi Abidemi Adebayo, Iwuajoku Roseanna Ekenwa
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Against Silence: Confessional Poetry as a Form of Resistance in Postcolonial Nigeria
Olusegun Obakanse Lakanse
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An Analysis of Mood Structure in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half Of A Yellow Sun
Ganiu Bamgbose, Adebola Karamah Shogbuyi, Fehintolu Ayando
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Ethical Healthcare Policies in Ladipo Akinkugbe’s Footprints and Footnotes
Nifemi Orimabuyaku
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Framing Leadership and Identity: A Critical Discourse Analysis of French and Selected African Leaders in RFI Headlines
Matthew Damilare Adekunle, Modupe Beatrice Adeyinka
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Helon Habila’s Travellers as a Narrative of Trauma
Wandama Wadinga
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Hate Speech and Fake News in Nigeria
Adewale Isaac Omolasoye
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(Wo)Manhood and Gender Ideologies in Islamic Nuptial Sermons among Yoruba Muslims in Southwestern Nigeria
Michael Temitope Ajayi, Oluwatobi David Esuola, Barakat Olajumoke Adeleke
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Intertextuality in Judicial Reasoning of Selected High Court Judgments on Theft and Fraud Cases
Adeoye Olusola Adeyinka, Dubamo Tomere, Raji Isiaka Adeyemi
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Purification, Militarism, and Youth Identity in the Obòkun Ritual Festival
Ruth Olubunmi Adeniyi
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Pragmatic Acts and Functions in Selected Divorce Proceedings in Oyo Town
Joel Olatunde Ayodabo, Ojo Akinleye Ayinuola, Adenike Opeyemi Omolaoye
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Lexical Density in Age and Gender Variations of Selected Crime-Related Essays by Undergraduates in Southwestern Nigeria
Adenike Adejoke Aina, Ifeoluwa Uchechukwu Nnamdi
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The Communicative Functions and Social Significance of Code-Switching and Code-Mixing Among Multilingual Undergraduate Students of Kaduna State University
Racheal Bako, Jemimah D. Gada
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Representations of Memory as Mediator of Postcolonial Trauma in Aminatta Forna’s The Memory of Love
E. B. Omobowale, Jesutomi Mary Orija
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Sociopragmatic Orientations of Politeness Strategies in Chatham House Interviews of Selected Nigerian 2023 Presidential Election Candidates
Olatunde J. Ayodabo, Dubamo Tomere, Victoria O. Ikibe
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Pragmatic Functions of Selected Nigerian Supreme Court Judgements on Criminal Cases
Elizabeth Tolu Odufote
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Digital Semiotics and the Construction of Meaning in Technology-Mediated ESL Pedagogy
Sanusi Mojirade Olayemi
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Negotiating Poetics in Translating Femi Osofisan's Once Upon Four Robbers into French: Between Systemic Acceptability and Linguistic Fidelity
Paul Adetunji Aderounmu, Damola Adeyefa
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Speech Acts in Selected Divorce Court Proceedings in Ogbomoso, Oyo State
Adenike Opeyemi Omolaoye, Joel Olatunde Ayodabo, Ojo Akinleye Ayinuola
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