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1. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 25, Issue 1 (September 2025)pp. 467–484PDF of Ideological Discursive Strategies in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Categorisation on Twitter (X)

   Ideological Discursive Strategies in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Categorisation on Twitter (X)

   TIAMIYU, Abiola Jamiu, AJAPE, Enitan Jamiu and Adelola Betty Amihere

   ends. The study contributes a micro-linguistic account of ideological representation to research on Nigeria's digital political sphere, and argues that understanding contemporary Nigerian political communication requires attention

2. Language and SocietyVolume 24, Issue 1 (September 2024)pp. 1–22PDF of The Effectiveness of Intensive Reading in Enhancing Vocabulary Acquisition and English Language Use among Selected Nigerian Secondary School Students

   The Effectiveness of Intensive Reading in Enhancing Vocabulary Acquisition and English Language Use among Selected Nigerian Secondary School Students

   AFOLABI, Ayobami Adetoro, AKANO, Richard. Damilare. and Salawu, O. D.

   improving vocabulary acquisition and English language use among secondary school students in Osun State, Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experimental pre-test–post-test control group design involving

3. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 23, Issue 2 (September 2023)pp. 1–23PDF of Legitimation and Delegitimation Strategies in Selected 2023 Campaign Speeches of the

   Legitimation and Delegitimation Strategies in Selected 2023 Campaign Speeches of the

   Emmanuel Ogbonna Okoro

   boosted Obi’s political identity and credibility ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria

4. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 23, Issue 2 (September 2023)pp. 48–79PDF of From Objects To Ensembles: Testing A Multimodal Rhetoro-Pragmatic Theory In The Office of A Cultural Historian

   From Objects To Ensembles: Testing A Multimodal Rhetoro-Pragmatic Theory In The Office of A Cultural Historian

   Adegboye ADEYANJU

   corpus drawn from the office of a cultural historian at the University of Abuja, Nigeria. The study addresses a problem in multimodal analysis: culturally and institutionally meaningful spaces

5. Literary Theory and CriticismVolume 23, Issue 1 (September 2023)pp. 80–103PDF of Negotiating Tradition in a Globalised World: Women, Migration, and Identity in Buchi Emecheta's Second-Class Citizen

   Negotiating Tradition in a Globalised World: Women, Migration, and Identity in Buchi Emecheta's Second-Class Citizen

   Chioma Patricia Onuorah

   qualitative textual analysis and interpretive close reading, the study examines Adah’s experiences in Nigeria and Britain as a process of cultural negotiation rather than a simple transition from tradition

6. Volume 22, Issue 2 (September 2022)pp. 66–84PDF of Phonotactic Constraints and English Pronunciation among Gbagyi Speakers of Nigerian English

   Phonotactic Constraints and English Pronunciation among Gbagyi Speakers of Nigerian English

   Usman Abdullahi, Isaiah Ifeanyichukwu Agbo, Bernice Nonye Ogbochie, Aminu Saleh and Suleiman Muhammed Badamasi

   pronunciation of English consonant clusters among Gbagyi-English bilinguals in Niger State, Nigeria. Twenty-seven participants were purposively selected based on native Gbagyi proficiency, English as a second language, regular