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1. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 25, Issue 2 (September 2025)pp. 404–422PDF of Stylistic Analysis of Metaphor, Hyperbole, and Evaluative Language in Nigerian Online

   Stylistic Analysis of Metaphor, Hyperbole, and Evaluative Language in Nigerian Online

   Awe, I B

   detailed analysis. The data were analysed through qualitative content analysis and stylistic analysis, with Appraisal Theory providing the principal framework for interpreting evaluative meaning. The findings indicate that metaphor provides

2. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 25, Issue 2 (September 2025)pp. 1–21PDF of Pre-Election Construction of Public Trust and Electoral Legitimacy in Nigeria’s 2027 Presidential Election Discourse

   Pre-Election Construction of Public Trust and Electoral Legitimacy in Nigeria’s 2027 Presidential Election Discourse

   Godwin Chibueze Didigwu, Matthew Chinenye NNuta and Bernice Nonye Ogbochie

   were analysed using van Dijk’s Socio-Cognitive Theory and Martin and White’s Appraisal Theory. Findings reveal that lexicalisation, presupposition, modality, metaphor, pronouns, ideological polarisation and blame attribution construct