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Mohammed Sani Ya’u
have different lexical systems and unequal corpus resources. This article presents a corpus-assisted comparison of visual and auditory perception metaphors in English and Hausa romance fiction. The data come
Chiagozie Eburuaja
findings show that identity is discursively constructed through self-representation/self-positioning, other-representation, comparison, polarisation, negotiation and resistance. These strategies construct and negotiate social, religious, gendered, and national identities
Nwakaire Esther Nkechi, Ozor Gloria Nwando and David-Ojukwu Ifeyinwa
seven online texts from five Nigerian outlets and a Nairaland repost for citizen-media comparison. It investigates how naming, framing, and metaphors construct gendered identities and power dynamics before
Chidi Nwankwo, Clementina Okoye and Chuka Ononye
record impoliteness, and mock politeness. All these are deployed through lexical resources with derogatory comparisons, negative associations, and laughing emojis to ridicule BAT, exaggerate his incompetence, challenge his supporters
Ogechi C. Unachukwu, Amaka G. Nwuche, Regina O. Olinya and and Benice Ogbochie
predominantly subtle and is realized through visual incongruity, metaphorical representation, exaggeration, and playful comparisons. These humorous resources attract attention, simplify health information, and support message retention. However, humour