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1. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 21, Issue 2 (September 2021)pp. 169–191PDF of Tracing Semantic Drift and Generational Diffusion of Internet Slang Across Age Cohorts and Cultural Contexts on Social Media

   Tracing Semantic Drift and Generational Diffusion of Internet Slang Across Age Cohorts and Cultural Contexts on Social Media

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

   rapid growth of social media has transformed how internet slang is created, shared, and adapted, making semantic change and cross-cultural linguistic diffusion faster than ever. This study examines … selected internet slang expressions develop new meanings and social significance as they move across generational and cultural boundaries. Drawing on Agha’s theory of enregisterment, the study uses a qualitative

2. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 25, Issue 1 (September 2025)pp. 425–444PDF of Decoding Nigerian Memetic Expressions: Recursive Re-encoding and Youth Resistance in Platform Culture

   Decoding Nigerian Memetic Expressions: Recursive Re-encoding and Youth Resistance in Platform Culture

   Olakiitan Abolanle Oladipupo, Chidinma Deborah Ogbuonye and Ezinwanyi E. Adam

   This article examines four Nigerian memetic expressions, Sapa no fit catch me

3. Literary Theory and CriticismVolume 25, Issue 1 (September 2025)pp. 188–210PDF of Trauma, Memory, And Rhetorical Construction In The War Declaration Speeches of Putin, Zelenskyy, Netanyahu, Abbas, And Haniyeh: A Caruthian Reading

   Trauma, Memory, And Rhetorical Construction In The War Declaration Speeches of Putin, Zelenskyy, Netanyahu, Abbas, And Haniyeh: A Caruthian Reading

   Onesimus Azunwanna and Comfort Adeleke-Adeniji

   excerpts drawn from the purposively selected contemporary war speeches which were retrieved from the internet, the research explores victimisation narratives through qualitative and quantitative approaches to reveal how trauma functions