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Arilesere R. Mustapha and Funke J. Oni
analysis of modals, lexical verbs, transitivity, among others. However, the use of lamentation as discursive strategy to construct insecurity and economic crises has gained less scholarly attention. Therefore, this paper … examines the use of lamentation as discursive construction of insecurity and economic crises in opposition manifestoes of five presidential candidates in Nigeria’s general election between 2015 and 2023 with
Esther Chiebonam Osiaku and Henrietta Nnenna Ugwu
analysis reveals a range of pragmatic acts, including requesting, reporting, questioning, insisting, informing, accusing, lamenting, reminding, encouraging, deciding, warning and narrating. The findings further show that
Oladimeji Olaniyi and Onuche, Joshua Ene'Ojo
assumptions, implied meanings and contextual interpretation. The analysis shows that Psalm 35 functions beyond lament as a strategic discourse in which the psalmist petitions God for justice, asserts personal innocence