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1. 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.

   study investigated the effectiveness of intensive reading instruction in improving vocabulary acquisition and English language use among secondary school students in Osun State, Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experimental … that intensive reading improved students’ pronunciation, contextual understanding, sentence construction, reading confidence, and overall language use. The study concludes that intensive reading is an effective pedagogical strategy for enhancing vocabulary

2. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 24, Issue 2 (September 2024)pp. 162–181PDF of An Exploratory Study of Semilingualism and Language Use among Yoruba-English Bilingual Undergraduates in Nigeria

   An Exploratory Study of Semilingualism and Language Use among Yoruba-English Bilingual Undergraduates in Nigeria

   Marvelous Damilola Adegbule and Anthony Elisha Anowu

   This study investigates semilingualism in relation to linguistic proficiency in Yoruba-English

3. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 25, Issue 2 (September 2025)pp. 88–105PDF of Pragmatic Acts Analysis of Donald Trump’s “Save America” Speech

   Pragmatic Acts Analysis of Donald Trump’s “Save America” Speech

   Amaka G. Nwuche, Kelvin S. Onyeagwaram and and Ogechi C. Unachukwu

   America” speech delivered at Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021 to discuss how his language use strategically performs certain actions aimed to influence his supporters and give credence

4. 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

   drawn from peer-reviewed studies, lexicographic records, media reports, and documented examples of online language use. The analysis identifies three recurring stages: initial enregisterment, circulation, and re-enregisterment