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1. Volume 22, Issue 2 (September 2022)pp. 50–65PDF of A Pragmatic Analysis of Selected Nigerian Online Discourses on The #Endsars Protest Of 2020

   A Pragmatic Analysis of Selected Nigerian Online Discourses on The #Endsars Protest Of 2020

   Esther Chiebonam Osiaku and Henrietta Nnenna Ugwu

   This study examines the pragmatic acts performed in selected Nigerian online discourses surrounding the #EndSARS protest of 2020. The study is motivated by the need to extend pragmatic analysis … protest situation, and express forceful positions. The study concludes that the meanings of #EndSARS online discourse are shaped by the interaction between linguistic expressions and the socio-political context

2. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 21, Issue 2 (September 2021)pp. 142–168PDF of Impoliteness in Online Reactions to Media Reports of the 2019 Nigerian Presidential Election

   Impoliteness in Online Reactions to Media Reports of the 2019 Nigerian Presidential Election

   Chidi Nwankwo, Kenneth Ahaiwe and Chuka Ononye

   Online political discourse following high-stakes presidential elections in deeply polarised post

3. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 25, Issue 2 (September 2025)pp. 176–197PDF of Pragmatic Functions Of Pauses In Nigerian Online Chat Interactions: A Gricean And Austinian Perspective

   Pragmatic Functions Of Pauses In Nigerian Online Chat Interactions: A Gricean And Austinian Perspective

   Ngozi Georginia Ugochukwu and Prisca O. Bob

   communication and underscores the need for context-aware interpretations of silence and delay in online discourse