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1. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 25, Issue 2 (September 2025)pp. 1–21PDF of Pre-Election Construction of Public Trust and Electoral Legitimacy in Nigeria’s 2027 Presidential Election Discourse

   Pre-Election Construction of Public Trust and Electoral Legitimacy in Nigeria’s 2027 Presidential Election Discourse

   Godwin Chibueze Didigwu, Matthew Chinenye NNuta and Bernice Nonye Ogbochie

   Concerns about public trust and electoral legitimacy are becoming increasingly prominent as Nigeria approaches the 2027 presidential election. This study examines how trust and legitimacy are discursively constructed in emerging … election discourse. It investigates the linguistic and discursive strategies used to construct public trust and electoral legitimacy and analyses how Appraisal resources contribute to socio-cognitive representations of presidential candidates