ENGLISH LITERARY STUDIES PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 1. A Linguistic Stylistic Analysis of Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Paradise

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Stylistics is a discipline that is found at the intersection of literary criticism and linguistics. Its application can be used in the study of journalism, popular texts, religious works, advertising, non fiction, popular culture, politics, etc. According to Paul (2004: 3) “The preferred object of study in stylistics is literature, whether...Continue Reading »

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• 2. THE TREND IN STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION IN ACCOUNTIN...

  » Abstract trends in students performance in recent times, there have been numerous cases of student’s poor performance in Accounting education in most external examinations. trends in students performance Worried by this trend of events, the researchers took an in depth investigation into students variables and how there...Continue Reading »

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• 3. CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SEGMENTAL PHONEMES AND PHONOTACTICS OF IGBO AND YORU...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Language is the most important tool for communication and is the most tasking area of human endeavour. The human language, distinct from other means of communication, has a special way it organizes the sounds that constitute that language. We also discuss the linguistic units called phonemes including consonants and vowels which make up the segm...Continue Reading »

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• 4. THE EFFECT OF SUB-LETHAL DOSES OF CYPERMETHRIN ON THE HISTOPATHOLOGY AND HAEMATO...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION In urban aquatic environments, fish may be exposed to myriad of substances at the same time produced by different kinds of anthropogenic activities. Biological changes in fish that are related to the exposure or to the effect of contaminants are called biomarkers and their use has led to good results on environmental risk assessment (Vander Oost et al., 2003). Water is an ...Continue Reading »

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• 5. PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF FEMALE STUDENTS BY LECTURERS I...

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The social vices called sexual harassment is not a new topic to the generality of people today especially in the tertiary institutions such as universities, polytechnics, monotechnics and colleges of education.As observed by Taiwo and Omole (2014:1) ,the fact is that, “in every human society where there is interaction between oppos...Continue Reading »

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• 6. A SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF QUESTION FORMATION IN ITU MBON USO

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction Grammar, according to Chomsky (1957) consists of interacting levels of analysis which include phonology, Morphology,semanticsand syntax. This work is undertaken mainly at the level of syntax. Syntax has been defined by various scholars to fit into their specific research and grammatical. The researcher of this work however intends to consider syntax as def...Continue Reading »

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• 7. A SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS IN ITU MBONUSO

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background of the Study Idioms are common occurrences or phenomenon in our everyday conversation with people in various domains and have been the subject of academic research by scholars. Idiomatic expression is not deduced from the literal definition and arrangement of its constituent parts, but it is figuratively inferred through conventional usage. Idioms ar...Continue Reading »

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• 8. A SOCIOLINGUSITIC STUDY OF LANGUAGE VARIATION IN THE ENGLISH SPOKEN IN GHANA A C...

  » ABSTRACT This research is a tentative sociolinguistic study of language variation in the English spoken in Ghana. The purpose is to identify consonantal variations in the realization of the affricates and the fricatives that contribute to the unique pronunciations Ghanaians exhibit and describe them. Thus, the study identifies and describes the alternative pronunciations of the affricates and the ...Continue Reading »

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• 9. MISOGYNY IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN MUSIC A STUDY OF IYANYA’S AND OLAMIDE’S LY...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background to the StudyMusic is essential to life; it is an important part of a people’s way of life and it plays a key role in various human social activities. It expresses emotions and ideas....Continue Reading »

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• 10. EFFECT OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS ON VALUE REL EVANCE: EVIDENCE FROM LISTED MANUFACTUR...

  » ABSTRACT The increasing importance and role of intangible assets in today’s economic environment is a source for concern for scholars and accounting practitioners. As an attempt to explore the relevance of reported intangible assets, the study investigates the market value relevance of different intangible asset (intellectual properties, computer software cost and goodwill) reported by liste...Continue Reading »

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• 11. BOARD SUPERVISION AND EARNINGS QUALITY OF LISTED CONGLOMERATE FIRMS IN NIGERIA

  » ABSTRACT A major motivation for accounting research is providing evidence on how earnings are useful to a wide range of users in making economic decisions. Of particular interest over the last decade has been the issue of the quality of accounting reports, particularly the quality of earnings. This study examines Board Supervision and Earnings Quality of Listed Conglomerate Firms in Nigeria Stock ...Continue Reading »

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• 12. THE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTANCY INFORMATION ON DECISION MAKING PROCESS

  » INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY. At independence, Nigeria joined the committee of nation with the hope for a better tomorrow. We were able to feed ourselves and were of course almost self sufficient. Subsequently our hopes seemed unattainable. We seem to be going deeper and deeper into the woods. The consensus is that it has been bad for Nigeria. Due to the adverse economic condition prevaili...Continue Reading »

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• 13. THE IMPACT OF AUDITING IN ENHANCING BUSINESS SURVIVAL (A CASE STUDY OF GTBANK AN...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION This research work is on the impact of auditing in enhancing business survival: A case study of guaranteed trust bank (GTBank) and united bank for Africa (UBA). Auditing has been the backbone of the complicated business world and has always changed with times. As the business world grew strong horizontally and vertically, auditors’ role becomes more complex and c...Continue Reading »

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• 14. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ENGLISH AND HAUSA NOMINAL PHRASES

  » ABSTRACT This research studies the occurrence of the constructions and functions of NPs in English and Hausa languages, and finds out the similarities and differences that exist between them. Data are collected from primary and secondary sources, i.e. published Grammar, Linguistics and Comparative Analysis, unpublished lecture note; internet based material as well as personal observation. The data...Continue Reading »

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• 15. THE USE OF EXTENSIVE READING IN PROMOTING COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE IN SECONDARY ...

  » ABSTRACT The study examined the extent of the use of extensive reading in promoting communication competence in secondary school with reference to some secondary schools in Shomolu Local Government Area of Lagos State. It also ascertained the teachers awareness of the benefits of extensive reading, the types of reading materials available for extensive reading for schools, the extent teacher engag...Continue Reading »

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• 16. SYMBOLISM IN THE POEMS OF TANURE OJAIDE

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Tanure Ojaide is a well known personality in African creative writing. A literary critic and prolific writer, Ojaide has published scores of poems and critical works amongst which are: Children of Iroko and Other Poems, Labyrinths of the Delta, When It No Longer Matters Where You Live and Other Poems, The Fate of Vultures and Endless Songs. ...Continue Reading »

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• 17. SYMBOLISM IN THE POEMS OF TANURE OJAIDE

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Tanure Ojaide is a well known personality in African creative writing. A literary critic and prolific writer, Ojaide has published scores of poems and critical works amongst which are: Children of Iroko and Other Poems, Labyrinths of the Delta, When It No Longer Matters Where You Live and Other Poems, The Fate of Vultures and Endless Songs. ...Continue Reading »

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• 18. A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SENTENCE STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH AND IGARRA LANGUAGES...

  » ABSTRACT This research work is divided into five sections. Section 1 5 and are referred to as Chapters wheel the last part deal with bibliography. The first chapter is background of the study, statement of the problem, statement of hypothesis, purpose of the study, significance of the study and lastly scope and limitation of the topic. The third chapter is concern with Data presentation and the me...Continue Reading »

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• 19. THE USE OF CODE SWITCHING AND CODE MIXING IN NIGERIA

  » ABSTRACT While Nigerian scholars have examined code switching in conversation and in literary language (Akere, 1980; Amuda, 1986, 1994; Goke Pariola, 1983; O'Mole, 1987; Lamidi, 2004; Ayeomoni, 2006) this study presents a critical examination of code switching in contemporary Nigerian hip hop music. In spite of the fact that most Nigerian hip hop singers use English, they still try to identify wit...Continue Reading »

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• 20. INCORRECT PUNCTUATION, AS A CAUSE OF AMBIGUITY ANDMISUNDERSTANDING IN WRITTEN C...

  » INCORRECT PUNCTUATION, AS A CAUSE OF AMBIGUITY ANDMISUNDERSTANDING IN WRITTEN COMMUNCATION....Continue Reading »

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