CLAREP Journal of English and Linguistics (C-JEL), Vol 4

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The fourth volume of the CLAREP Journal of English and Linguistics (C-JEL 4) contains fourteen (14) well-researched papers in the fields of English and literary studies. The papers are based on various topics such as history of the English language in Africa, applied linguistics, New Englishes, academic literacy, semiotics, and analysis of poetry and prose as tools of social, economic and political conflict management.

The Centre for Language Research and English Proficiency (CLAREP) is an educational non-governmental, non-profit organisation whose focus is on the advancement of language research in Africa and the promotion of the proficient use of language in all its spheres.

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December 2022

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288

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Professor Alexandra Esimaje is a Professor of English Language and Applied Linguistics, and the Executive Director of the Centre for Language Research and English Proficiency (CLAREP) as well as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Education and Administrator of the Corpus Linguistics and Language Centre in Benson Idahosa University, Benin City.

Table of Contents

Introduction

English in Africa: A Diachronic Linguistic Perspective
‘Demola Jolayemi and Alexandra Esimaje ………………………………………………… 1
Threat, Empathy or (Polite) Request? The Pragmatics of
Administrative Letters in Cameroon English
Daniel A. Nkemleke………………………………………………………………………………… 19
Nigerian Online English: An Analysis of
Its Nominal Group Structure
Juliet Charles Udoudom and Prince Wekpa …………………………………………….. 51
Speech Acts and Progressive Discourse
in the Inaugural Address of President Paul Biya
– 6th November 2018
Joefrey Ngha Fuh Nji ………………………………………………………………………………. 83
Kenyan English: The Chimera in Sociolinguistics of
English-speaking Communities in Kenya
Gerry O. Ayieko ……………………………………………………………………………………. 101
Language, Literature and Conflict Management
Tony Afejuku ………………………………………………………………………………………. 135
The Playwright and Conflict Resolution: A Critical Perspective
on Ahmed Yerima’s The Angel
Clement Chukwuka Idegwu ………………………………………………………………….. 145
Silence as a Tool for Managing Conflict in
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus
Sylvanus Uwamaka Ojumah …………………………………………………………………. 163
Literature in the Service of State: A Panacea for Political Conflict
Michael Onyeisi Ejiodu …………………………………………………………………………. 177
The African Novel and Conflict Management
Jude Agho …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 189
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Protest and Conflict in African Literature:
The Nigerian Experience Expressed in Selected
Plays by Zulu Sofola and Tess Onwueme
Eziechine Augustine Obiajulu ……………………………………………………………….. 199
African Indigenous Intelligence Portrayed in
Lonely Days: A Discourse from School Curriculum
Integration Perspectives
Idialu Patricia Ejiyamenmen …………………………………………………………………. 217
Language and Communication for Domestic
Conflict Resolution in Nigeria
Tani Sule ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 233
Pragmatic Analysis of African Proverbs and
Idioms in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
Babasola Samuel Osipeju ……………………………………………………………………… 247