Description
The fifth volume of the CLAREP Journal of English and Linguistics (C-JEL 5) contains ten outstanding papers in the fields of English Linguistics and Literary Studies, along with one article focusing on creative writing. These papers cover a wide range of topics, including corpus linguistics, applied linguistics, New Englishes, academic literacy, semiotics, and literary analysis. Each paper is of high quality and contributes significantly to its respective field. The authors’ meticulous research and insightful analyses greatly enhance our understanding of these subject areas and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in English Linguistics and Literary Studies.
The Centre for Language Research and English Proficiency (CLAREP) is an educational non-governmental, non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing language research in Africa and promoting the proficient use of language in all its spheres. Its mission is to foster excellence in language studies and research, benefiting scholars, educators, and language enthusiasts.
About the author
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
Because “War is much too serious to be left to the military,” Corpus
linguistics is a thing, and it is a very useful thing too
Alexandra Esimaje ……………………………………………………………………………………..1
Yanmiri, Aboki, Afonja: Discursive Construction of Ethnic Others in
Nigerian Online Discussion
Rotimi Taiwo ……………………………………………………………………………………………29
Internet-Induced?: A Re-examination of Sources of Writing Errors in
Educated Nigerian English
Juliet Charles Udoudom and Nkereke Mfon Essien ………………………………………51
English Language and Communication in Christian Assemblies
A.V. Jibowo and Segun Omotosho ………………………………………………………………69
Oil, the Perennial Ache of the Niger Delta: A Critical Perspective on
Two Collections of Poems
Clement Idegwu ……………………………………………………………………………………….83
A Study of Proverbs as Culture Carriers in Chinua Achebe’s
Things Fall Apart
Ojumah Sylvanus Uwamaka ………………………………………………………………….. 107
Stylistic Foregrounding of ‘Silence’ in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s
Purple Hibiscus
Bridget Dahunsi Okunrobo…………………………………………………………………….. 127
Application of the schema-theoretic approach in the interpretation
of the stream of consciousness in Wole Soyinka’s The Interpreters
Gerry O. Ayieko …………………………………………………………………………………….. 145
Voicing the Silence of the Stigmatised: Communication with the Landscape
in Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy and Gerard Manley Hopkins
Eric Ngea Ntam …………………………………………………………………………………….. 167
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The Mask Diction/Sensitivity: An Analysis of Selected Poems
from The Outcast
Ben-Fred Ohia ………………………………………………………………………………………. 189
The Floating Bottle
Alexandra Esimaje ………………………………………………………………………………… 199
