PRAGMATICS OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AN ANALYSIS OF OBASANJO’S LETTERS
The study investigates the role of language in civic engagement and demonstrates how language is used as a viable tool to propel civic actions. Hence, it focused on the locution and illocutionary acts of Obasanjo's letters to two presidents in Nigeria. Sixty sentences were selected from three o...
Main Author: | Tolulope Iredele |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tawasul International Centre for Publishing, Research and Dialogue
2021-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Language and Literary Studies |
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Online Access: | https://ijlls.org/index.php/ijlls/article/view/518 |
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