On the civil unrest in Nigeria: A linguistic perspective
Nigerians have, for an aeon, clamoured for a considerably better life. However, ‘the straw that broke the camel’s back’ (not,...
- Thursday, June 04, 2026
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Nigerians have, for an aeon, clamoured for a considerably better life. However, ‘the straw that broke the camel’s back’ (not,...
Although language is an inherent human possession which is spontaneously acquired, it is greatly governed by rules. On that score,...
Some forms of verbs in English are used to express wishes, uncertainty, imagination, possibilities or conditions. They are otherwise used...
Native speakers of English are supposed models to second-language users such as Nigerians. This is, however, not always so, especially...
Personal pronouns are deployed to specifically refer to persons or things. They constitute the most difficult aspect of pronouns for...
Despite its spontaneity and naturalness, language is rule-governed. By implication, anyone who desires to attain communicative competence-cum-finesse in any language...
Some expressions are regularly paired together in the English language. Such words or phrases are called collocates. On account of...
The words that are infused into expressions, in order to describe nouns and pronouns are designated as adjectives. On the...
Characteristically, nouns are pluralised by the addition of suffixes or plural markers like ‘s’, ‘es’ or ‘ies’ to their singular...
In every language, certain words are usually found together in specific grammatical contexts; such words are called collocates. Verbs, which...