English Language / Literary Studies · REF. TA-13401

A Study of Diction and Style in Selected Nigerian Novels

Abstract

This study investigates the subject matter outlined in the title above through a structured research design appropriate to its academic level. Using primary and/or secondary data collection methods, the research examines the underlying variables, tests relevant hypotheses, and presents findings with implications for practice and policy. This is placeholder abstract text generated for catalogue preview purposes; the full document contains a complete, topic-specific abstract, literature review, methodology, data analysis, and conclusion.

Chapter One — 1.1 Background to the Study

Scholarly interest in Chigozie Obioma's The Fishermen has remained strong, reflecting its continued relevance to discussions of Nigerian and African literary identity.

Existing criticism of The Fishermen tends to focus on its broader thematic concerns, with diction and style as a stylistic device in service of class and social inequality receiving comparatively less sustained attention.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

While Chigozie Obioma's The Fishermen is widely studied, there is no settled critical consensus on how its diction and style functions specifically in relation to class and social inequality. This study undertakes a close textual analysis to address that gap.

1.3 Objectives of the Study

To examine the use of diction and style in Chigozie Obioma's The Fishermen.
To analyze how diction and style contributes to the portrayal of class and social inequality.
To assess the effectiveness of diction and style as a stylistic/thematic tool in the text.
To situate the findings within the broader context of Nigerian literary/linguistic scholarship.

1.4 Research Questions

How is diction and style used in Chigozie Obioma's The Fishermen?
In what ways does diction and style contribute to the portrayal of class and social inequality?
How effective is diction and style as a stylistic/thematic tool in the text?
How does this reading relate to the broader body of Nigerian literary/linguistic scholarship?

1.5 Significance of the Study

This study is significant to students and teachers of english language / literary studies, offering a close reading of Chigozie Obioma's The Fishermen that can support classroom discussion and further critical work. It also contributes to the broader body of scholarship on Nigerian literary and linguistic studies.

1.6 Scope of the Study

The study is limited to a close textual analysis of diction and style within The Fishermen, reflecting a clearly defined scope; it does not extend to a full survey of the author's other works.

Chapters Two through Five, references and appendices are available for a one-time fee of ₦75,000.

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