Linguistics · REF. TA-7119

Language and Style in Selected Secondary School Students' Political Speeches: A Lexical Borrowing Study

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 Selected Secondary School Students' Political Speeches has remained strong, reflecting its continued relevance to discussions of Nigerian and African literary identity.

Existing criticism of Political Speeches tends to focus on its broader thematic concerns, with lexical borrowing as a stylistic device in service of bilingualism receiving comparatively less sustained attention.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

While Selected Secondary School Students' Political Speeches is widely studied, there is no settled critical consensus on how its lexical borrowing functions specifically in relation to bilingualism. This study undertakes a close textual analysis to address that gap.

1.3 Objectives of the Study

To examine the use of lexical borrowing in Selected Secondary School Students' Political Speeches.
To analyze how lexical borrowing contributes to the portrayal of bilingualism.
To assess the effectiveness of lexical borrowing 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 lexical borrowing used in Selected Secondary School Students' Political Speeches?
In what ways does lexical borrowing contribute to the portrayal of bilingualism?
How effective is lexical borrowing 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 linguistics, offering a close reading of Selected Secondary School Students' Political Speeches 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 lexical borrowing within Political Speeches, reflecting a clearly defined scope; it does not extend to a full survey of the author's other works.

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