EST. 2026

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Linguistics · REF. TA-7168

Language and Style in Hausa-English Bilinguals' WhatsApp Chats: A Speech Act Realization 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

Hausa-English Bilinguals' WhatsApp Chats occupies a significant place in the Nigerian literary canon, and continues to attract critical attention for the richness of its language and thematic concerns.

Despite the volume of criticism devoted to WhatsApp Chats, its use of speech act realization in relation to multilingualism in education has not been exhaustively examined, leaving room for closer textual analysis.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

While Hausa-English Bilinguals' WhatsApp Chats is widely studied, there is no settled critical consensus on how its speech act realization functions specifically in relation to multilingualism in education. This study undertakes a close textual analysis to address that gap.

1.3 Objectives of the Study

  1. To examine the use of speech act realization in Hausa-English Bilinguals' WhatsApp Chats.
  2. To analyze how speech act realization contributes to the portrayal of multilingualism in education.
  3. To assess the effectiveness of speech act realization as a stylistic/thematic tool in the text.
  4. To situate the findings within the broader context of Nigerian literary/linguistic scholarship.

1.4 Research Questions

  1. How is speech act realization used in Hausa-English Bilinguals' WhatsApp Chats?
  2. In what ways does speech act realization contribute to the portrayal of multilingualism in education?
  3. How effective is speech act realization as a stylistic/thematic tool in the text?
  4. 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 Hausa-English Bilinguals' WhatsApp Chats 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 speech act realization within WhatsApp Chats, 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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