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‘A Thief and His Apprentice’ Combine Elements From Dickens, Iyayi, Shaw and even Achebe – Reviewer

Posted By: adminon: December 16, 2022In: Words and WorldTags: Chief Gbonka, Englishes, IBB, Nigerianisms, Synagogue Temple, United Thieves Club, ‘Ochanja’ marketNo CommentsViews:

Book Review Title: A Thief and His Apprentice Author: Onyeisi Chiemeke Publishers: Maroon Square Year of Publication: 2022 Number of Pages: iv – 185 Reviewer: Chijioke Uwasomba The Nigerian... Read more

The Strategic Salience of Prof Gabriel Egbe’s Language Game

Posted By: adminon: September 16, 2021In: BookspaceTags: 'Ninglish', Antonio Gramsci, Englishes, Ferdinand de Saussure, Harvard, Jacques Derrida, John Austin, NUC, Prof Adigun Agbaje, Veritas UniversityNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo Onoja It is since 1962 that Oxford University’s John Austin delivered his “How to Do Things With Words” but, till today, the idea that it is language rather than reason or nature t... Read more

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