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[Linguists’ Forum] The Costs of Passive Language, By Lateef Kugbayi, PhD
Language users, many a time, are not direct in their conversations. They are usually diplomatic in their choice of words. Often,…
Four Years of Transformative Leadership: Bolarinwa Bows Out as ACAMB…
Four years ago, the Association of Corporate Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB) looked every bit like an…
Wizkid’s Fela, Davido’s libido and Burna Boy’s ego, By Festus Adedayo
In perhaps his most famous song after dying in a car crash in 1971, Cardinal Rex Lawson, Kalabari highlife soulful singer of the…
My AFCON 2025 Observatory, By Sola Fanawopo
Land Is Strategy, Not Scenery: What Morocco’s Highways Reveal About Power, Policy, and Nigeria’s Blind Spot
So far, so good—the…
[Linguists’ Forum] From Simplicity to Complexity: The Role of Sentence…
Among the stages of language development in children, as identified in psycholinguistics, are pre-linguistic (cooing and…
[Linguists’ Forum] Essential Pauses for Clarity in Communication by Lateef…
My years at the College of Education (Now Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology), Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti…
[Linguists’ Forum] Phrasal Verbs in Context: Enhancing Understanding and…
“In each of the following questions, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.” This…
[Linguists’ Forum] Exploring the Interconnections of Grammatical Units in…
Five grammatical units have been identified in the study of language. These are morphemes, words, phrases, clauses and sentences.…
Intimate Affairs: My wife can’t wear push-up bra, By Funke Egbemode
A younger friend of mine gave me a ride the other day and I learnt a lot from the experience. Trust Lagos traffic jams to show up…
A Professor, a Podium, and a Promise to the Poor: How Yilwatda Turned a…
Convocation lectures are usually remembered for polished grammar, polite applause, and the ritual dash for refreshments. The one…