ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE Voice is the form of a verb that shows whether the subject of a sentence performs the action (the active voice) or is affected by it (the passive voice). A sentence is said to be in active voice when we are interested in the doer of an action. In passive voice … Read more
DIRECT SPEECH AND INDIRECT SPEECH There are two ways of re-telling what a person has said: direct and indirect. DIRECT SPEECH Here we repeat the original speaker’s exact words: direct speech should be places within the quotation marks or inverted commas. The direct speech is found in conversations in books, in plays and quotations. He said, … Read more
A MAN OF THE PEOPLE by Chinua Achebe A MAN OF THE PEOPLE by Chinua Achebe TITTLE: A MAN OF THE PEOPLE AUTHOR: Chinua Achebe SETTING: NIGERIA YEAR: 1966 THE FORM OF THE NOVEL THE TITLE The title of the book “A Man of the People” is ironical, since a person who is called a … Read more
If we must die, let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot. While round us bark the mad and angry dogs Making their mock at our accursed lot If we must die, o let us nobly die So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then the … Read more
WORD FORMATION PROCESSES WORD FORMATION PROCESSES The processes of forming words can be grouped into two; Major word formation processes 2. Minor word formation processes MAJOR WORD FORMATION PROCESSES Major word formation processes are commonly used in forming words. They include:- Affixation Compounding Conversion MINOR WORD FORMATION PROCESSES Major word classes are those which are … Read more
TOPIC 2: MORPHOLOGY (WORD FORMATION) TOPIC 2: MORPHOLOGY (WORD FORMATION) MORPHOLOGY (WORD FORMATION) Morphology is the study of the structure of the words. It is the study of how words are formed out of smaller units called Morphemes. In morphology we study the structure, properties and functions of the minimal meaningful units of utterances and … Read more
MEANING Translation is a process by which ideas that are written in one language are represented by equivalent words of another language. Translation deals with written texts while interpretation deals with spoken words/information. Interpretation refers to the transfer of ideas from one language to equivalent ideas of another language in form of speech. It involves … Read more
English has different status in different places of the world. In some places it is used as the first language, in others as the L2 while in others as the national language ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE English is an international language What are the criteria for a language to be international? The following are … Read more
Language variation implies that there are language varieties. One language may vary from another in aspects such as phonology, grammar, semantic and syntax. Even within a language there are variations. Two variations are: Variation according to users (Dialect). Variation according to use (Register). DIALECT Dialect refers to variation of language according to users. This may … Read more
Language has a number of significances to play in a society. Among them are: Language as a unifying factor Language unifies people in a society or country/nation. It inspires a sense of oneness. For example how Kiswahili unifies people i.e. many tribes in Tanzania. As a factor for national identity There are many elements that … Read more