
Stative verbs in English
Many Nigerians are familiar with the definition of a verb as “an action word or a doing word”. This correct...
Many Nigerians are familiar with the definition of a verb as “an action word or a doing word”. This correct...
A memorandum, often shortened as a memo, is used for official communication usually within an organisation. “Memo” or “memorandum” is...
In my column of September 23 2022, I discussed in some detail (not, in some details) the functions of the...
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A good way to begin this piece is to move from what grammar is not, to what grammar is; then...
Nigeria boasts over 500 indigenous languages, and one wonders if this gigantic linguistic heterogeneity is a blessing or a curse...
Literacy is one of the best gifts to the human race and, expectedly, it must serve crucial functions. My last...
Maybe I should start with an apology for a topic the readership may want to mildly describe as being paradoxical...
The concept of ọmọlúàbí can be described as an ideological-cum-identity construction phenomenon among the Yoruba all over the world. It...
Language has been defined in several ways, but one all-encompassing definition of language by Britannica is: a system of conventional...