Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Prof. Efurosibina Emmanuel Adegbija: As a Husband and a Father pp.1-4

Poem – The Tongue That Could Not Be Silenced
(Samuel Gyasi Obeng) pp.5-6

The Cultural Consequences of Economic Migration from Nigeria to the West
(Efurosibina Adegbija, Edited Posthumously by Mosiforeba V. Adegbija)pp.7-20

Cognitive Strategies in Nigerian and German Political Cartoons: A Comparative Study
(Oyinkan Medubi) pp.21-52

Turn-Taking Strategies in Nigerian Legislative Discourse
(Ayo Ayodele) pp.53-72

Pragmatic Features of Political Speeches in English by Some Prominent Nigerian Leaders
(Dele Adeyanju) pp.73-90

Legitimization and Coercion in Political Discourse: A Case Study of Olusegun Obasanjo Address to the PDP Elders and Stakeholders Forum on February 10, 2007
(Rotimi Taiwo)pp.91-106

Language, Politics and Democratic Governance in Nigeria: A Sociolinguistic Perspective
(Tunde Opeibi) pp.107-126

Language Endangerment: Factual and Theoretical Explorations with Special Reference to Erushu, Akoko
(S.A. Dada) pp.127-148

Bush Versus Blair: Keywords Heading the Nation
(Federica Ferrari)pp.149-176

Drawing an Analytical Framework In Search of “Postmodern” Chinese: Language and Politics in Taiwan
(Jennifer M/ Wei) pp.177-192

Intertextuality and Metaphor in Puerto Rican Political Discourse:
Statehood and Language Policy
(Edelmira L. Nickels)pp.193-206

Discursive Strategies in Political Speech: The Words of Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika
(Christopher R. Green)pp.207-222

Codeswitching in Tanzanian Parliamentary Discourse: A Communicative Innovation
(Charles Bwenge)pp.223-248

Index pp.249-259