Resourcefulness of Rhetorical Questions in Ehusani's "A New Year Prayer for Peace"

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dc.creatorAbioye, T.
dc.date2007
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-29T18:03:03Z
dc.descriptionThis study examines the application of rhetorical questions (RQs) as a sophisticated stylistic device in literary genre. This is significant because language is the nexus of human empowerment that depicts how available linguistic resources are used to negotiate power relations and construct meaning. The study is a departure from conventional approaches to the subject in that it takes note of the frequency of occurrence and investigates, intrinsically the thematic and textual implications of RQs. It depicts the contextual appropriateness of RQs rather than as isolated maxims and reflects the level of textual cohesion. The study establishes the perlocutionary force of RQs over statements in the resolution of issues within the Nigerian socio-cultural setting.
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dc.identifierhttp://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/7304/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/36639
dc.languageen
dc.publisherthe Department of English University of Ibadan
dc.subjectPE English, PR English literature
dc.titleResourcefulness of Rhetorical Questions in Ehusani's "A New Year Prayer for Peace"
dc.typeArticle

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