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Illocutionary Speech Act Analysis in Nipashe Newspapers’ Headlines

Leave a Comment / Vol 3, Issue 6 /

Authors: Msei Ramadhani Nyagani (St. Augustine University of Tanzania) and Nasibu Musa (St. Augustine University of Tanzania) Abstract: The purpose of this study was to look at headline writers’ intentions from Tanzanian Nipashe newspapers and classify them in accordance with illocutionary speech acts Taxonomy by Searle (1979). The study employed a qualitative research approach and […]

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Optimisation of Online Newspaper Headline Length with Characters

Leave a Comment / Vol 1, Issue 2 /

Authors: Nasibu M.K Musa, Dr. Gechemba D. Nyakoe (Department of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Rongo University, Kenya), Dr. Kenneth Odhiambo (Department of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Maasai Mara University, Kenya) Abstract: The question of how many characters should an online newspaper headline have is still debatable. This study therefore, sought to examine the optimal length

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