Vol. 8 No. 1 (2024): Beyond Babel: A Publication of the Dept. of Languages and Literary Studies Babcock University, Ogun State, Nigeria

Beyond Babel: BU Journal of Language, Literature and Humanities. A Publication of the Department of Languages and Literary Studies, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. The Journal is a prestigious academic publication that focuses on advancing research and scholarship in the field of of English and French Studies: Language and Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures of the English-and French-speaking countries. The journal therefore provides a forum in which scholars working within any subfield of English and French studies can address a cross-section of the field. As a Bilingual/interdisciplinary journal. It serves as a platform for scholars, researchers, and practitioners from various disciplines within the humanities to share their innovative ideas, theories, and insights. The journal publishes  both online and in print with Direct Object Identifier (D.O.I)

Beyond Babel: BU Journal of Language, Literature and Humanities

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General Editors

Prof. Mobolanle E. Sotunsa

Prof. Oluwabunmi Idowu

Editor-In-Chief

Dr. Gift Ngozi Okata

Editors

Dr. Ezinwanyi Adam

 Dr. Kparou Cyril 

Dr. Kalejaiye Abiola

Online and Production Editor

Mr. Adebayo Akinsanya Atchrimi

Editorial Board

Prof. Olubunmi Pamela Smith - University of Nebraska Omaha

Prof. Gbemisola Adeoti – Obafemi Awolowo University

Prof. Fakoya Adeleke – Lagos State University

Prof. Ayobami Kehinde – University of Ibadan

Prof. Ademola Dasylva - University of Ibadan

Prof. Chinyere Egwuogu – Taiye Solarin University of Education

List of contributors

1. Olusola Elizabeth OGUNRINDE, Kehinde Emmanuel OGUNRINDE, Terseer Abraham AKOR -The Phonological Analysis of English Front Vowels in the Spoken English of Selected Undergraduates of Federal UniversityWukari………………………………………………….4- 22

1. Oluwagbeminiyi Bamisaye, Nma James - Child Soldiers’ Vulnerability in David Hartness’ Amani’s River………………………………………………………………………….23-36
2. Bolanle Funmilayo KOLEDADE -The Impact of Women in Northern Nigeria Novels: Reflections From Zaynab Alkali’s Cobwebs Andother Storiesand Abubakar Gimba’s Sacred Apples………………………………………………………………………………………………37-48
3. ABEGUNDE, Clement Tayo & MORONFOYE, Taiye Olayiwola - Kamau Brathwaite’s Environmental Sensibilities: An Ecocritical Reading of Born to Slow Horses…………. 49-63
4. Helen Kokei BASSEY - Femme Fatale and its Tragic Consequences in Wole Soyinka’s A Dance of the Forests…………………………………………………………………………………………..64-77
5. ARIKPO, E. Peter & PETER O. Kufisile - Voix Réduites au Silence: Une Exploration de la Marginalisation des Femmes dans la Politique Nigériane À Travers le Prisme de « Purple Hibiscus » de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie…………………………………………………….78-89

1. JEGEDE, Francis Olabisi & Olusegun Jegede. E. - Investigating Masculinities Enactment and Its Psychological Undercurrents in Fugard’s “Master Harold”…and the Boys…….………………………………………………………………………………………..90-102

1. UBAH Ugonna Ezinne, OKORIE Martha & EKWULONU Ikechukwu - Rapport Synergique entre la Littérature et L’histoire: d’Oran A Wuhan…………………………………………………………………………………103-110
2. Ruth ANJORIN-OJEWOLE & Olubunmi IDOWU - Lexical Innovation: An Analysis of Onomastics in Nigerian Political Discourse….………………………………………111-124

1. AKINTODE, Olasumbo Nurat, Gift  Ngozi Okata & Akintode, Ayotomiwa, Language Change: Discursive Strategies  in The Guardian and Vanguard Newspapers Reportage of 2023 General Election in Nigeria………………………………………………………………………………125-138
2. Gabriel Adeyinka OKUNADE & Fatima YUSUF- Poor English Language Usage among Fresh Undergraduate Students in Nigerian North-East Universities: Causes and Solutions…………………………………………………………………………………………139-160
3. Titilayo Soji-Oni, . Olubunmi Idowu & Abiola Kalejaiye - An Exploration of Creativity in Selected News Report in the Punch Newspapers……………………………………………………………………………………161-178
4. Samaila Yaroson - Assessing Oral Proficiency of 400-Level French Learners at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria: Challenges, Strategies and Interventions....................179-194