The dynamics of the Language of newspaper headlines in Nigeria

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorAyodabo, Sunday J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-18T16:36:47Z
dc.date.available2020-02-18T16:36:47Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper has looked at the dynamics of the structures of headlines. Related literature was reviewed on functions and influence of the print media, mass media and language development, and studies in headlines, to give the work the necessary theoretical foundation. The study employed survey approach to look at reportage of headlines of some newspapers in Nigeria. Three questions guided this study: What are the types of headlines cast for the stories? What is the syntactic structure of the headlines? What is the level of social responsibility displayed by the editors, in casting the headlines? A total of 24 headlines were purposively collected as data, and analyzed. The analysis has revealed that ‘plain’, ‘headlines with pointers’, and ‘speech as headlines’ characterized our data. Also, most of the headlines are cast in simple sentence structures. This result is significant for mass media teachers as they apply principles and theories of language, in their business of teaching mass media courses, daily.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlatunde, A. J. (2013). The dynamics of the Language of newspaper headlines in Nigeria. International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature, 2(5), 139-144.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2200-3452
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12398/682
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literatureen_US
dc.subjectLanguage developmenten_US
dc.subjectMass mediaen_US
dc.subjectEnglish in Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectHeadlinesen_US
dc.titleThe dynamics of the Language of newspaper headlines in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
The dynamics of the Language of newspaper headlines in Nigeria.pdf
Size:
156.92 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Article full-text
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.61 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Research Articles in the Department of English