About the Journal

Journal of Linguistic Association of Nigeria (JOLAN) is a bi-annually published double-blind peer reviewed journal that was launched in 1982. It publishes original high quality research and scholarship, exploring, describing and analyzing all areas of core and applied linguistics research and welcomes interdisciplinary approach to language studies. JOLAN also provides a platform to interrogate new hypotheses and engages theoretical developments in contemporary linguistics. The objectives of the journal are to advance linguistic knowledge, promote contemporary debates on the language questions in Nigeria and beyond, and proffer solutions to burning national issues from sociolinguistic and humanistic perspectives. Occasional supplements may be published as the need arises. Some earlier editions are available on-line for free download. JOLAN receives manuscripts all year round from members and non-members of LAN.

Current Issue

Vol. 28 (2025): December
Published: 2025-12-17

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Articles

  • A Structural Pattern and Headedness in the Ibibio Determiner Phrase

    Emmanuel Okon, Victoria Etim, Willie Willie
    1-27
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol28no1.441
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  • The Syntax of Noun Phrase Deletion in Ngwa Igbo

    Jephthah Asuoha
    28-44
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol28no1.444
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  • Verb Stem Alternation in Tiv

    Titus Udu
    45-62
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol28no1.446
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  • The Use of Ajami Script to Enhance English Pronunciation among Adult Learners of English with Arabic Script Background

    Umar Muhammad-Gombe, Clifford Irikefe Gbeyonron
    63-87
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol28no1.439
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  • A Descriptive Analysis of English Subtitles in Selected Igbo (Nollywood) movies

    Eunice Kingsley Ukaegbu
    88-105
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol28no1.443
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  • Debranding through Prevarication in the Linguistic Market Place: A Study of Selected Products in Onitsha

    Mfon Ekpe, Kajang Joshua, Timothy Ellah
    106-132
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol28no1.437
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  • Power Dynamics in Nigeria’s Political Rhetoric: A Critical Analysis of Presidential Election Campaign Discourse

    Oluwatosin Ogunlana, Felicia Oamen
    133-151
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol28no1.435
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  • Representation of Children and Parents in Proverbs among the Nzema of Ghana

    Mohammed Yakub, James Ababila, Dramani Dari, Timothy Awuah
    152-172
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol28no1.436
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  • Dangme death-prevention names: A socio-onomastic study

    William Dautey
    173-196
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol28no1.438
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  • A Historiographical Account of Basà Toponyms: A Study of Selected Pristine Settlements in Kogi State

    Philip Imoh
    197-217
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol28no1.445
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  • Senior Man! Semantic Classification of Address Terms in Nigerian Pidgin

    Beatrice Oreoluwa, Queendaline Iloh, Eyo Mensah
    218-242
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol28no1.440
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  • A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Youth Slang among Apprentices at the Onitsha Market

    Kevin Egbo
    243-260
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol28no1.442
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