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What Is Las Gidi To You? A Discourse Analysis of Selected Poems on Lagos

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  • ADENIYI, KIKELOMO

    (Department of English Language, School of Languages, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Oto/Ijanikin, Lagos State, Nigeria)

  • BOLAJI, EZEKIEL

    (Department of English Language, School of Languages, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Oto/Ijanikin, Lagos State, Nigeria)

Abstract

The founding fathers of Lagos could not have fathomed nor ever imagined what today's image of the city would be like. Birthed several centuries ago, Lagos today has become a megacity and a force to reckon with. Small wonder poets, using their imaginative abilities, have painted and are painting what everyday life in Lagos looks like, from issues of traffic jams to armed robbery, prostitution, overpopulation, and sundry matters. This paper, therefore, uses the analytical tools of the Speech Act theory tool of Discourse Analysis to decipher the messages of selected contemporary poets on Lagos and everyday life in the city, thus bringing to the fore the environmental issues of overpopulation, traffic jams, poor hygiene, and unemployment, among other matters that are typical of a mega city much in need of proper planning like Lagos.

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  • Adeniyi, Kikelomo & Bolaji, Ezekiel, 2022. "What Is Las Gidi To You? A Discourse Analysis of Selected Poems on Lagos," Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development, vol. 4(2), pages 168-176, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:alk:jeltal:v:4:y:2022:i:2:id:3616
    DOI: 10.32996/jeltal.2022.4.2.15
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