DEIXIS AND EXOPHORIC REFERENCES IN SPEECHES OF NASARAWA STATE GOVERNOR
1 Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
2 Nigerian Army University, Biu, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: salisumr@nsuk.edu.ng
2 Nigerian Army University, Biu, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: salisumr@nsuk.edu.ng
Abstract
This study examines cohesion in selected speeches of the
governor of Nasarawa State. It explores the language of
political speeches using cohesive devices such as deictic
and exophoric references to determine a coherence
between text and context in language use. The aim is to
examine how the speaker's use of these cohesive devices
reflects on the assumptions he shares with his listeners
that bring about language understanding. A descriptive
design was employed. Two speeches were randomly
selected for study from a series of speeches made by the
governor. The findings show that there exists a
remarkable linguistic relationship between the two
coherence features studied. However, whether or not the
cohesion or coherence truly reflects the assumptions
between the speaker and the audience was not
investigated as that requires administering of
questionnaires to presumed listeners of the gove
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How to Cite
RAJ, S. M., & USMAN, A. (2021). DEIXIS AND EXOPHORIC REFERENCES IN SPEECHES OF NASARAWA STATE GOVERNOR. Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, 12(1), 211-217. https://doi.org/10.67862/hjjgs.2021.pz6mzruy
S. M. RAJ, and A. USMAN, "DEIXIS AND EXOPHORIC REFERENCES IN SPEECHES OF NASARAWA STATE GOVERNOR," Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 211-217, January 2021. doi: 10.67862/hjjgs.2021.pz6mzruy
