Salisu Mohammed Raj

DEIXIS AND EXOPHORIC REFERENCES IN SPEECHES OF NASARAWA STATE GOVERNOR

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 a...