A Sociolinguistic Analysis of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's 2024 New Year Speech and its Implications on Nigerian Economy
| dc.contributor.author | Saliu, Kolawole | |
| dc.contributor.author | E. O., Onabanjo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zakari, Ishiak | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zacchaeus, Oni Someon | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T12:03:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T12:03:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Sociolinguistics remains the study of relationship that exists between language and society. This implies that it is the basis for understanding how language is used and, more effectively, the realisation of sociolinguistic, aesthetic and semantic-related meanings. The aim of this study is therefore tailored towards appreciating the beauty of language using President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's 2024 New Year speech in order to garner and harness its significance on the development of the country vis-a-vis, its implications on Nigerian economy and the masses as well. Dwelling on Akinwumiju (2010, p.67), data were sampled directly from the presidential speech of January 1st, 2024 using Dell Hymes' ethnography of communication (1989) which captures SPEAKING as its acronyms. The findings of the study revealed the significance of using Hymes' ethnography of communication towards understanding and interpreting the president's speech. It was also revealed from the findings that apart from the fact that act sequence, participants, setting, scene, ends and key were preponderantly used, the channels of communication were also audio-visual and instrumentalities. Finally, the speech created a navigation through which the past was linked with the present to reveal the socio-economic imbalance, hardship experienced as a result of new economic policies in the country. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Saliu, K., Onabanjo, E. O., Zakari, I., & Zaccheaus, O. S. (2025). A sociolinguistic analysis of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's 2024 New Year speech and its implications on Nigerian economy. Educational Thought, 14(1), 47–60. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1596-969X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7510 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Educational Thought, Institute of Education, Faculty of Education, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Educational Thought; 14(1) | |
| dc.title | A Sociolinguistic Analysis of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's 2024 New Year Speech and its Implications on Nigerian Economy | |
| dc.type | Article |