A Lexico-semantic Analysis Of Selected Speeches Of Is-haq Oloyede

ABSTRACT  Effective language use is a basis for communication. Language is a system of symbols which includes words and words make up sentences that in turn form a discourse. Each word and sentence exhibit different form, nature, element and meaning. Thus, lexico – semantic level of language analysis deals with the study of word and meaning. This study examined the use of word and sentence, word group, meaning relations and cohesive devices in five selected speeches of Is-haq Oloyede, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, as representatives of all his speeches in year 2010.These speeches…