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Rhetoric and the Socialist Ideology in Selected Post-independence Shona Plays in Zimbabwe
Paul Svongoro and Fennie Mudzi 5

The Cohesion of the Semiotic Narrative “With Particular Reference to the story The Museum’
A. Nasir Yousuf 31


'Say Thank You Uncle': Innovative Use of English Relational Terms of Address and Reference in Urban Shona Society
Mabugu Patricia Ruramisai, Mamvura Zvinashe, Sibanda Cathy Ruvimbo, and Mashiri Pedzisai 49


Mobilising Nigerian Pidgin English as a second language for communication and instruction in primary schools in Ajegunle, Lagos
Akpan Udoh James, Akinmolayan Emmanuel Seun, and Mkhize Sazelo Michael 73


A Comparative Reading of Dialogism and Monologism in Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood (1979) and Wanner's London, Cape Town, Jorburg (2014)
Andrew Nyongesa 91


A Critical Examination of the Roles of Traditional Authorities in Community Development Projects: Mbunza and Ukwangali Communities 'Stances
Oiva S. Nauyoma, Kambeyo Linus, Pontianus M. Kamunima, Longi, M. Katwame, and Ambrosius K. Sindano 113

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