Generic Structure Potential Analysis of Feature Articles in Nigerian Newspapers

Sunday, Adesina B.; Fagunleka, Olufunke O.

doi:10.4314/ujah.v18i1.6

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“…This study is based on Halliday and Hasan's (1985) theory of generic structure potential (GSP). GSP is a theory of genre analysis that is an integral aspect of Halliday's systemic functional linguistics (Thereafter SFL) (Sunday and Fagunleka, 2017). GSP is suitable for the description of a particular text which is structurally different from another.…”

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A Study of Generic Structure Potential in Select Sermons of Reverend E.M.F Oshoffa

Onipede

EDUN²

2021

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This research aimed to examine the obligatory and optional linguistic elements, the generic structure, and the pragmatic imports of the linguistic elements identified in Reverend EMF Oshoffa's sermons. Reverend Emmanuel Mobiyina Friday Oshoffa is selected out of many white garment Churches because of the large audience that listens to him as the Supreme Head of Celestial Church of Christ worldwide. In this study, we purposely studied thirty-two (32) excerpts selected from Reverend EMF Oshoffa's sermons through participants and non-participant observations. The findings revealed the GSP catalogue for Reverend EMF Oshoffa as [P]^ [S]^ (DoP)^ [Se]^ {(CfC)^ (WtF)}^ [F].The elements generated in the catalogue include: prayer P, Song S, Greeting G, Declaration of Purpose DoP, Sermon Se, Call for Confession CfC, Welcome to the Fold WtF, and Finis F. While DoP, CfC and WtF are optional, the remaining ones (P, S, G,Se and F) are obligatory. The findings revealed that most registers used in patterning CCC sermons feature 'angelic registers' whose meanings cannot be traced to any world languages, but their meanings can be inferred from the context of use. Notable registers of the sermon featured El-beraca-bered-Eli, Elmorijah, Elohimjah, and Eli-Bamah-Yabah. The paper concluded that the elements of GSP catalogued here are typical of CCC sermonic discourse. Therefore, it is suggested that future research could apply this model to other sermonic discourse of other denominations, most especially White Garment Church such as Cherubim and Seraphim, to further test its validity.

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A Study of Generic Structure Potential in Select Sermons of Reverend E.M.F Oshoffa

Onipede

EDUN²

2021

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“…In carrying out this study, data was gathered from purposively selected three hundred (300) arts-based research article abstracts published in learned journals in the inner circle between 2001 and 2010. Sunday and Fagunleka (2017) considered the generic structure potential analysis of feature articles in Nigerian newspapers. The study investigated Nigerian newspapers such as, The Punch, The Nation, Vanguard, and Nigerian Tribune.…”

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A Generic Structure Analysis of Nigerian Presidential Inauguration Speeches from 1999 to 2015

Awoyemi,

Ajayi

2023

IJLEAL

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The article focuses on a generic structure analysis of Nigerian presidential inauguration speeches from 1999 to 2015. The data for the study comprised five (5) Nigerian presidential inauguration speeches that have been delivered from May 29, 1999 to May 29, 2015. The selected Nigerian inauguration presidential speeches were subjected to Halliday and Hasan's Generic Structure Potential Theory and ten (10) discourse elements were identified. Out of the ten (10) discourse elements, eight (8) obligatory elements were identified: Title (T), Opening Acts (OA), Protocol (P), Recognition of Predecessors (RoP), Manifesto (M), Call for Support (CfS), Closing Acts (CA), and Customary Declaration (CD). Two (2) optional elements were identified: Theme (TH) and Acknowledgement of God (AoG). The GSP for Nigerian presidential inauguration speeches from 1999 to 2015 yielded: [T.(TH)]^[(AoG)^OA]^{P^RoP^}^{M}^[CfS^CA^CD].

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“…Theoretical orientation Halliday and Hasan's (1985) Generic Structure Potential (GSP) theory is considered as the theoretical framework for this study. The GSP is a theory of genre analysis which is an integral aspect of Halliday's systemic functional linguistics (Sunday and Fagunleka, 2017). Operating within the ambit of systemic functional linguistics, Halliday and Hasan (1985:56) describe genre as 'a meaning which results from language which does a particular job in a particular contextual configuration' (Sunday and Fagunleka, 2017: 112).…”

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Generic structure potential analysis of Christian street evangelism in Southwestern Nigeria

Ajayi

2020

INK

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Christian street evangelism is one of the Bible-based doctrinal practices found among Nigerian Christians, especially in Southwestern Nigeria. Studies have examined language use in Christian activities, including sermons in church services, at funerals and in marriage ceremonies. However, no scholarly attention has been paid to a linguistic description of language use in Christian street evangelism, which, although sit hares some features with other contexts of Christian activities, manifests some elements that characteristically define it within the series of Christian evangelistic activities. This study, therefore, is a generic structural potential analysis of Christian street evangelism in Southwestern Nigeria. Data were gathered using ethnographic techniques. Data comprised fifteen observed street evangelism activities randomly sampled in different cities in Southwestern Nigeria. Data were subjected to discourse analysis within the purview of Halliday and Hassan’s (1985) Generic Structure Potential (GSP) theory. Findings reveal Christian street evangelism features five obligatory elements: songs, greetings, sermon, prayer and finis; and three optional elements: declaration of purpose, call for confession, and welcome to the fold.

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Generic Structure Potential Analysis of Feature Articles in Nigerian Newspapers

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A Study of Generic Structure Potential in Select Sermons of Reverend E.M.F Oshoffa

A Study of Generic Structure Potential in Select Sermons of Reverend E.M.F Oshoffa

A Generic Structure Analysis of Nigerian Presidential Inauguration Speeches from 1999 to 2015

Generic structure potential analysis of Christian street evangelism in Southwestern Nigeria

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