• A STUDY OF LANGUAGE OF ADVERTISEMENT


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Advertising is one of the means through which marketers or manufacturers convince buyers to patronize their products. It involves the dissemination of information about products, services, ideas e.g from advertisers to the public in a short time and space. There are different kinds of advertising but this research work will focus on retail advertising. This work examines the meaning and features of advertising and by using the descriptive approach. Audio tapes were collected from selected media stations and were transcribed and analysed. Data were drawn from both English and Igbo advertisement ... Continue Reading

         

      APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]APPENDIX 5 Political Advert Jingle: 1.  Ọ gà –ème hā viam n’anya     á»Œ gà-ème hā viam n’anya      Peter Ã’bi gà-àchikwa ōzō      á»Œ gà –ème hā viam n’anya.  APPENDIX 6 Andrews Liver Salt 1.     1st man: Nnàà anwụọla mụ o !            Afọ ọrụrụ ekwèghị m hụ ụzọ taā bụ èzùmike m      2nd man: Afọ ọrụrụ ?            Gàa nùọ Andrews 5.       Otù n’ ... Continue Reading

         

      TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]AbstractTable of ContentsChapter One  Introduction 1.0 Background of Study1.0.1 Brief History of Advertising1.0.2 Kinds of Advertising1.0.3 Advertising Media1.1 Purpose of Study1.2 Significance of Study1.3 Scope of Study 1.4 Area of Study 1.5 Limitations of Study1.6 Convention Used1.7 Data Collection1.8 Data Analysis Chapter Two 2.0 Review of Related Literature2.1 Language of Advertising Chapter Three 3.0 The Analysis of Radio Advertisements and Jingles3.0.1 Hyperbole3.0.2 Personification3.0.3 Onomatopoeia or Phonoenthetic Idiophone3.0.4 Simile3.0.5 Alliteration3.0.6 Repetition3.0.7 Idiomat ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background of Study Advertising is one of the tools of public communication. Advertising is essentially a persuasive means of communication task to reach a defined audience in a given form of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods and services. Advertising has become a part and parcel of man’s life in society. Every linguistic setting has peculiar language items that are acceptable and appropriate to it. This is also applicable to advertising. It would be recalled that communication is one of the most essential roles of language and that advertising is ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]In persuasive advertising, appeal is made to the emotion or reason of the target audience. This is achieved by using language skillfully so as to influence the behaviour of the audience by making him believe that advertised product is the best among equals. When this remarkable feat is achieved, the influenced audience goes to patronize the product. Advertising welcomes appeals. Words are highly economized in advertisement due to advertisers’ want to reach their audience within the shortest time and space available. Nonce form or neologisan is equally used. Advertisers sometimes form wo ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]3.0 THE ANALYSIS OF RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS AND JINGLES The data will be analysed based on the linguistic devices used in the language of advertising. Its connotative meanings will be discussed equally. The devices to be dealt with include figurative language like hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, simile, alliteration, repetition. There are other devices like idiomatic expressions, rhetorical question, style, appeal, economy of words and nonce form etc. These devices will be illustrated using the advert pieces in the appendices. 3.0.1  Hyperbole Hyperbole is a greatly exaggerated stateme ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]OBSERVATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION  4.1  Observations  Man uses different styles of language to perform various functions in the different spheres of life.  The style that is acceptable in one area tends not to fit in another. So, every profession has its own unique language.  Advertising is not an exception. In advertising specialized terminologies enable advertisers to sell the products, services or ideas being advertised to the public. Advertising is carried out via the print and electronic media. The advertisements studied  show  that,  advertising  has  its peculiar li ... Continue Reading

         

      REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]References APCON (2002). Principles and Practice of Advertising. Lagos: NELAG & Co Ltd.  Bovee, C.L. & Arens W.F. (1994). Contemporary Advertising. New York: Richard D. Irwin Inc,.  Crystal, D. (1995). The Cambridge Enyclopedia of the English Language. U.S.A: Cambridge University Press. Dale .W. (1994). The World Book Encyclopedia. London: A Scott Fetzer Company.  Dominick M. (1990). The Dynamics of Mass Communication. New York: McGraw –Hill Companies Inc.  Emblen, K. and Dresner D, (1999). The Hutchinson Encyclopedia. Italy: De Agestini Novara.  Fayoyin, C. (1994). Public Communic ... Continue Reading