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CHAPTER ONE                                                            GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1..0.0:INTRODUCTION Elections have become the most acceptable process of changing leadership in any given political system in the present day. The Black’s law dictionary defines election as the process of selecting a person to occupy a position or office, usually a public office. Another definition is the one which defines election as the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice. Election is the cornerstone of democracy and it is essentially a contest for the votes of adult members of the society by aspirants to political office. It is worthy of note however that the concept of elections is quite recent in the history of man as it can be traced to the emergence of democratic government. Professor W. Phillips in his book, power and choice; an introduction to political science said: 'In the long swing of the history , elections with broad mass participation a

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0.    Background to the Study Language is an essential tool in the course of human activity. Myriad of scholars have made rigorous attempts to study and understand the phenomenon of language across different levels, and different contexts. Before further explications on those levels of language analysis, and the eventual focus of this study, it is imperative to look at some of these definitions of language. John Algeo (2010) defines language as “a system of conventional vocal symbol by means of which human beings communicate emotions, ideas through voluntarily produced signs”. This definition emphasizes some important notions viz., “system”, “convention”, and of course “communication”. In the same vein, Crystal (1993) defines language as “human vocal noise (or its graphic representation in writing) used systematically and conventionally by a community for purpose of communication”. This definition attempts to include the transmission of language through the