First and foremost, I am overwhelmed as a president of African Young Adult (AYA) to be called upon at this day of July 13th, 16 at the United Nations conference to speak on behalf of African countries on the topic of family and gender violence: women and girls. Women from the medieval ages were denied so many opportunities and their voices were not being considered in society. They were not allowed to hold any position and “either were they allowed to contribute in any aspect of life. There is
Chapter 9 Language and Literature There is a very close relationship between language and literature. The part of linguistics that studies the language of literature is termed LITERARY STYLISTICS. It focuses on the study of linguistic features related to literary style. 9.1 Theoretical background Our pursuit of style, the most elusive and fascinating phenomenon, has been enhanced by the constant studies of generations of scholars, “Style”, the phenomenon, has been recognized since