Nigerian English

David Jowitt

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2019

Nigerian English

David Jowitt

Volume 18 in the series Dialects of English [DOE]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501504600

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About this book

Although the past few decades have witnessed growing interest in varieties of English around the world, no study of the Nigerian variety intended for the international market has yet been published.
Making use of well-known paradigms, the book will relate Nigerian English, as a ‘Second Language’ variety, to other World Englishes. Its chief overall concern, however, is to provide a detailed descriptive account of the variety, seeking to show what is distinctive about it and also, in this perspective, distinguishing between more educated and less educated usage. After giving a sociolinguistic profile of Nigeria, where English today enjoys a more prominent role than ever before, it will examine in turn the phonology, morpho-syntax, and lexico-semantics of Nigerian English, with samples of written texts from the eighteenth century to the present. It will also give a comprehensive summary of academic research carried out in the field over the past fifty years.
In this way the book will provide an introduction to the subject for the benefit of scholars and students in universities in many countries, and will serve as a useful companion to other books in De Gruyter Mouton's Dialects of English series.

Author / Editor information

David Jowitt, University of Jos, Nigeria

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
List of Figures / List of Maps Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	X
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Phonetics and Phonology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
3. Morphosyntax Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
4. Lexis and Discourse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
5. History and Changes in Progress Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
6. Survey of Previous Work and Annotated Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Scholars of World Englishes; Sociolinguists; Dialectologists
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 242
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 10
Keywords: English; Nigerian English; World Englishes; English Varieties

eBook

Published: November 5, 2018
ISBN: 9781501504600

Hardcover

Published: November 5, 2018
ISBN: 9781501512728

Paperback

Published: July 6, 2020
ISBN: 9781501521386