Current Trends in Nigerian Pidgin English: A Sociolinguistic Perspective

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2021

Current Trends in Nigerian Pidgin English

A Sociolinguistic Perspective

Edited by: Akinmade T. Akande and Oladipo Salami

Volume 117 in the series Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501513541

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About this book

This book focuses on the structure and sociolinguistics of Nigerian Pidgin English. Its major aim is to serve as a compendium which touches different major aspects of NPE as it has been observed that earlier works in this area have focused only on one aspect or the other. It will offer a broad survey of the form and functions of Nigerian Pidgin (NP) in different domains. The book promises to investigate the use of NP in such domains as popular culture, advertisement, social media and online discussion fora. One major strong point of this volume is the fact that it will direct attention to different fertile areas of NP by focusing, inter alia, on its social functions, its morphology and syntax, its regional varieties, its (possible) use as a viable medium of instruction in school, the changing attitudes of people towards its use, the place of NP in relation to language planning and policy in Nigeria as well as sociolinguistic variation within NP. The book will make a significant contribution to the existing literature on NP as, unlike earlier studies in this area, it will explore the grammatical, sociolinguistic and perceptual aspects of the language. By bringing together the expertise of renowned Nigerian and international scholars who have conducted research in this area, the volume will be an essential resource for researchers, graduate and undergraduate students interested not only in Nigerian Pidgin but also on contact linguistics.

Author / Editor information

Akinmade T. Akande; Oladipo Salami, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
List of abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Notes on contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Introduction Akinmade T. Akande Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 Naija: A language of the future Nicholas Faraclas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Chapter 2 Nigerian Pidgin: Changes in prestige and function in non-Anglophone diasporic contexts Christian Mair Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Chapter 3 The accidental lingua franca: The paradox of the ascendancy of Nigerian Pidgin in Nigeria Francis O. Egbokhare Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
Chapter 4 Nigerian Pidgin, identity and national re-invention in Naija stand-up comedy Idom Inyabri and Eyo Mensah Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Chapter 5 Nigerian Pidgin in authenticating immigrant identities Mirka Honkanen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Chapter 6 Towards a working orthography of Nigerian Pidgin Eyo Mensah, Eunice Ukaegbu and Benjamin Nyong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Chapter 7 Morpho-syntactic features of Nigerian Pidgin on Radio programmes rendered in Naija Akinmade T. Akande and Saheed O. Okesola Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
Chapter 8 Emphasis, focalization and topicalization in Nigerian Pidgin Macaulay Mowarin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Chapter 9 Metalanguage of football commentary in Nigerian Pidgin Adesoji Babalola Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Chapter 10 A social semiotic investigation of Nigerian Pidgin in select Nigerian church posters Oluwabunmi O. Oyebode Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Chapter 11 Nigerian Pidgin as national language: Prospects and challenges Joseph Babasola Osoba Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Chapter 12 Non-state actors, language practices, language policy and Nigerian Pidgin promotion Oladipo Salami and Akinmade T. Akande Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Researchers, Students in Nigerian Pidgin and Contact Linguistics
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 342
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 5
- Coloured Illustrations: 23
- Tables: 32
Keywords: Pidgin and Creoles; Nigerian Pidgin; Contact Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

eBook

Published: October 25, 2021
ISBN: 9781501513541

Hardcover

Published: October 25, 2021
ISBN: 9781501519949

Paperback

Published: May 8, 2023
ISBN: 9781501521508