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1 sty 2013 · English language for instance began to have significant impact in Nigeria from the 16th century and by 1882, trainings for indigenous people on the language had already kicked off (Oreoluwa,...
18 lut 2022 · Although previous studies have investigated the historical development of English in Nigeria (see Taiwo, 2009), there are limited studies on the particular linguistic features that have changed over time, especially from the time Nigeria gained independence.
18 lut 2022 · This paper examines six bilingual pragmatic markers: jare, biko, jor, shebi, shey, and fa which are borrowed from indigenous Nigerian languages into Nigerian English, with a view to examining...
In this paper, the author examines the place of English in Nigeria vis-a-vis the National Policy on Education. She observes that despite arguments to the contrary, English has been given a pride of place in the Nigerian educational system; it is unofficially the lingua franca and the first language of the younger generation.
26 maj 2009 · With the attainment of independence, English gradually grew to become the major medium for inter-ethnic communication. Like most African nations, the country, after independence, had to grapple with multi-ethnicity and acute multilingualism. In this article, we shall examine the expansion in the functions of English during the post-colonial period.
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level of proficiency. In this paper, we want to look at how English came to be established in Nigeria and its development since its first foot-hold to the time it became a medium of instruction in schools, the historical, linguistic and sociological factors that aided or impeded its development in several parts of the country and the
