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Direct linkBob, Prisca O.; Kwekowe , Priscilla U.; Obiukwu, Elizabeth Nkechi – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2023
Linguistic plurality is a situation in which a speech community speaks more than one language. It is a complex sociolinguistic phenomenon that helps explain the complexity of human nature. Human beings cannot exist in isolation and are therefore inclined towards interaction and transaction. The need and desire to interact leads to language…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Multilingualism, Diversity, Second Language Learning
Igboanusi, Herbert; Bankale, Oyetayo – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2023
Although the Igbo are one of the most widely travelled people in Nigeria, little is known about the sociolinguistic impact of migration (international or internal) on their language. Based on interview data collected from 24 Igbo youth in Ibadan, this study explores the space available for young Igbo migrants and the role of language in accessing…
Descriptors: African Languages, Self Concept, Sociolinguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
Download full textUwen, God'sgift Ogban; Bassey, Victor Offiong; Nta, Eno Grace – International Journal of Language Education, 2020
This paper seeks to examine the emerging sociolinguistic trends in Nigeria with the view to ascertaining the use of English as a first language among its speakers particular in Calabar, Nigeria. The study adopts Vygotsky's (1978) Social Interactionist Theory. The theory is relevant because it accounts for the intentional and changing linguistic…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Language Usage
Adetunji, Akinbiyi – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Although much research has gone into the sociolinguistics of the linguistic landscape (space for and language of public signs) in the "peripheral," non-native contexts of English Language use and users, none has been specifically devoted to a Nigerian context. This dissertation is intended to fill this wide gap. Focusing on the Ibadan…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Qualitative Research, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedUbahakwe, Ebo – English Language Teaching Journal, 1980
Presents an analysis of the English language teaching situation in Nigeria in three parts: the first traces the sociocultural, political, and educational activities in Nigeria which have influenced language activities since 1960; the second summarizes emerging trends affecting the use of English; and the third proposes a radical change in English…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, English (Second Language), Language Attitudes, Language Role
Roberts, Linda P.; Kitao, S. Kathleen – 1987
Three diverse case studies in which developing nations (the Philippines, India, and Nigeria) have chosen English as the language of instruction for the purpose of enhancing national development are described. In each case, the linguistic situation presents serious conflicts between the forces of nationalism and modernization. The Philippines…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
