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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
Direct linkVergne Vargas, Aida M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This thesis examines the role of the African substrate languages in the emergence of Atlantic Creole grammatical structures. Alleyne (1980) and Faraclas (1990) have convincingly demonstrated that a survey of the grammatical features that typify the Colonial Era English-Lexifier Creoles of the Atlantic reveals remarkable similarities with those…
Descriptors: Grammar, Creoles, African Languages, Contrastive Linguistics
Strevens, Peter; And Others – 1983
This selection of papers presents perspectives on various issues in language policy and language planning. The following papers are included: (1) "Teachers of --What? A Global Look at the 'E' of TESOL," by P. Strevens; (2) "Pidgin English: Hawaii's Unique Resource," by R. R. Day; (3) "National Language Policy in Nigeria:…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Dialect Studies, Educational Policy, English (Second Language)
