ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine a sociolinguistic analysis of code switching and code mixing in selected jenifa’s diary episodes.  Specifically, the study examine the languages used in the production of movies in Nigeria with particular...

Background of the Study: English can be said to be the most widely spoken language in the world, and has become the official language of some West African countries, namely, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra-Leone, Liberia and the Gambia. In these countries, English is a second language whi...

Background of the study: In Nigeria, English is considered a second language by most people. Because Nigerians already had their first language, also known as their Mother Tongue (L1), before the introduction of the alien language known as "English" into the nation, it...

ABSTRACT: Some scholars observe that code-switching is a rule-governed variety used by members in accordance with certain norms, and often functions as a powerful in-group identity marker (Jacobson, 1977, 1998; Myers-Scotton, 1993). But Code-switching as seen in...

Background of the study: The term Pidgin English or Nigeria Pidgin otherwise known as Brokin English is a term used to denote an English based pidgin; a marginal language used among Nigerians to facilitate communication needs in certain interaction contexts. Like any ot...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Culture entails the way of life of people culture is the total way of life of a people, culture can also be defined as the identity through  which a particular set of people are identified.

Every society, no matter how...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of study: Different authors have tried to make an intensive review about the causes of mass failure of students’ in English language at the secondary level across the country and beyon...

CHAPTER ONE

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Language is a form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with the hands and structured with grammar, often with a writing system. Nigeria pidgin is a variety of language and an amalgamation...

Background of the Study

English can be said to be the most widely spoken language in the world, and has become the official language of some West African countries, namely, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra-Leone, Liberia and the Gambia. In these countries, English is a second lan...

ABSTRACT

Poetic discourse has always been considered an important aspect of discursive practices that presents a scholarly approach to creative uses of language. Poetic discourse is considered to be comprehensively language-dependent; it relies mainly on the rhetorical and pragmatic con...

ABSTRACT

The study conducted in Plateau State set out to find out the perception of the residents in the selected study areas of Jos North, Jos South and Bassa Local Government Areas o n the role of the programmes, Women in Action and Muryar Mata in creating demand for development and p...

1.0 Introduction

This chapter contains the background to the study and a statement of the problem which describes in clear terms the gaps which this study seeks to fill. This chapter highlights the objectives of the study, research questions, research hypotheses, signif...

1.0 Introduction

This chapter contains the background to the study and a statement of the problem which describes in clear terms the gaps which this study seeks to fill. This chapter highlights the objectives of the stu...

An examination of the influence of bilingual education on phonological systems in Hausa

Background of the study
Bilingual education in Hausa communities has emerged as a critical area of study as educators striv...

The impact of intergenerational transmission on phonological continuity in Yoruba in Osun State

Background of the study
Intergenerational transmission is a vital process for the preservation and evolution of lan...

The effect of traditional storytelling on phonological patterns in Igbo language in Onitsha

Background of the study
Traditional storytelling has long been a cornerstone of cultural expression in Igbo communities...

An assessment of tone sandhi phenomena in indigenous Nigerian languages among the Edo

Background of the study
Tone sandhi, the alteration of tone in specific linguistic contexts, is a significant phonological ph...

The impact of urbanization on the phonological systems of Nigerian indigenous languages

Background of the study
Urbanization is reshaping societies across Nigeria, with significant consequences for indigenous la...

The effect of affixation processes on Igbo word formation in Enugu

Background of the study
Affixation, a fundamental morphological process, plays a pivotal role in word formation in Igbo. In Enugu, where Igbo is...

An investigation of inflectional morphology in Igbo among university students in Anambra

Background of the study
Inflectional morphology, which involves modifying words to express grammatical features such as te...

The effect of bilingualism on morphological processes in Hausa language in Kaduna

Background of the study
Bilingualism, prevalent in Kaduna, profoundly affects the morphological processes of the Hausa language....

An appraisal of affixation in Yoruba language among traditional poets in Abeokuta

Background of the study
Affixation, a fundamental morphological process, is instrumental in the creative expression of Yoruba tra...