The Question of Standardization of Nigerian English

Authors

  • Emeka C. Ifesieh Department of Languages and Linguistics Delta State University, Abraka.

Abstract

It is difficult to deny the existence of Nigerian English just as it is equally difficult to deny the existence British English and American English. This claim arises from the fact, that what characterizes a people’s language takes the rise from the totality of the people’s cultural practices of which meaningful verbal sounds serve as the chief instrument for communicating meanings,feelings, ideas and abstractions. In this write up, we build up our argument on standardization of Nigerian Englishand is still passing through in Nigeria. We identify what a standard variety of Nigerian English is and examine how efforts in standardizing it are being made through empirically reliable criteria.

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Published

2006-06-15

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