The Sociology of English in Nigeria

ISBN-13: 9783845432694 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 356 str.

Akinmade Akande;Akin Odebunmi

Opis

The Sociology of English in Nigeria, which contains twelve chapters written by linguists of note both in Nigeria and overseas, traverses the Nigerian socio-cultural experience with English at several levels and in different aspects of the peoples lives. It explores the nature of the use of English in Nigeria, the co-existence of English with other Nigerian languages and the sociolinguistic impact of the language in several communicative contexts in the country. ................................................ One major strength of this book is that it directs attention to various fertile areas of research in the sociology of English in Nigeria. This is particularly important for it invites scholars to look in these directions in their work instead of rehashing the same tiring arguments about what English is doing in Nigeria. I very strongly recommend this book, especially to those who look for something new and interesting in the study of English in Nigeria. Obododimma Oha, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

O autorze

Akinmade Timothy Akande has a PhD in Sociolinguistics/Contact Linguistics from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. Akin Odebunmi, PhD teaches Discourse Analysis, Semantics and Stylistics in the Department of English, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.