Journal articles are an indispensable source of information for academic research. But unlike books, which continue to be re-printed to meet demand, each edition of a journal is a one-off publication. This means that once the last copy is sold out, subsequent access to the published articles becomes elusive. Although the Internet now enables easier access to back issues of on-line journals, this has not completely solved the problem, as not all journals are readily available on-line. This publication offers the advantage of bringing together in a single volume a series of articles on...

As its own modest contribution to the on-going efforts to codify Nigerian English, this book methodically analyzes the peculiar features identified in this variety of the language. Nigerian English is characterized,on the phonological level, by the peculiar forms of pronunciation typical of the numerous ethnic groups that make up the country; on the semantic level, by meaning broadening, narrowing, total shift, literal translation, other creative and pragmatic usages, including peculiar idioms; on the lexical level, by coinages, loans, blends, compounding, acronyms; on the syntactic level,...

Nigerian English in Sociolinguistic Perspectives: Linguistic and Literary Paradigms - a Festschrift in Honour of Funso Akere is intended to celebrate Professor Funso Akere's achievements as one of Nigeria's foremost linguists and international scholars, as well as to commemorate his 70th birthday on the 14th of April 2010. The title of the book reflects both Professor Akere's area of specialization, which is sociolinguistics, and the twin linguistic and literary enterprise of the Department of English, University of Lagos, Nigeria, where his research interests and activities were nurtured...