Characteristics of Nigerian English - 1941 Words

Historia de la Lengua Inglesa – Aà ±o: 2011 Segundo parcial: domiciliario NIGERIAN ENGLISH Berardi, Lucà ­a Introduction As Jennifer Jenkins states in her resource book World Englishes â€Å"... there are approximately seventy-five territories where English is spoken either as a first language (L1), or as an official (i.e institutionalised) second language (L2) in fields such as government, law and education.†[1] There were two dispersals or diasporas of English that contributed to this. The first diaspora took place during the 17th century. It involved the migration of English people mainly to America and Australia, and resulted in new mother-tongue varieties if English. The second dispersal took place during the†¦show more content†¦Therefore, SE is the direct predecessor of today’s Nigerian English. Features of Nigerian English Despite these varieties, Nigerian English has developed distinct phonetic, phonological, lexical and syntactic characteristics. These are quite stable and therefore, they are not considered to be ‘deviations’ from the native norm. This is the reason why Nigerian language experts see an urgent need to codify NE. Below, I included some of the features: †¢ Phonological features: - Since most Nigerian languages do not have dental fricative sounds, Nigerian English speakers tend to substitute English [t] for [Ã" ¨] and [d] for [à °]. For ex.: BE (British English) NE THIN [ÃŽ ¸Ã‰ ªn] [tÉ ªn] THIS [à °Ã‰ ªz] [dÉ ªz] - Consonant clusters are not sounded and either one consonant is dropped or a vowel is inserted in between. For ex.: LIST = /lÉ ªs/ ARRANGEMENT = /É™reÉ ªngÉ ªmÉ™n/ - The difference between [i:] and [I], [u:] and [Ï…], [×›:] and [É’] is hardly observed by NE speakers since there is no meaning distinction with vowel length. †¢ Lexical features: - At this level, it is noticeable that there are transfers from the local languages (especially from the major ones: Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa) and mostly in these areas: music, clothing, indigenous foods, traditional religious beliefs, local institutions,Show MoreRelatedLeadership Is A Process Of Interaction Between People1433 Words   |  6 Pagesare nine numbers separately from China and Nigerian, one is far east asian country and one is west African country. Because we have two different cultures so the leaderships and management styles will be different. This paper is in order to illustrate the leadership and the leadership in different culture and its management style. 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