One prognosis that became an outgrowth of the Sapir-Whorfian hypothesis is the notion that the culture of any given society, to a large extent influences, and ultimately determines the type of language that would exist. This study anchors... more
From all indications, there seems to exist at present, although tacitly, some degree of unanimity among language experts the need to fashion out a national standard spoken English in Nigeria if the country is to continue with the language... more
From all indications, there seems to exist at present, although tacitly, some degree of unanimity among language experts the need to fashion out a national standard spoken English in Nigeria if the country is to continue with the language... more
This paper investigates the speech of Martin Luther King (Jr.) titled: “I Have a Dream”, presented in 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial. This speech is selected for use because it involves a speaker and an audience who belong to a particular... more
Research into the specific phonological features that distinguish Educated Nigerian Spoken English (ENSE) within the purview of the New Englishes is still scarce. In particular, there is hardly any systematic, corpus-driven study on the... more
The spoken English in Nigeria exhibits features that are explicitly distinctive, and thus, a cynosure for linguistic investigation. This paper undertakes a study of the pronunciation patterns of English words by final-year university... more
This paper investigates the first inaugural addresses of two presidents: Nigeria’s Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (2011) and America’s Barrack Obama (2009). These speeches have been selected because they come from speakers and leaders who are... more
Research into the specific phonological features that distinguish Educated Nigerian Spoken English (ENSE) within the purview of the New Englishes is still scarce. In particular, there is hardly any systematic, corpus-driven study on the... more
This study examined the nucleus element in the syllable structure realized by Nigerian-English bilinguals and compared it to same in Standard British English (SBE). The purposive sampling technique was used to select seventy (70)... more
Electronic discourse is known to evolve a disparate set of communication models globally. It takes various forms: email, text messages, tweeter, chat rooms, Internet relay chat, world wide web pages and websites, among others. This study... more
This study examined the nucleus element in the syllable structure realized by Nigerian-English bilinguals and compared it to same in Standard British English (SBE). The purposive sampling technique was used to select seventy (70)... more
Electronic discourse is known to evolve a disparate set of communication models globally. It takes various forms: email, text messages, tweeter, chat rooms, Internet relay chat, world wide web pages and websites, among others. This study... more