V O Awonusi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4579407 |
|---|---|
| NAME | V O Awonusi |
| GIVEN NAMES | V |
| FAMILY NAME | O Awonusi |
| SIGNATURE | AWONUSI V O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lagos |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Nigerian English In Political Telemarketing
Societal multilingualism helps Nigeria to retain English, an exoglossic language, as her lingua franca. English performs both instrumental and integrative functions in Nigeria. The use of English as a language of political campaigns exemplifies one of the important functions given the country's level of economic development and slow-evolving, military-authored democracy. The paper examines the exploitation of English in television advertising in …
The Americanization of Nigerian English
Nigeria is a member of the British Commonwealth, having once been a colony of Britain. The English language that developed as a result of the contact with Nigerian indigenous languages over three or more centuries, is the standard British variety mediated by some Nigerian linguistic colour. It can therefore be described as distinctly Nigerian, but British norm-dependent. Years of political, social and economic interaction between Nigeria and the …
Whose Standard, Which Model? Towards the Definition of a Standard Nigerian Spoken English for Teaching, Learning and Testing in Nigerian Schools
The adoption of RP as a model of teaching in non-native speaker English societies such as Nigeria seems to have come to say. However, the accent of English that emerged in Nigeria, over the years, (to some linguists) is anything but RP (although some hold the view that there are a few RP speakers in Nigeria). We are, therefore, forced to ask the question: What is RP?; or better still: what are its defining characteristics, particularly in relatio…
Regional accents and internal variability in Nigerian English
(1986). Regional accents and internal variability in Nigerian English: A historical analysis. English Studies: Vol. 67, No. 6, pp. 555-560
The Americanization of Nigerian English
Nigeria is a member of the British Commonwealth, having once been a colony of Britain. The English language that developed as a result of the contact with Nigerian indigenous languages over three or more centuries, is the standard British variety mediated by some Nigerian linguistic colour. It can therefore be described as distinctly Nigerian, but British norm-dependent. Years of political, social and economic interaction between Nigeria and the …
Regional accents and internal variability in Nigerian English
(1986). Regional accents and internal variability in Nigerian English: A historical analysis. English Studies: Vol. 67, No. 6, pp. 555-560
Regional accents and internal variability in Nigerian English
(1986). Regional accents and internal variability in Nigerian English: A historical analysis. English Studies: Vol. 67, No. 6, pp. 555-560
Whose Standard, Which Model? Towards the Definition of a Standard Nigerian Spoken English for Teaching, Learning and Testing in Nigerian Schools
The adoption of RP as a model of teaching in non-native speaker English societies such as Nigeria seems to have come to say. However, the accent of English that emerged in Nigeria, over the years, (to some linguists) is anything but RP (although some hold the view that there are a few RP speakers in Nigeria). We are, therefore, forced to ask the question: What is RP?; or better still: what are its defining characteristics, particularly in relatio…
The Americanization of Nigerian English
Nigeria is a member of the British Commonwealth, having once been a colony of Britain. The English language that developed as a result of the contact with Nigerian indigenous languages over three or more centuries, is the standard British variety mediated by some Nigerian linguistic colour. It can therefore be described as distinctly Nigerian, but British norm-dependent. Years of political, social and economic interaction between Nigeria and the …
Nigerian English In Political Telemarketing
Societal multilingualism helps Nigeria to retain English, an exoglossic language, as her lingua franca. English performs both instrumental and integrative functions in Nigeria. The use of English as a language of political campaigns exemplifies one of the important functions given the country's level of economic development and slow-evolving, military-authored democracy. The paper examines the exploitation of English in television advertising in …
Linguistics (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (2 works) · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Americanization (1 works)