Aspects of Connected Speech Processes in Nigerian English

Bibliographic Data

ID3289587
AuthorsRotimi O Oladipupo (0000-0003-0414-5437, Bells University of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume4
Issue4
Publication date2014-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2158244014560527
OpenAlexW2127626140
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited15

Nigerian English (NigE), like other new Englishes, possesses its unique features at various domains of phonology. This article examined aspects of connected speech processes (CSPs), the phenomena that account for sound modifications and simplifications in speech, with a view to establishing features that characterize Standard NigE connected speech. Natural phonology (NP), which provides explanations for substitutions, alternations, and variations in the speech of second language speakers, was adopted as theoretical framework. The subjects of the study were 360 educated NigE speakers, accidentally sampled from different language groups in Nigeria. The CSPs found in their semi-spontaneous speeches were transcribed perceptually and analyzed statistically, by allotting marks to instances of occurrence and converting such to percentages. Three categories of CSPs were identified in the data: dominant, minor, and idiosyncratic processes. The study affirms that only the dominant CSPs, typical of NigE speakers, are acceptable as Standard Nigerian spoken English

Connected speech · Indirect speech · Linguistics · Phonological rule · Phonology · Computer Science · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology

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