(Socio)linguistic indices of the codification of Nigerian English
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7900753 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kingsley O Ugwuanyi (0000-0002-6480-0352, University of Nigeria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language and Linguistics Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-818X • E-ISSN: 1749-818X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/lnc3.12475 |
| OpenAlex | W4303437658 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 32 |
Although many studies in world Englishes research have examined the sociocultural and political factors that shape the development of varieties of English in non‐native contexts, there has been limited work on the range of codificatory instruments that engender the standardisation of these ‘new’ Englishes, especially in specific reference to Nigerian English (NE). Examining the extent of the codification of new Englishes is particularly critical in terms of their institutionalisation and eventual acceptance, both locally and internationally. In light of this, this article draws evidence from existing research and institutional efforts and policies to show where NE lies in the process of codification. The analysis indicates that, while there is an avalanche of evidence of (socio)linguistic indices showing that NE is being radically codified, the range of codificatory instruments (e.g., dictionaries, style manuals, grammars, pedagogies, language policies) remain limited
Institutionalisation · Linguistic description · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Rule-based machine translation · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Varieties of English · World Englishes · Anthropology · Computer Science · Gender Studies in Language · History · Law · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy
The Other tongue
The Handbook of World Englishes
Authority in Language
Postcolonial English
Language and Identity
The language-in-education politics in Nigeria
De-Hegemonizing Language Standards
Introducing the Historical Corpus of English in Nigeria (HiCE–Nig)
Noun phrase complexity in Nigerian English
“So you know ehn … ” The use of bilingual interjections in Nigerian English
Enlightenment and Attitudes of the Nigerian Elite on the Roles of Languages in Nigeria
The English Language in West Africa
Commentary pragmatic markers in Nigerian English
English in Southern Nigeria
You're not staying in Island sha o
The Dynamics of New Englishes
Dictionaries and the stratification of vocabulary
Where WE stands
Torn between the norms
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |