Linguistics · REF. TA-7126
A Study of Lexical Borrowing in Selected Nigerian Discourse
Abstract
This study investigates the subject matter outlined in the title above through a structured research design appropriate to its academic level. Using primary and/or secondary data collection methods, the research examines the underlying variables, tests relevant hypotheses, and presents findings with implications for practice and policy. This is placeholder abstract text generated for catalogue preview purposes; the full document contains a complete, topic-specific abstract, literature review, methodology, data analysis, and conclusion.
Chapter One — 1.1 Background to the Study
Nigerian Pidgin Speakers' Television Interviews occupies a significant place in the Nigerian literary canon, and continues to attract critical attention for the richness of its language and thematic concerns.
Existing criticism of Television Interviews tends to focus on its broader thematic concerns, with lexical borrowing as a stylistic device in service of language endangerment receiving comparatively less sustained attention.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
While Nigerian Pidgin Speakers' Television Interviews is widely studied, there is no settled critical consensus on how its lexical borrowing functions specifically in relation to language endangerment. This study undertakes a close textual analysis to address that gap.
1.3 Objectives of the Study
- To examine the use of lexical borrowing in Nigerian Pidgin Speakers' Television Interviews.
- To analyze how lexical borrowing contributes to the portrayal of language endangerment.
- To assess the effectiveness of lexical borrowing as a stylistic/thematic tool in the text.
- To situate the findings within the broader context of Nigerian literary/linguistic scholarship.
1.4 Research Questions
- How is lexical borrowing used in Nigerian Pidgin Speakers' Television Interviews?
- In what ways does lexical borrowing contribute to the portrayal of language endangerment?
- How effective is lexical borrowing as a stylistic/thematic tool in the text?
- How does this reading relate to the broader body of Nigerian literary/linguistic scholarship?
1.5 Significance of the Study
This study is significant to students and teachers of linguistics, offering a close reading of Nigerian Pidgin Speakers' Television Interviews that can support classroom discussion and further critical work. It also contributes to the broader body of scholarship on Nigerian literary and linguistic studies.
1.6 Scope of the Study
The study is limited to a close textual analysis of lexical borrowing within Television Interviews, reflecting a clearly defined scope; it does not extend to a full survey of the author's other works.
Chapters Two through Five, references and appendices are available for a one-time fee of ₦75,000.
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