CODE MIXING AS A SOCIO LINGUISTIC MEDIUM IN SOME SELECTED SONGS IN THE NIGERIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY

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CODE MIXING AS A SOCIO LINGUISTIC MEDIUM IN SOME SELECTED SONGS IN THE NIGERIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY

 

ABSTRACT

Language plays an important role in the society and this leads to the study of code mixing in relation to sociolinguistics and how code mixed utterances have been triggered as a result of language gap, stylistic motivations, domains, societal factors, message intrinsic factors, physical settings and situational factors. This work examined how these motivations have resulted in code mixed utterances by critically analyzing randomly selected utterances from the randomly selected songs of artistes in the Nigerian music industry. It was discovered that English language has adapted to the Nigerian context which brings out the creative and unpredictable nature of language users. It is therefore safe to conclude that motivations for code mixing enhance communication among cadres of people linguistically united or disjointed.

OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS

N.E

Nigerian English

B.E

British English

L1

First Language

L2

Second Language

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page

i

Certification

ii

Dedication

iii

Acknowledgement

iv

Abstract

v

Operational Definition of Terms

vi

Table of Contents

vii

CHAPTER ONE

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

Background to the Study

1

Statement of Research Problem

1

Aims and Objectives

2

Delimitation and Limitation

2

Justification

3

Methodology

4

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

Introduction

5

Sociolinguistics

6

Code Mixing

8

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Motivations for Code Mixing

11

Message Intrinsic Factors

12

Situational Factors

12

Language Gap

13

Societal Factors

13

Physical Setting

14

Domain

14

Stylistic Motivations

14

Functions of Code Mixing

15

Nigerianism

15

Phonetics and Phonology

15

Morphology and Syntax

17

Lexis and Structure

18

Summary

19

CHAPTER THREE

DATA ANALYSIS

Introduction  20

Datum One 20

Datum Two

22

Datum Three

24

Datum Four

25

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Datum Five

27

Datum Six

28

Datum Seven

30

Datum Eight

33

Datum Nine

35

Datum Ten

38

Discussion

41

Summary

42

CHAPTER FOUR

SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION

Summary

43

Findings

44

Conclusion

44

Bibliography

ix

CHAPTER ONE

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1            BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Society impinges on language, and language impinges on the society. Hence, there must be a relationship existing between language and society. The interdependency of these two entities – language and society led to the study of sociolinguistics. Sociolinguistics is the study of all aspects of linguistics applied towards the connections between language and society, and the way we use it in different language situations.

 

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