SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONS, USES AND EFFECTS OF NIGERIAN PIDGIN ENGLISH AMONG NCE (2015) FINAL YEAR STUDENTS (EDUCATION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS)
ABSTRACT
Nigeria Pidgin English evolved as a result of language contact with the British colonialists whose date preceded the emergence of universities in Nigeria. This research work examined sociolinguistic analysis functions of Nigeria Pidgin English with special focus on the variety being used or spoken among students and the significance of pidgin for the purpose of social interaction among student in tertiary institution. Thus, by conducting a case study of NCE 2015 final year students in Federal College of Education, Ogun State, Abeokuta. It was discovered that even the Nigerian pidgin English spoken by undergraduates vary and each variations is characterized by the mixture of slang expressions and code-mixed with lexical items from the indigenous languages. Furthermore, the research work investigated the place of Nigerian Pidgin English among students in tertiary institution with a view of drawing some generalizable conclusion regarding it’s use by foregrounding the contributions of the students to the status, structure as well as attitude of people toward Nigerian Pidgin English.
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction
One of the most important differences between man and animal is mans ability to speak and make others understand him .Language is only possible because within each society, people agree to understand a particular pattern of sound in a particular way.
For instances, all English speaking countries understand the meaning of the word WATER. According to Akindele and Adegbije (2000) language is A human phenomenon that has form which can be described in terms of units of sounds, phonemes, word, morphemes, phrases, sentences and paragraphs or discourse.
This definition shows that language has often been identified as the most unique attribute of man. It is through language that human beings grasp and understand reality and transmit it form one generation to another. This view is buttressed by Blaker (2002) who asserted that e actually live and behave in a word of language. Fromkin and Rodman (2008) quoted Chomsky (2005) as saying when we study human language; we are approaching what some might call the human essence. Language, which Yinka (2010) described as the medium or vehicle for conveying ideas, a system of arbitrary vocal symbol based on social co-operation. The totality of meaningful utterance in any given society is by far the most important means of human communication.
