Contemporary Nigerian English

By Foluke Olayinka Unuabonah

Contemporary Nigerian English offers an engaging empirical exploration of Nigerian English in the twenty-first century, highlighting its historical development, present-day usage, and emerging linguistic features. Drawing on multiple sources of evidence, including naturally occurring language data, online corpora, social media discourse, and survey findings, the Element investigates how multilingualism, cultural diversity, and digital communication continue to shape the variety. It analyses salient features of Nigerian English across lexico-semantic, phonological, morpho-syntactic, and pragmatic domains, while also considering the language ideologies and attitudes that inform its perception and use. By integrating structural linguistic analysis and sociolinguistic perspectives, the Element reveals how Nigerian English reflects the cultural identities, communicative practices, and cognitive worlds of its speakers. In doing so, it advances scholarship on World Englishes and contributes to broader discussions of linguistic variation and change in contemporary global contexts.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 100974089X
• ISBN13: 9781009740890
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"