EFFECTS OF NIGERIAN R&B MUSIC ON THE USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Due to the fact that English language is the official language of Nigeria, and Nigerian is a multilingual country, English language continues to grow popular every day. The Nigerian R&B with its high level of spread lately has contributed a great deal in influencing English usage. This research work has aimed to enlighten people on how Nigerian R&B music penetrates and affect their usage of English language. This research work has examined the various ways in which the Nigerian R&B music affects the use of English language using four randomly selected Nigerian R&B tracks. The result of the analysis shows that Nigerian R&B music introduces and changes a lot in English vocabulary.

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Title page

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Abstract

Table of contents

CHAPTER ONE:

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA

1.2 RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC

1.3 MUSIC IN NIGERIA

1.4 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

1.5 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY

1.6 SCOPE OF THE RESEARCH

1.7 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

CHAPTER TWO:

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 INTRODUCTION

2.1 LEXICO-GRAMMAR

2.1.1LEXIS

2.2 GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCE AND PERFORMANCE

2.3 SOCIOLINGUITICS

2.4 INFLUENCE OF THE AMERICAN ENGLISH

2.5 WORD FORMATION

2.5.1 IDIOM

2.5.2 NEOLOGISM

2.5.3 AGGLUTINATING

2.5.4 CONTRATION

2.6 SLANG

CHAPTER THREE:

DATA ANALYSIS

3.0 INTRODUCTION

3.1 ANALYSIS OF DATA

3.1.1 SLANGS

3.1.2 WORD FORMATION

3.1.2.1 IDIOMATICITY

3.1.2.2 NEOLOGISM

3.1.2.3 AGGLUTINATING

3.1.2.4 CONTRATION

3.1.3 INFLUENCE OF THE AMERICAN ENGLISH

CHAPTER FOUR:

SUMMARY AND FINDINGS

4.0 INTRODUCTION

4.1 SUMMARY

4.2 FINDINGS

4.3 CONCLUSION

BIBIOLOGRAPHY

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Research, A. (2018). EFFECTS OF NIGERIAN R&B MUSIC ON THE USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-nigerian-r-b-music-on-the-use-of-english-language-in-nigeria

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Research, Afri "EFFECTS OF NIGERIAN R&B MUSIC ON THE USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA" Afribary. Afribary, 03 Feb. 2018, https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-nigerian-r-b-music-on-the-use-of-english-language-in-nigeria. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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Research, Afri . "EFFECTS OF NIGERIAN R&B MUSIC ON THE USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA". Afribary, Afribary, 03 Feb. 2018. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-nigerian-r-b-music-on-the-use-of-english-language-in-nigeria >.

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Research, Afri . "EFFECTS OF NIGERIAN R&B MUSIC ON THE USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA" Afribary (2018). Accessed April 25, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-nigerian-r-b-music-on-the-use-of-english-language-in-nigeria

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