Reduplication In Nigerian English ( A Case Study Of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto)

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ABSTRACT

This research work is concerned with reduplication in Nigerian English from the speeches and utterances of some students in the Department of Modern European Languages and Linguistics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. The study shows that reduplication occurs to signify contrastive meaning, pluralism, emphasis and creation of new words with different semantic forms. Reduplication wastherefore further discovered to be one of the features of Nigerian English.

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APA

GARBA, A (2021). Reduplication In Nigerian English ( A Case Study Of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto). Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/reduplication-in-nigerian-english-a-case-study-of-usmanu-danfodiyo-university-sokoto

MLA 8th

GARBA, ABDULLAHI "Reduplication In Nigerian English ( A Case Study Of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto)" Afribary. Afribary, 08 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/reduplication-in-nigerian-english-a-case-study-of-usmanu-danfodiyo-university-sokoto. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

MLA7

GARBA, ABDULLAHI . "Reduplication In Nigerian English ( A Case Study Of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto)". Afribary, Afribary, 08 Apr. 2021. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/reduplication-in-nigerian-english-a-case-study-of-usmanu-danfodiyo-university-sokoto >.

Chicago

GARBA, ABDULLAHI . "Reduplication In Nigerian English ( A Case Study Of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto)" Afribary (2021). Accessed March 29, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/reduplication-in-nigerian-english-a-case-study-of-usmanu-danfodiyo-university-sokoto