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Structural Variation and the Noun Phrase in Nigerian English: A Corpus-Based Multivariate Approach

Structural Variation and the Noun Phrase in Nigerian English: A Corpus-Based Multivariate Approach

Akinlotan, Mayowa

Hardcover

LinguisticsOther African Languages

PREORDER - Expected ship date December 10, 2026

ISBN10: 3032301157
ISBN13: 9783032301154
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Dec 10 2026
Pages: 208
Language: English

This book examines syntactic questions of structure and complexity in Nigerian English, incorporating analysis of complexity, structural variation, interference, usage-driven patterns, and the role of complex cognitive variables in speakers' choices. The author explores how these syntactic properties interface with other broader aspects of semantics (meaning), pragmatics (interpretation), and the complex cognitive processes and variables that influence speakers' choices and how meaning and interpretation are worked out. The book also compares and contrasts these findings with examples of how these processes and properties compare with other varieties, such as in standard British, Ghanaian, Indian, Singaporean English. This book is the first book-length study dedicated to the uses, study, teaching, speech communities, and scholarship of Nigerian English, and it will be of interest to a broad audience of specialists in World Englishes, Sociolinguistics, and African Languages and Cultures.

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