February 2017

Age variation in the use of Nigerian Pidgin (NP): A case of Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria

Nigeria is a multilingual nation with over 450 indigenous languages, the English language and Nigerian English-based Pidgin competing over the linguistic space. Many of the indigenous languages have gone into extinction for lack of users of such languages; English is the second language, occupying official status and Pidgin is widely used especially in the South- South region of Nigeria as the language of their...

Author(s): Umera-Okeke Nneka and Mercy Okitikpi