Language variation and attitudes in postcolonial english contexts
Auteur :
Oyebola, Folajimi
Éditeur :
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN :
9783662738733
Date de publication :
13 nov. 2026
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
Drawing on original empirical research involving Nigerian university students, the author investigates how speakers assign value to different English varieties, specifically American, British, Ghanaian, Jamaican, and Nigerian English, and what these evaluations reveal about identity, power, and postcolonial linguistic hierarchies.