![]() ![]() Nigerian pidgin English, according to Spencer (2001), arose as a result of intertribal marriages. It also arose from the necessity for communication among Nigerians living in towns and cities of many ethnic groups who did not speak the same language. According to Opara (2009.52), pidgin English began in Nigeria as a commerce language comprised of both foreign and indigenous languages. Yule (2006.) believes it is a type of language that was created for practical objectives, such as commerce between groups of people who had a lot of interaction but didn’t speak the same language. Pinggin is defined by the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary as “any of several languages resulting from contact between European traders and local people, for example, in West Africa and the far east, containing elements of the local language(s) and French or Dutch, still used for internal communication.” As a result, pidgin English is defined as a language variety used in an inter-ethnic context. He emphasized that Nigerian Pidgin English is a strong variety among both the less educated and the educated. He emphasized that when two people come into contact, the need for communication necessitates the development of a communication language, a type of inter-language that is a hybrid of the two languages in contact. He considers it to be the first variation of Nigerian English. 40), evolved from a contact English (ce). Pidgin English, according to Adedoyin (2009. ![]() As a result, different varieties of English emerged, including Pidgin English, also known as Nigerian English. Because the majority of Nigerians are illiterate or semi-literate, using English as the official language of communication is a major challenge. ![]() Nigeria’s multilingualism is one of the reasons why English is widely accepted as the official language of communication. In other words, Africa’s former colonial masters brought English, which is also Nigeria’s official language, to the continent. The arrival arrival of the colonial master in Africa is thought to have signaled the start of the use of English in the West African sub-regions. THE INFLUENCE OF PIDGIN ENGLISH ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF TERTIARY STUDENTS IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY ![]()
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