Bilingualism in Pluricentrism: Investigating the Conflict of Standards in English Pronunciation in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAnyagwa, Carol Ngozi
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-30T11:05:33Z
dc.date.available2016-06-30T11:05:33Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe English language in its many varieties embodies the legacy of European colonisation in many African countries, with the consequence of making many Africans bilingual in English and their indigenous languages. One controversial issue about bilingualism in Africa, however, has been the question of accent; given that both endoglossic and exoglossic models exist for English pronunciation. Obviously, on paper, many Anglophone African countries settle for the „prestige‟ accent of their colonial masters which, in former British colonies, is the Received Pronunciation (RP). However, a close look at the accent of English spoken/ taught in a country like Nigeria shows that what obtains is a hybrid accent manifesting not just local features but also pronunciation features of more than one exoglossic standard. Using primary data collected from 100 teachers and students of English in Lagos, Nigeria, the study reveals the confusion created by the coexistence of these multiple pronunciation models in the country. The study, therefore, lends its voice to the query about the rationale behind the adoption of exoglossic spoken models for the teaching of English pronunciation in Anglophone African countries.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBilingualism in Pluricentrism: Investigating the Conflict of Standards in English Pronunciation in Nigeria. International Conference on African Literature and the English Language, 2016 pp1-25en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.unilag.edu.ng:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/840
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Conference on African Literature and the English Language,en_US
dc.subjectAccenten_US
dc.subjectExoglossicen_US
dc.subjectEndoglossicen_US
dc.subjectbilingualismen_US
dc.subjectpluricentrismen_US
dc.titleBilingualism in Pluricentrism: Investigating the Conflict of Standards in English Pronunciation in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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