Bilingual Competence and the Suppressive Influence of English on Yoruba

Bilingual Competence and the Suppressive Influence of English on Yoruba

The contact between English and Yoruba, a Nigerian language, is a typical example of the language contact situation that has existed between English and many other Nigerian languages since the middle of the 19th Century. The contact between the languages has yielded some linguistic and sociolinguist...

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Main Author:	Adegbite, Adewale Bandele
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	Nigerian Languages Suppressive influence of the learning of English Suppressive influence of the use of English Co-existence of Yoruba and English in Nigeria Extent of Bilingualism of Yoruba speakers of English Yoruba monolinguals
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