The Limitations of Yoruba-English Bilingual Undergraduate Students in the Expression of Yoruba Greetings

The Limitations of Yoruba-English Bilingual Undergraduate Students in the Expression of Yoruba Greetings

This study investigated the limited ability of some Yoruba-English speakers to express Yoruba greetings in either Yoruba or English. The responses of 120 Yoruba-English bilingual undergraduate students in a Nigerian university were elicited via the questionnaire and interview techniques and then an...

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Main Authors:	Adegbite, Wale, Akinwale, Layi
Format:	Book chapter
Language:	English
Published:	Linguistic Association of Nigeria 2014
Subjects:	Yoruba greetings Yoruba native speakers Expressing greetings in Yoruba Strategies of expressing Yoruba in English
Online Access:	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2691
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