It doesn’t stop anybody who speaks it to. Although Pidgin English has been badly misunderstood by many English language experts as being dirty. This form of communication is Nigerian Pidgin English also referred to as Pidgin by the speakers. A new way of speaking and interacting among non-native speaker has developed with its own unique pronunciation and vocabulary. ![]() However not all the English spoken in Nigeria is the Standard English recognizable in most English-speaking countries. English introduced to Nigeria during the colonial era, was chosen as Nigeria’s only official language. ![]() The Nigerian Pidgin English is a version of English and Ethic Nigerian languages spoken as a kind of lingua Franca across Nigeria and is referred to as “Broken English” or even Broken bottle” it is estimated that Nigerian Pidgin English is the native language of approximate 3 to 5 million people and is a second language for at least another 75 million people. Complicated staff for such a seemingly simple language set. Scholars debated up till now, to what point can Pidgin language evolve to become a Creole and replace a native language over the generations. Historically this occurs in situations where native language is seen as coordinate, or banned in the case of slavery, and is the point where Pidgin arguably moves to become a creek, or a normalized language. Pidgins are not used as mother tongues, although over time and generations, the language evolves is adopted and changes gradually to become first language for new generation Due to their spontaneous adaptability, Pidgins are unlike other languages in that they can be as structured or as unstructured as needed. Pidgin Hawaiian was the first Pidgin to develop on plantation in the 19th century, for Hawaiian was the main language of interethnic communication in schools and society until 1875, when the Reciprocity treaty with the United States was signed. In the 19th century, undocumented laborers from China, Portugal, Japan, the Philippines, Korea, and many other nations were brought to work on plantations, alongside Hawaiians that were owned and operated by Caucasian North Americans. ![]() It is a continuousseries of English Pidgins and creoles spoken by other West-African countries such as Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Ghana. It was the language used in their business transaction in the seventeenth century. Pidgin English or broken English (as it is called) originated during the slave trade era as a means of communication between the Europeans and the Africans. Its movement into Nigeria was caused by a lot of factors like trading, slavery colonization and missionary activities and this also led to the existence of pidgin language23 that is rampart all over the world but mainly in Nigeria. English language did not come to Nigeria on its own. Also according to William (1992) he agrees that language embodies the spirit of people who speak it also that grammatical forms have influence on the development of ideas.Īlthough English language is the country’s official language, it is also a second language because Nigerians already had their first language that is their mother tongue (li) before the invasion of the foreign language “English language” into the country. ![]() Such as perception, interpretation and judgment. Language does not only bring meanings to the world, it also shape one’s cognitive process. The samples used for the study were 100 students.Īccording to (Akwanya, 2010), language has often been identified as the most unique attribute of man and without language, there is no society. The negative influence of Nigerian Pidgin on the use of English language by our respondent requires urgent and concerted effort to help the situation. The data gathered from the questionnaire revealed that Pidgin English is spoken widely among the students. The Study adopted the survey research method using self-administered questionnaire. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of Pidgin English on student English language writing skills in Ebonyi State University.
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