Lexis-semantic analysis of viewpoint column of punch newspaper
Table Of Contents
Title Page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgements iv Table of Contents v Abstract vii Chapter ONE
1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 The purpose of the study 4 1.2 Justification 4 1.3 Scope and delimitation of the study 5 1.4 Methodology 5 1.5 Conclusion 6 Chapter TWO
2.0 Introduction 7 2.1 What is Nigerian English? 7 2.2 Standard English 10 2.3 Lexis 12 2.3.1 Characteristics of words 14 2.4 Semantics 15 2.4.1 Word Meaning (Lexical Semantics) 17 2.5 Theories of meaning 19 2.5.1 Types of Meaning 21 2.6 Lexico-semantic variation in Nigerian English 22 2.6.1 Causes of Lexico-semantic variation 23 2.6.2 Types of lexico-semantic variation 24 2.7 Conclusion 27 Chapter THREE
3.0 Introduction 28 3.1 Presentation and analysis of data 28 3.1.1 Transfer 29 3.1.2 Analogy 32 3.1.3 Acronym 32 3.1.4 Semantic extension of generalization 36 3.1.5 Coinage 37 3.2 Discussion 38 3.3 Conclusion 40 Chapter FOUR
4.0 Introduction 41 4.1 Summary 41 4.2 Findings 42 4.3 Conclusion 42 REFERENCES 43
Thesis Abstract
Facts have been established by researchers and they justify that the English used in Nigeria is a variation of the British English (BE) and not a deviation from the norms of BE. This is an attempt to investigate the extent to which Nigerian columnists use the lexico-semantic features of Nigerian English for their reportings. This work has adopted the lexico-semantic variation of Nigerian English as identified by Babatunde (2001) as our working parameters alongside our data which are randomly selected dailies in the months of April, May, August, November and December 2010. It is evident that the socio-cultural background of the Nigerian people is captured by Nigerian English. Nigerian speakers find it preferable to use the Nigerian English, with all its local flavours because most of them are incompetent in the use of English language and also because of the socio-cultural context of the Nigerian society.
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