Student Slang from Benin, Nigeria

Longe, V.U.

doi:10.1075/eww.20.2.03lon

Article published In: English World-Wide
Vol. 20:2 (1999) ► pp.237–249

Get fulltext from our e-platform

Download PDF

Student Slang from Benin, Nigeria

V.U. Longe | Department of English and Literature, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Published online: 13 March 2000

https://doi.org/10.1075/eww.20.2.03lon

The paper discusses some general properties of slang and presents a selection of slang expressions as used by students from the University of Benin, Nigeria. The terms collected are interpreted in the light of word formation patterns, semantic changes, and other categories.

Cited by (5)

Cited by five other publications

Order by:

Jowitt, David & Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi

2025. Nigerian English research: Developments and directions. World Englishes

Adamo, Grace E

2013. An analysis of students’ slang terms for academic activities in a Nigerian university: A semiotic approach. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 31:1 ► pp. 89 ff.

Kouega, Jean Paul

2009. Campus English: lexical variations in Cameroon. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2009:199

Kouega, Jean‐Paul

2003. Word Formative Processes in Camfranglais. World Englishes 22:4 ► pp. 511 ff.

Crystal, David

2003. English as a Global Language,

This list is based on CrossRef data as of 9 december 2025. Please note that it may not be complete. Sources presented here have been supplied by the respective publishers. Any errors therein should be reported to them.