Sociolinguistic Variation in Nigerian English

Jibril, Munzali

doi:10.1075/eww.7.1.04jib

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Vol. 7:1 (1986) ► pp.47–74

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Sociolinguistic Variation in Nigerian English

Munzali Jibril | Department of English, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria

Published online: 1 January 1986

https://doi.org/10.1075/eww.7.1.04jib

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