Efurosibina Adegbija
List of John Benjamins publications in which Efurosibina Adegbija is involved.
2001 Review of DLRVEN, VERSPOOR, de Caluwé, Geeraerts, Goddard, Grondelaers, Pöings, Radden, Serniclaes, Soffritti, Spooren, Taylor, Vazquez, Wierzbicka & Winters (1998): Cognitive Exploration of Language and Linguistics ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics 131/132, pp. 171–178 | Review
2001 Review of Niemeier & René (2000): Evidence for Linguistic Relativity Studies in Language 25:3, pp. 631–637 | Review
1994 The context of language planning in Africa: An illustration with Nigeria Language Contact and Language Conflict, Pütz, Martin (ed.), pp. 139–163 | Article
1994 The Candidature of Nigerian Pidgin as a National Language: some Initial Hurdles ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics 105/106, pp. 1–23 | Article
This paper examines arguments for and against the candidature of Nigerian Pidgin as an official language. Potent buttressing arguments include its widespread use at the grassroots level; its apparent cultural neutrality; and the ease in acquiring it. Arguments against its candidature include its… read more
1987 Speech Act Functions: Dimensions of Communication and Meaning in The English Language in Nigeria ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics 76, pp. 43–62 | Article
This paper examines samples of spoken data with a view to elucidating the problem of the performing of speech acts in a Second language context of English usage. The encoding and decoding of speech acts, the author shows, involve a network of cognitive processes in which the linguistic competence… read more