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No. of pages: 37
No. of chapters: 5

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Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of Nigerian Pidgin on the speech and writing of Kaduna state College of Education student. The Study adopted the survey research method using self-administered questionnaire. The data gathered from the questionnaire revealed that Pidgin English is spoken widely among the students. 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 samples used for the study were 100 students.

Table of Content:

Table of content
Title page - - - - - - - - i
Declaration page - - - - - - - ii
Approval page - - - - - - - - iii
Dedication - - - - - - - - iv
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - v
Abstract - - - - - - - - vi
Table of content - - - - - - - vii
Chapter One
1.0 Background of study - - - - - - 1
1.1 Statement of Problem - - - - - - 3
1.2 Research Questions - - - - - - 4
1.3 Purpose of Study - - - - - - - 4
1.4 Significance of the Study - - - - - - 5
1.5 Scope of Study - - - - - - - 5
1.6 Definition of Terms - - - - - - 5
Chapter Two
2.0 Introduction - - - - - - - 6
2.1 Concept of Pidgin - - - - - - 7
2.2 Theories of Pidgin English - - - - - 9
2.3 Nigerian English and Nigerian Pidgin - - - 12
2.4 Theoretical Framework - - - - - 15
2.5 Empirical Studies - - - - - - 16
2.7 The Place of Pidgin in Contemporary Nigerian Society - 17
2.8 The Language Composition of Nigeria Pidgin English - 21
Chapter Three
3.0 Introduction - - - - - - - 24
3.1 Design of the Study - - - - - - 24
3.2 Area of the Study - - - - - - - 24
3.3 Population of the Study - - - - - - 25
3.5 Sample and Sampling Techniques - - - - 25
3.6 Instrument for Data Collection - - - - - 25
3.7 Validation of the Instrument - - - - - 26
3.8 Method of Data Collection - - - - - 26
3.9 Method of Data Analysis - - - - - - 26
Chapter Four
4.0 Introduction - - - - - - - 27
4.1 Research question - - - - - - 27
4.2: Discussion of findings - - - - - - 31
Chapter Five
5.0 Introduction - - - - - - - 33
5.1 Summary - - - - - - - - 33
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - 33
5.3 Recommendations - - - - - - - 34
References - - - - - - - 35

Introduction:

According to Akwanya, (2007), language has often been identified as the most unique attribute of man, and without language, there is no society. Language does not only bring meaning to the world, it also shapes one’s cognitive process, such as perception, interpretation and judgment. 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.
Although 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 before the invasion of the foreign language “English language” into the country. English language did not come to Nigeria on its own. 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 language that is rampart all over the world but mainly in Nigeria.