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Glocal English: The Changing Face And Forms Of Nigerian English In A Global World, Farooq A. Kperogi Jan 2015

Glocal English: The Changing Face And Forms Of Nigerian English In A Global World, Farooq A. Kperogi

Farooq A. Kperogi

Glocal English compares the usage patterns and stylistic conventions of the world’s two dominant native varieties of English (British and American English) with Nigerian English, which ranks as the English world’s fastest-growing non-native variety courtesy of the unrelenting ubiquity of the Nigerian (English-language) movie industry in Africa and the Black Atlantic Diaspora. Using contemporary examples from the mass media and the author’s rich experiential data, the book isolates the peculiar structural, grammatical, and stylistic characteristics of Nigerian English and shows its similarities as well as its often humorous differences with British and American English. Although Nigerian English forms the backdrop …


Overwhelmed By Research, Cheryl Stiles Jan 2010

Overwhelmed By Research, Cheryl Stiles

Cheryl Stiles

Poster design and production by Cheryl Stiles.


Hopkins-Stricken: Gerard Manley Hopkins, A Selective Bibliography, Cheryl Stiles Jan 2010

Hopkins-Stricken: Gerard Manley Hopkins, A Selective Bibliography, Cheryl Stiles

Cheryl Stiles

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Freedom To Write: The Best Free Web Resources For Writers, Cheryl Stiles Jan 2010

Freedom To Write: The Best Free Web Resources For Writers, Cheryl Stiles

Cheryl Stiles

Forthcoming presentation for the Red Clay Writers Conference on Saturday, November 6, 2010.