“Budget Padding,” “Racist” Economist, “Tenants of Democracy”: English on the Move
One of the sources of Nigerian English that I have identified in several of my writings is linguistic improvisation. Linguistic improvisation occurs w
Politics of Grammar
Politics of Grammar
Transformation of “Change” from God Term to Devil Term in Nigeria
Scholars of language and rhetoric have for long identified certain words and expressions that instinctively evoke warm fuzzy feelings in people, thate
Pains Koreans go through to Speak“Proper” English
Two issues inspired my decision to republish the article you will read below. First, in my January 24, 2016 article titled “Those Annoyingly Fak
Re: Zuckerberg, Facebook and why Hausa is a “unique” language
We may reject the idea of the ‘uniqueness’ of Hausa as a language, but can we fail to appreciate some of its fascinating or striking
Zuckerberg, Facebook and why Hausa is a “unique” language
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg sparked a raucous socio-linguistic debate in Nigeria after he disclosed in Lagos that Facebook’s platform now s