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Language Variation and Attitudes in Postcolonial English Contexts Folajimi Oyebola
Language Variation and Attitudes in Postcolonial English Contexts
Folajimi Oyebola
Drawing on original empirical research involving Nigerian university students, the author investigates how speakers assign value to different English varieties, specifically American, British, Ghanaian, Jamaican, and Nigerian English, and what these evaluations reveal about identity, power, and postcolonial linguistic hierarchies.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| To be released | November 13, 2026 |
| ISBN13 | 9783662738733 |
| Publishers | Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gm |
| Pages | 250 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 502 g (Weight (estimated)) |