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The Place of Sociolinguistics in the Society: Evidence From Nigeria
Grace O. Prezi
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8072/2020.09.002
Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Nigeria
This paper which investigates the place of sociolinguistics in the society with particular reference to Nigeria draws its data from primary sources like personal and public speeches as well as secondary sources like textbooks, journals, internet materials, etc. The researcher uses a combination of descriptive approach and the theoretical framework of linguistic and communicative competence to analyze the data. The study reveals that sociolinguistics as an area of language study has been a tool without which it will be too difficult if not impossible for human beings to inhabit in the society. From the study, it is observed that in a society with particular reference to Nigeria, sociolinguistics is relevant in all aspects of human life such as communication, education, politics, administration/government, theatre arts, mass communication (advertisements), creation of new words to accommodate the new concepts in the society, criminology/forensic, oratory, etc.
sociolinguistics, linguistic competence, communicative competence, linguistic structures, sociological factors
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