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The Creativity and Borrowing in the Use of English Language by Second Language Speakers in Nigeria: A Sociolinguistic Perspective

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  • Abdulkarim Alhaji Isa

    (Department of General Studies, Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic M. B. 1020, Geidam, Yobe State, Nigeria)

  • Alkali Mohammed Grema

    (Department of General Studies, Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic M. B. 1020, Geidam, Yobe State, Nigeria)

  • Muhammad Ibrahim Musa

    (Department of General Studies, Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic M. B. 1020, Geidam, Yobe State, Nigeria)

  • Ismail Ahmed Muhammad

    (Department of General Studies, Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic M. B. 1020, Geidam, Yobe State, Nigeria)

  • Bukar Goni Lawan

    (Department of General Studies, Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic M. B. 1020, Geidam, Yobe State, Nigeria Department of General Studies, Galtima Maikyari College of Health Sciences and Technology M. B. 1028, Nguru, Yobe State, Nigeria.)

  • Mohammed Lawan Bashayi

    (Department of Social Development, Mai Idriss Alooma Polytechnic M. B. 1020, Geidam, Yobe State, Nigeria.)

Abstract

The cognitive power of human mind to imagined, create and borrow new skills or ideas in different field of human endeavour such as sciences and technology, the languages users were not left behind. The English language spoken in Nigeria can be identified with many creativity and borrowing in its usage as a result of bilingual, multilingual and sociolinguistic influences on the English language by the native languages. However, the aim of this paper is to discuss the meaning and functions of language and to identify the creativity and borrowing by the users of English language as second language L2/target language TL. The work also, identified the causes of such creativity and borrowing in our daily communication and come up with samples of some native words turned to English. The paper adopts an appraisal to trace these words, their source (language) and their meaning. This major aim was achieved through consultation of bilingual and multilingual users of English, linguist, previous research, language books, journals, newspapers, magazines and other electronic sources of data collection. However, it is observed that a speech community of the users of English as a second language must have certain percentage of their native language.

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  • Abdulkarim Alhaji Isa & Alkali Mohammed Grema & Muhammad Ibrahim Musa & Ismail Ahmed Muhammad & Bukar Goni Lawan & Mohammed Lawan Bashayi, 2023. "The Creativity and Borrowing in the Use of English Language by Second Language Speakers in Nigeria: A Sociolinguistic Perspective," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(12), pages 1590-1600, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:7:y:2023:i:12:p:1590-1600
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