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Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by tevinsolt: 8:39pm On Dec 30, 2015 |
musicwriter: I do not deny the fact that french had some influence on English, but the reverse is also the case with french words with English origin.....and the evolution of modern English isn't exactly like pidgin English. |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by jacseniore(m): 8:40pm On Dec 30, 2015 |
It happened to me, i always spoke english when i got into the uni newly 'cus i wasn't fluent with pidgin. I was even tackled for it and each time i will get the sermon that am speaking GST. But now i don dey flow wella wit d guys 'cus am making progress in it now. It's not that they don't know how to speak english but pidgin is more preferential 'cus there are no rules to obey or any room to impress anyone. |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by musicwriter(m): 8:58pm On Dec 30, 2015 |
tevinsolt: No, French didn't borrow from English, none that I know of unless in modern times, and I still doubt that. Words like prepare, faire, urgent, are originally French words mispronounced by the English. Evolution of languages happen almost the same way. It's a natural process. Please watch the small video clip about evolution of languages that I posted earlier. Pidgin English will eventually replace English as our official language in Nigeria. It's a question of "when" not "if". As a matter of fact, as Africans continue to understand the damage done to our cultures and economies by the English and French, a time will come when a surge of cultural revolution will spread across Africa to kick English and French language out of Africa. As I said, it's a question of when. |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by Lionofdjungle: 9:17pm On Dec 30, 2015 |
English is gradually becoming an official language which is spoken only in formal settings. It isn't everybody that speaks pidgin that can't communicate in English, it is just used to show cordiality among those who speak it, just as you can use slang and colloquialisms when you are among your mates and friends. For your information, the native speakers of English only speak standard English in formal settings but when they are at home, they speak dialects of the language which doesn't conform with the rules of standard English (i.e. grammar ). I rest my case. |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by Eazikeyz(m): 9:18pm On Dec 30, 2015 |
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Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by Emeka71(m): 9:35pm On Dec 30, 2015 |
Pidgin english is trending. |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by Nobody: 9:56pm On Dec 30, 2015 |
habeeblai244:u re wrong.. Anything dat is spoken & understood by both party is regarded as language |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by Nobody: 9:59pm On Dec 30, 2015 |
Atmmachine:u re lying.. |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by Mpanyi: 10:13pm On Dec 30, 2015 |
aybynature: Wonder what you're trying to prove. He is trying to ket you know that even the owners of the language do make horrible mistakes. And by the way pidgin is an adjective, not a noun. Should be pidgin English. BTW language is about understanding each other. |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by ifyakanu(m): 10:38pm On Dec 30, 2015 |
habeeblai244:Do you know South Africans are now using their mother tongue to learn in their country. You are not learning English language to shoe how educated you are. It doesn't tell us how smart you are. Neither is it a way to show how wise or intelligent you are. We learn it for a global communication. As I am now , my spoken English is fantastic but that won't stop me from speaking Igbo with my fellow student or even with pigin if I so refer. |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by Belmot(m): 10:40pm On Dec 30, 2015 |
oje20:You mean they are deaf? |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by aybynature: 11:20pm On Dec 30, 2015 |
Mpanyi: This is totally out of point. Follow our conversations, read and understand what we were talking about, before jumping into matters. He said something about "gonna" and "wanna" (American informal English) not being a part of words recognized by the Oxford Dictionary, and I showed it to him. This is entirely different from the op's write up. I take it that you're a newbie, if not, you wouldn't have had to quote me, especially when there was a picture included to illustrate what I was saying. |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by joefranky(m): 11:44pm On Dec 30, 2015 |
Hit like if u believe that poster is just trying to seek attention. |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by Jidibia(m): 12:53am On Dec 31, 2015 |
Wetin u wan make dem speak. Pidgin better na.... Come north east make u see. Na so so hausa language students dey speak. |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by mayor4christ(m): 12:57am On Dec 31, 2015 |
habeeblai244:work on yourself first |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by nelszx: 1:36am On Dec 31, 2015 |
habeeblai244: The bolded part is why it's difficult for them to express themselves in English. Thank you 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by WestOfAfrica: 1:47am On Dec 31, 2015 |
Eazikeyz: Nobody questions America's bastardization of English, it's so respected because they pushed it to the forefront of their culture, they got other countries speaking their version. Make others respect Nigerian customs instead of Nigerians been fake English people. This thing going on in Nigeria should be respected, if it becomes popular might even get official recognition outside of Nigeria. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by Roks(m): 3:09am On Dec 31, 2015 |
Pidgin is our lingua franca so one just have to deal with it |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by ibietela2(m): 5:43am On Dec 31, 2015 |
habeeblai244: RUBBISH |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by sparkleRed(f): 7:28am On Dec 31, 2015 |
I schooled in university of Benin, stayed in all hall2 thruout except final year I stayed in hall 1 den, wen u re angry and need to get the message in, as in u need d message 2 sink in so d person doesn't try the nonsense again and u come dey speak phonetics u re on a long thing dem go just dey use u play, buh wen u change am 4 dem and knack correct pidgin take warn dem, then d message will be passed sharply ![]() Talkn 4rm my experience |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by sparkleRed(f): 7:33am On Dec 31, 2015 |
Eazikeyz: English and literature in University of benin teaches pidgin as a course, and e can hard! Saw my roommate note den 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by queebeediva(f): 8:19am On Dec 31, 2015 |
In a formal setting I speak English otherwise na pigin flow and I hate oversabi people forming queens English with their hommies I mean, e no make simple sense joh! |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by Milo30(m): 9:57am On Dec 31, 2015 |
tevinsolt: We are just a nation trying to ditch our ancestral language and learn another man's own. Anyway we respect the English language less than we ought to. That's why we don't care to speak it properly. The OP is right. Uh, thanks for the explanation, I learnt from it. |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by abuaisha360: 9:31pm On Jan 03, 2016 |
pls where is it written dt we shud nt speak Other languages apart frm English, |
Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by Admissionsboard: 11:31pm On Jan 03, 2016 |
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Re: Why Do Nigerian Higher Intitution Students Speak Pidgin Instead Of English? by staniyere(m): 12:56pm On Mar 11, 2016 |
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