HUMANITARIAN RESEARCHES

Journal of fundamental and applied researches

THE IMPACT OF ENGLISH ON THE LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL STATUS OF THE INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF NIGERIA

2019. №3, pp. 5-11

Jerome Baghana - Professor, Doctor of Philology, Belgorod State University, 308015, Russia, Belgorod, 85 Pobeda St, baghana@bsu.edu.ru

Voloshina Tatiana G. - Candidate of Philological Sciences, Belgorod State University, 308015, Russia, Belgorod, 85 Pobeda St, tatianavoloshina@rambler.ru

The article describes the theoretical aspects of the historical and cultural influence of the English language on the functioning of the indigenous languages of Nigeria. The authors of the study analyze the main reasons for the dominance of the English language and its use in all spheres of life in Nigeria. The article points out the main interethnic language groups cooperation in Nigeria and analyze their peculiarities based on historical, cultural, linguistic basis. The research work presents some characteristics of language policy of Nigeria and outlines the prospects for its development

Key words: territorial variant, English, indigenous languages, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, globalization, language policy, domination, marginalization, территориальный вариант, английский язык, языки коренных народов, Хауса, Йоруба, Игбо, глобализация, языковая политика, доминирование, маргинализация

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