EFFECTS OF NIGERIAN R&B MUSIC ON THE USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Due to the fact that English language is the official language of Nigeria, and Nigerian is a multilingual country, English language continues to grow popular every day. The Nigerian R&B with its high level of spread lately has contributed a great deal in influencing English usage. This research work has aimed to enlighten people on how Nigerian R&B music penetrates and affect their usage of English language. This research work has examined the various ways in which the Nigerian R&B music affects the use of English language using four randomly selected Nigerian R&B tracks. The result of the analysis shows that Nigerian R&B music introduces and changes a lot in English vocabulary. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Title page                                 
Certification                               
Dedication                                
Acknowledgements                       
Abstract                                   
Table of contents                         

CHAPTER ONE: 
GENERAL INTRODUCTION 
1.0 INTRODUCTION                                      
1.1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA                    
1.2 RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC                         
1.3 MUSIC IN NIGERIA                                    
1.4 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY                            
1.5 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY                      
1.6 SCOPE OF THE RESEARCH                          
1.7 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY                         

CHAPTER TWO:
LITERATURE REVIEW 
2.0   INTRODUCTION 
2.1   LEXICO-GRAMMAR                                                
2.1.1LEXIS                                                    
2.2   GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCE AND PERFORMANCE             
2.3   SOCIOLINGUITICS                                                  
2.4   INFLUENCE OF THE AMERICAN ENGLISH                        
2.5   WORD FORMATION                                                 
2.5.1 IDIOM                                                      
2.5.2 NEOLOGISM                                              
2.5.3 AGGLUTINATING                                          
2.5.4 CONTRATION                                                    
2.6 SLANG                                                                

CHAPTER THREE: 
DATA ANALYSIS 
3.0     INTRODUCTION                                        
3.1      ANALYSIS OF DATA                                    
3.1.1   SLANGS                                               
3.1.2   WORD FORMATION                                   
3.1.2.1 IDIOMATICITY                                
3.1.2.2 NEOLOGISM                                  
3.1.2.3 AGGLUTINATING                             
3.1.2.4 CONTRATION                                 
3.1.3    INFLUENCE OF THE AMERICAN ENGLISH            

CHAPTER FOUR: 
SUMMARY AND FINDINGS 
4.0 INTRODUCTION                                           
4.1 SUMMARY                                                 
4.2 FINDINGS                                                  
4.3 CONCLUSION                                             
     BIBIOLOGRAPHY 
     APPENDIX 

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APA

Research, A. (2018). EFFECTS OF NIGERIAN R&B MUSIC ON THE USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/effects-of-nigerian-r-b-music-on-the-use-of-english-language-in-nigeria

MLA 8th

Research, Afri "EFFECTS OF NIGERIAN R&B MUSIC ON THE USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA" Afribary. Afribary, 03 Feb. 2018, https://track.afribary.com/works/effects-of-nigerian-r-b-music-on-the-use-of-english-language-in-nigeria. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

MLA7

Research, Afri . "EFFECTS OF NIGERIAN R&amp;B MUSIC ON THE USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA". Afribary, Afribary, 03 Feb. 2018. Web. 24 Dec. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/effects-of-nigerian-r-b-music-on-the-use-of-english-language-in-nigeria >.

Chicago

Research, Afri . "EFFECTS OF NIGERIAN R&amp;B MUSIC ON THE USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA" Afribary (2018). Accessed December 24, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/effects-of-nigerian-r-b-music-on-the-use-of-english-language-in-nigeria