IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ris/ijcrhu/021573.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Nigerian Cultural Diversity and the Place of Pidgin Language: A Study of LASUSTECH Students

Author

Listed:
  • Abiola Idowu AKINKUGBE

    (Faculty of Communication and Liberal Studies, Lagos State University of Science and Technology, (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, Lagos State.)

  • Adesegun Samson ADETOLA

    (Media Unit/Farm Broadcast, National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services, Ahmadu Bello University, (NAERLS/ABU), Samaru-Zaria, Kaduna State)

Abstract

This paper examines Nigerian cultural diversity and the place of pidgin language within it. The study was conducted at Lagos State University of Science and Technology, (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, Nigeria. Anchored on social identity theory, the study employed qualitative methodology with data collected through Focus Group Discussions (FGD) as approaches to gain an insight into the cultural diversity and the roles of Pidgin English in Nigeria. Out of 56 participants interviewed, the results showed that the majority of the students identified themselves as belonging to the Yoruba ethnic group. In addition, the majority of them believed that pidgin was an important part of their culture. The study also revealed that there was considerable variation between different student groups, with some using Pidgin extensively, while others only relied on it in certain situations. The findings of the study suggest that there is a strong relationship between Nigerian cultural diversity and the role of pidgin language. The paper suggests that further research be conducted to further explore this dynamic relationship.

Suggested Citation

  • Abiola Idowu AKINKUGBE & Adesegun Samson ADETOLA, 2023. "Nigerian Cultural Diversity and the Place of Pidgin Language: A Study of LASUSTECH Students," International Journal of Contemporary Research in Humanities, Lead City University, vol. 1(1), pages 150-157, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:ijcrhu:021573
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://highgrace.org/injocorh/papers/INJOCORH%20Vol%201%20No%201%20(Complete)%20(2)_157-165.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ris:ijcrhu:021573. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Daniel Ademola Akanbi (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://journals.lcu.edu.ng/index.php/INJOCORH .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.