Table of Contents

Title page - i

Approval page - ii

Dedication - iii

Acknowledgements - iv

Table of contents - v

CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background to the Study - 1

1.2 Statement of the problems - 3

1.3 Justification of the study - 5

1.4 Aims and Objectives of the Study - 6

1.5 Significance of the Study - 7

1.6 Scope and Limitation of the Study - 7

CHAPTER TWO LITERITURE REVIEW

2.0 Introduction - 9

2.1 Nigerian English - 10

2.2 General Features of Nigerian English - 15

2.3 Lexical Semantics - 23

2.4 Lexico-Semantic Variation in Nigerian English - 26

2.5 Standardizing Nigerian English: A Conceptualization - 35

2.5 Conclusion - 41

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1.0 Introduction - 43

3.1 Population - 43

3.2 Sample and Sampling Technique - 44

3.3 Research Tools - 44

3.4 Validity and Reliability of Research Tools - 45

3.5 Method of Data Analysis - 45

3.6 Conclusion - 46

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.0 Introduction - 47

4.1 Data Presentation and Data analysis - 48

4.1.1 The Guardian newspaper and Vanguard newspaper - 48

4.1.2 The leadership newspaper and DailyTrust newspaper - 62

4.1.3 The Sun newspaper - 65

4.2 Summary of Findings - 66

4.3 Conclusion - 67