Language and man are inseparable and since the languages of the world come in contact, there is bound to be a problem like mother tongue interference which is a sociolinguistic phenomenon. This work takes for granted that grammatical competence is totally different from phonological competence and it has worked on this premise using phonological conventions in analysing the sampled data. The findings proved that interference at the phonological level is a major problem confronting our media houses in Nigeria with respect to spoken English. Suggestions have been proffered to effect the envisaged repair in the aspects identified. 

Title page

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Abstract

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction 

1.1 The Research Problem 

1.1.1 The Research Question 

1.2 Research Purpose 

1.3 Scope of the Study 

1.4 Justification 

1.5 Methodology 

1.6 Data Description 

1.7 Definition of some Terms 

2.0 Introduction 

2.1 Bilingualism/Multilingualism 

2.2 The Status of English in Nigeria 

2.3 Language Acquisition 

2.3.1 Second Language Acquisition 

2.4 Mother Tongue Interference 

2.4.2 Phonological Interference 

2.5 The Position of the Media in our Society 

3.0 Introduction 

3.1 Under-differentiation 

3.2 Substitution 

3.3 Hypercorrection 

3.4 Epenthesis 

4.1 Summary 

4.2 Conclusion 

4.3 Recommendations 

Bibliography 

Appendix