PHONETIC PECULIARITIES OF THE NIGERIAN ENGLISH VARIETY

PHONETIC PECULIARITIES OF THE NIGERIAN ENGLISH VARIETY

Author:  E.A. Kurchenkova

Affiliation:  Volgograd State University

Abstract: 

The author considers Nigerian English in terms of its phonetic identity. The au-thor describes and classifies such interference phonetic features of English and Nige-rian languages as reinterpretation, substitution, hypercorrection, insertion and elimi-nation, spelling pronunciation and others.

Keywords:  Nigerian English, variety of language, reinterpretation, substitution, hypercorrection, phonetic, interference

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Pages:  580-583