Code-switching in Yoruba newspapers as a reflection of the linguistic half-caste mode in Nigerian journalism

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Code-switching in Yoruba newspapers as a reflection of the linguistic half-caste mode in Nigerian journalism

This paper examines code-switching as a language style of Yoruba newspapers, within the larger context of the day-to-day speech mannerisms of Nigerians. This linguistic mode is a result of culture mix and has encroached on the indigenous languages of the peoples, and the style (of the writings) of i...

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Main Authors:	Salawu, Abiodun, Amenaghawon, Francis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21512/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21512/1/Codes%20witching%20in%20Yoruba%20Language%20as%20a%20Reflection%20of%20the%20linguistic%20half%20caste%20Mode%20in%20Nigerian.pdf

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