Efurosibina Adegbija
List of John Benjamins publications for which Efurosibina Adegbija plays a role.
2001 Review of DLRVEN, VERSPOOR, de Caluwé, Geeraerts, Goddard, Grondelaers, Pöings, Radden, Serniclaes, Soffritti, Spooren, Taylor, Vazquez, Wierzbicka & Winters (1998): Cognitive Exploration of Language and Linguistics ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics 131/132, pp. 171–178 | Review
2001 Review of Niemeier & René (2000): Evidence for Linguistic Relativity Studies in Language 25:3, pp. 631–637 | Review
1994 The context of language planning in Africa: An illustration with Nigeria Language Contact and Language Conflict, Pütz, Martin (ed.), pp. 139–163 | Article
1994 The Candidature of Nigerian Pidgin as a National Language: some Initial Hurdles ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics 105/106, pp. 1–23 | Article
This paper examines arguments for and against the candidature of Nigerian Pidgin as an official language. Potent buttressing arguments include its widespread use at the grassroots level; its apparent cultural neutrality; and the ease in acquiring it. Arguments against its candidature include its… read more
1987 Speech Act Functions: Dimensions of Communication and Meaning in The English Language in Nigeria ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics 76, pp. 43–62 | Article
This paper examines samples of spoken data with a view to elucidating the problem of the performing of speech acts in a Second language context of English usage. The encoding and decoding of speech acts, the author shows, involve a network of cognitive processes in which the linguistic competence… read more