Mother Tongue Eclipsing in the Linguistic Repertoire of Yoruba/English Bilingual Children in Nigeria

This paper examines a trend in Nigeria whereby children of Yoruba-speaking parents acquire English as their First Language and Yoruba as their second language. It assesses the socio-cultural implications of this practice on the country’s socio-political development. Forty school...

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Main Authors: Kehinde A. Ayoola, Taiwo O. Soneye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ghana 2016-10-01
Series:Legon Journal of the Humanities
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