Authors : Mercy Ugot and Afolabi Ogundipe
Abstract: This study focuses on the various reduplication strategies employed to enrich the vocabulary of the Nigerian Pidgin (NP) given the limited internal resourcefulness of the language which cannot precisely and adequately capture certain terms, concepts, ideas and notions. The focus of this paper therefore is on the various reduplicative techniques that have been used to form verbal categories and lexical items in the language. The basic assumption is that in a multilingual/multi pluralistic society such as Nigeria with diverse languages, there is need to have a deliberate interventionist policy to encourage the growth of a language that serves as a common denominator in a multilingual Nigeria.
Mercy Ugot and Afolabi Ogundipe, 2011. Reduplication in Nigerian Pidgin: A Versatile Communication Tool?. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 8: 227-233.