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Nigerian English research: Developments and directions

World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 182-198, March 2026.
Abstract This article describes the progress made by scholars over a period of more than five decades in the field of Nigerian English studies. It will thus serve as a useful tool for those researching in this field; and apparently there has been no such attempt to date to review the research landscape of Nigerian English in order to show its key ...
David Jowitt, Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi
wiley   +1 more source

TEACHING ENGLISH INTONATION: CHALLENGES AND EFFECTIVE PRACTICES

Неперервна професійна освіта: теорія та практика
This study explores how first-year Ukrainian university students approach English intonation, what they find difficult, what they understand, and which types of classroom practice seem most helpful.
Anzhelika Buravenko , Kseniia Tkachenko , Olena Andriienko , Yelyzaveta Kremenytska   +3 more
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Nigerian English: History, functions and features

World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 7-18, March 2026.
Abstract This article offers a comprehensive overview of Nigerian English, a rapidly expanding variety of world Englishes, recognised as one of the fastest‐growing varieties of English globally in numerical terms. This article has four aims. First, it discusses the historical developments of English in Nigeria with reference to the events that led to ...
Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi, Sopuruchi Christian Aboh   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sociolinguistic variation in the rhythm of Nigerian English speech

World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 125-143, March 2026.
Abstract There is a dearth of research on speech rhythm in Nigerian English, and scholars have differing views on its nature, ranging from being syllable‐timed to tone‐timed. Apart from the fact that the majority of few available studies were conducted more than a decade ago, the exact nature of speech rhythm in Nigerian English remains contentious ...
Folajimi Oyebola, Osemudiamhe Ilekura
wiley   +1 more source

Prosodic Imitation in Children With Down Syndrome: Evidence From Sentence Repetition and Pitch Contour Modeling. [PDF]

Am J Speech Lang Pathol
Deng D, Lense M, Camarata S, Mazzone J, Lacitignola D, Lai W, Watson D.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The importance of intonation for children's understanding of verbal irony. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Smith J, Glenwright M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Caregiver Oral Reading Prosody Is Associated With Preschoolers' Storybook Listening Comprehension. [PDF]

J Speech Lang Hear Res
Davison KE, Strang C, Gray-Bauer H, Liu T, Zuk J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Intervals as musical fingerprints: perceptual and pedagogical insights-a scoping review. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Kendüzler M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Intervallic intonation: Applying the Implication-Realization model of musical melody to speech intonation and prosody. [PDF]

PLoS One
Cramer AW.
europepmc   +1 more source

Speech pattern disorders in verbally fluent individuals with autism spectrum disorder: a machine learning analysis. [PDF]

Front Neuroinform
Hu C, Thrasher J, Li W, Ruan M, Yu X, Paul LK, Wang S, Li X.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source