The Lingo-Cultural Construction of Nigerian Identity

The confluence of language and identity has been variously explored However, studies that Ae applied critical discourse analysis given its relative newness, to the explication of the between language and identity construction particularly in the Nigerian context, are still cking paper, in order to cover this gap, I focus on critical discourse analysis as a theoretical framework in illuminating the nexus of language, cultural practices and identity construction have used few instances of language use to indicate the peculiar ways in which English is used in the Nigerian sociolinguistic matrix. I submit that the manner some Nigerian novelist use language in their literary initiatives can become a platform for the construction of a Nigerian identity. I also pointed out that the use of language in non-literary situations points a direction to the emergence of what can be considered Nigeria’s linguistic and cultural identity.

Keywords: CDA Discourse Linguistic Identity Cultural Identity Nigerian Identity

Author

• Romanus Aboh
  Department of English
  University of Uyo