Nigerian English Phonology is a stimulating volume on the world concern for English as a global
language. In addition to contributing to the sociolinguistics of New Englishes it contributes
to their pedagogy. It employs the theoretical model of Preference Grammar to define the status
of phonological elements. The book represents a vital contribution to the endonormative
stabilisation of Nigerian English among the canons of national varieties of English recognised
worldwide. The results importantly yield materials for a normative inventory essential to the
pedagogical phonology of Nigerian English. This outcome bridges the gap between the erstwhile
exogenous focus and the development of an indigenous one and preserves the cultural
democratisation of nations and communities enshrined in the philosophy of New Englishes.
Students researchers language experts and educators etc. who are interested in
sociolinguistics phonology contact linguistics language corpus planning and standardisation
will find this book valuable for understanding Nigerian English and New Englishes.
