What is it about?
Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the twenty-first century has resulted in the manifestation of computer-mediated communication, with its attendant pervasive new forms of language and practices. Nigerian Pentecostal churches have used the Internet, especially the social media such as Facebook and Twitter, in propagating their doctrines. This study identifies emerging lexical trends in the way six Nigerian Pentecostal churches use language in extending their practices on the new media and submits that such innovations are leading up to the birth of a new cyber-variety of Nigerian English.
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Why is it important?
This studies opens up another perspective on assessing the extent of language change as motivated by the new media. Our findings show that the English language has acquired new look online especially with the innovative ways people coin and use words.
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This article was born out of my thesis and in a bid to explore the dynamic nature of language in adapting to new media. Collaborating with the co-authors who supervised the study brought in broader insights that enabled us cover the much we did. I hope the study benefits the reader.
lily chimuanya
Covenant University
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This page is a summary of: Lexical trends in Facebook and Twitter texts of selected Nigerian Pentecostal churches: A stylistic inquiry, Semiotica, September 2018, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/sem-2016-0197.
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