INTRODUCTION

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This chapter presents the introduction to the research work. Therefore it is written

under four headings as follows:

Background of the study

Statement of the problem

Scope and delimitation of the study

Research Questions

Note Space

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

The English language is a world language it is spoken in many countries of the

world. It has come to stay as force to be reckoned with by many nations. It is the

official language for years. Its currently states has made it more popular and more

attractive to Nigeria of different linguistic background. As a second language of

foreign origin English language spoken in Nigeria manipulates different features

that is making it to be considered as the Nigerian Variety of English (Nigerian

English).

This emerging variety of English has it own varieties which crinave with the

different language that exist in Nigeria. Yoruba is major language in Nigeria and

its educated speakers are more in number than educated speakers of any order

language to unveil the phonological features of the spoken English of Yoruba

students.

1.2 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The purpose of the study is to reveal the phonological interference in the spoken

English of NCE1 student of English / Yoruba combination of FCE Zaria.

It is hoped that the finding will confirm existing findings that there are coloration

specific to Yoruba English.

The finding will enable the students to see the nature of interference in their

spoken communication and develop them adjust.

1.3 PROBLEM OF THE STUDY

English language is a major killer language. It has become a major sign of

education in Nigeria as it is the language through which education is imparted.

Speakers level of western as shown in His/her spoken communication is usually

used as a ready yards tic for determining his/her level of education .

Yet refined English production that equals that of the nature speakers is a rarity in

Nigeria. Students of English are expected to fair better and be the model of

speech. The problem this research sets out to solve is to uncover the nature of the

phonological interference among the English / Yoruba (Li) students determine the

effect of the interference on intelligently.

1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

Interference can be any level of linguistic description lexical Semantic Syntactic

phonological. At the phonological level interference can be at two levels.

Segmental and suprasegmental. This work is concern basically with interference

all the phonological level. It is also limited to the segmental levels prosodic

features are therefore outside its scope

1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

The following research question are formulated to guide the course its research

(a) Does Yoruba language interfere with the spoken English of NCE1

Students study English and Yoruba in FCE Zaria.

(b) Does the cause of interference regular and therefore general

(c) Does the interference noticed more among males than females

(d) Does the interference affect communication or intelligibility?