{"product_id":"9783032301154","title":"Structural Variation and the Noun Phrase in Nigerian English A Corpus-Based Multivariate Approach","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStructural Variation and the Noun Phrase in Nigerian English\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Corpus-Based Multivariate Approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMayowa Akinlotan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ Sociolinguistics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines syntactic questions of structure and complexity in Nigerian English, incorporating analysis of complexity, structural variation, interference, usage-driven patterns, and the role of complex cognitive variables in speakers’ choices. The author explores how these syntactic properties interface with other broader aspects of semantics (meaning), pragmatics (interpretation), and the complex cognitive processes and variables that influence speakers’ choices and how meaning and interpretation are worked out. The book also compares and contrasts these findings with examples of how these processes and properties compare with other varieties, such as in standard British, Ghanaian, Indian, Singaporean English. This book is the first book-length study dedicated to the uses, study, teaching, speech communities, and scholarship of Nigerian English, and it will be of interest to a broad audience of specialists in World Englishes, Sociolinguistics, and African Languages and Cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMayowa Akinlotan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a visiting research fellow at the Department of English and American Studies at the University of Regensburg, Germany where he was a Humboldt research fellow. He has published extensively in internationally recognised journals on syntactic structures, structural patterning, corpus linguistics, and variation of World Englishes, including Nigerian English, American English, British English, Indian English, and African Englishes. He is the author of the edited book \u003cem\u003eEnglishes in Africa\u003c\/em\u003e, and forthcoming books \u003cem\u003eSyntactic Interfaces in Yoruba Language\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Sociolinguistics of Englishes Across Africa\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032301154\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50185182544012,"sku":"9783032301154","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032301154.jpg?v=1780616355","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032301154","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}