CODE MIXING AS A SOCIOLINGUISTIC MEDIUM IN SOME SELECTED SONGS IN THE NIGERIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY

ABSTRACT
Language plays an important role in the society and this leads to the study of code mixing in relation to sociolinguistics and how code mixed utterances have been triggered as a result of language gap, stylistic motivations, domains, societal factors, message intrinsic factors, physical settings and situational factors. This work examined how these motivations have resulted in code mixed utterances by critically analyzing randomly selected utterances from the randomly selected songs of artistes in the Nigerian music industry. It was discovered that English language has adapted to the Nigerian context which brings out the creative and unpredictable nature of language users. It is therefore safe to conclude that motivations for code mixing enhance communication among cadres of people linguistically united or disjointed.   OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS
N.E -Nigerian English B.E -British English  L1-First Language L2-Second Language   TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title pagei Certificationii Dedicationiii Acknowledgementiv Abstractv Operational Definition of Termsvi Table of Contentsvii
CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background to the Study1 Statement of Research Problem1 Aims and Objectives2 Delimitation and Limitation2 Justification3 Methodology4
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW Introduction5 Sociolinguistics6 Code Mixing8 Motivations for Code Mixing11 Message Intrinsic Factors12 Situational Factors12 Language Gap13 Societal Factors13 Physical Setting14 Domain14 Stylistic Motivations14 Functions of Code Mixing15 Nigerianism15 Phonetics and Phonology15 Morphology and Syntax17 Lexis and Structure18 Summary19
CHAPTER THREE DATA ANALYSIS Introduction 20 Datum One20 Datum Two22 Datum Three24 Datum Four25 Datum Five 27 Datum Six 28 Datum Seven30 Datum Eight33 Datum Nine35 Datum Ten38 Discussion41 Summary42
CHAPTER FOUR SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION Summary43 Findings44 Conclusion44 Bibliography   INTRODUCTION
Society impinges on language, and language impinges on the society. Hence, there must be a relationship existing between language and society. The interdependency of these two entities – language and society led to the study of sociolinguistics. Sociolinguistics is the study of all aspects of linguistics applied towards the connections between language and society, and the way we use it in different language situations. Language is seen as a unifying force and a common ground among various people through which effective communication is carried out. It has however been noticed that even within the same language, there are different ways or styles of speaking. The contact English language had with Nigeria and her indigenous languages and a bid to communicate effectively across and within ethnic boundaries (cases of intra and inter ethnic communication), led to code mixing.