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AFLC 2024 Session 16
February 26, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
An Analysis of Gen-Z Pidgin Slangy Expressions among Students
Session Language: English and Nigerian Pidgin English
Type: Panel Discussion (1 hour and 30 minutes)
Description:
Gen-Z is a new age generation of teenagers and youths who are exposed to new technologies and social media. They comprise majorly of students and people in tech. Their use of pidgin, which is a contact language, is extremely unique especially with slangy expressions. This session aims at describing Nigerian pidgin slangs used by Gen-Z students of the University of Port Harcourt employing the Referential theory of Ogden and Richard (1923) for analysis. Its key objectives are: to examine literal and non-literal interpretations of Gen-Z slangs; Identify the linguistic feature in the slangs; and determine slangs whose literal meaning correspond with their referents.
Moderator: Evans Jaja
Time slots: Feb 26 at 5PM WAT /4pm GMT
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