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    Sociolinguistic Analysis of Reduplication and Semantic Extension of Undergraduates’ Utterances in Lead City University, Ibadan
    (Lead City University, 2022-12) Oluwamayowa Samuel LAWAL
    Nigerian English has become an acceptable variety of the English language, and therefore, has gained much attention from linguists lately. Some of the focus areas are phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. This study was to do a sociolinguistic analysis of reduplication and semantic extension of undergraduates’ utterances in Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State. The objectives of this study included identification of the instances of lexical, semantic reduplication and semantic extension, and identification of the sociolinguistic features (types and functions) of lexical, semantic reduplication and semantic extension in their utterances. This study adopted a descriptive approach for the analysis of data. The data comprised the recordings made from the focused group discussion sessions conducted with students of Lead City University. The recordings were transcribed and analysed; the instances of reduplication and semantic extension as well as the features (types and functions) were identified using Mardheya Alsamadani’s and Samar Taibah and Kimi Akita’s frameworks respectively. The frequency of the occurrences of the phenomena was also determined. The results showed that reduplication and semantic extension existed among Lead City University undergraduates who are second language users of the English language, whereas, reduplication was mostly used. This study recommended that Nigerian English dictionaries should be worked on so as to create awareness and make Nigerian English lexicology popular and reachable to all Nigerians at home and in diaspora. The study concluded that although the phenomena, reduplication and semantic extension, exist among Lead City University undergraduates, notwithstanding, their existence did not portray deviation from the norms, rather, it revealed variation and identity. The study found that the phenomena being analysed did not in any way affect or disrupt effective communication among undergraduates. Keywords: Interference, Lexical reduplication, Nigerian English, Semantic extension, Semantic reduplication, Sociolinguistics Word Count: 278