Published Paper


The Cross-Cultural Contact: Impact of English on Novels from Nigeria

1Mrittika Ghosh, 2Dr. Bonani Chakrabarty
Assistant Professor, Institute of Engineering and Management, University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India
Page: 1287-1294
Published on: 2024 September

Abstract

In many communities, across Nigeria, the advent of written tradition ushered through the contact of colonialism. Ibo community being one such exemplar. The oral tradition was predominant among the Ibo before the arrival of Christian Missionaries. Apromulgation of the English language took place through the different educational enterprises, carried out by the Missionaries. With the passage of time a profound impact of English, on the different literarygenres from Nigeria, became significant. One such noteworthy genre being the novel. The concerned research aims to identify the influence of English on the genre of novel, from Nigeria, through the context of the nnarratives of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

 

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