INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL STUDIES EDUCATION (JOGSE) (VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1, 2025)
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A COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW OF THE SYSTEMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NIGERIAN ENGLISH AND FIJI ENGLISH VARIETIES

Oluwayemisi Florence Fatiloro, Phd & Folake Janet Jenyo
Department Of Language And Communication Education School Of General Studies Education Federal College Of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria Fatiloro.Oluwayemisil095a@Fces.Edu.Ng +2348035942822 & Department Of Communication & Media Journalism School Of Communication, Language And Literature College Of Humanities Education And Law Fiji National University Fiji Islands

Keywords:
Fiji English, Nigerian English, Comparative, Systemic Relationship

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PUBLISHED
17/12/2025
ABSTRACT
This work examines the issue of World Englishes with a particular focus on Nigerian English and Fiji English. Nigerian English and Fiji English have some common affinities from being second languages of their speakers to their being official languages of both countries. Moreover, both Nigeria and Fiji are multi lingual nations and their National Policies on Education adopt English language as their language of classroom. The thrust of this work is to examine English’s evolvement around the world. As English Language migrates from one corner of the world to another, it keeps on influencing and dominating the affairs of nations while each of the nation’s tongue mixes with its content. Little wonder that both the Fiji and Nigerian Englishes reflect their native peculiarities in standard British English. The paper concludes that English language widespread and attendant interferences reflect languages' flexibility and adaptability