TY  - BOOK
AU  - AMINU, Akinleye Praisegod.
TI  - CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF SLANG AMONG UNDERGRADUATES  OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS AND MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Ibafo
PB  - DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES
KW  - Languages
N2  - ABSTRACT
This study is a contrastive analysis of the use of slang among undergraduates of the University 
of Lagos and Mountain Top University. The major objectives of this study are to analyse the 
similarities and differences of the use of slang among undergraduates of the University of Lagos 
and Mountain Top University with a view to highlighting the morphological processes used in 
the formation of the slang words. Operating within an analytical research design model, the 
study utilises a recording device and a questionnaire as the instruments of data collection. A 
qualitative analysis is employed. In this regard, stratified random sampling and quota sampling 
techniques have been employed by ensuring that the target audience is selected in both the 
University of Lagos and Mountain Top University. Participant observation method is utilised 
throughout. This is achieved via audio-recording of students’ conversation. The analytical and 
theoretical paradigms of Contrastive Analysis and Behaviourism have been employed for data 
analysis. The data analysis reveal answers to all the research questions stated in this study; these 
answers are derived from the answers given by respondents on the questionnaire. The type of 
question deployed in this study is direct question. The study has provided a framework for 
scholars to study the uses, meaning(s), functions and effects of slang
ER  -