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1. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 24, Issue 2 (September 2024)pp. 162–181PDF of An Exploratory Study of Semilingualism and Language Use among Yoruba-English Bilingual Undergraduates in Nigeria

   An Exploratory Study of Semilingualism and Language Use among Yoruba-English Bilingual Undergraduates in Nigeria

   Marvelous Damilola Adegbule and Anthony Elisha Anowu

   This study investigates semilingualism in relation to linguistic proficiency in Yoruba-English bilinguals. The concept of semilingualism is a contentious issue in Linguistics. The general perception is that people … analysis, the researchers used three of the six criteria Hansegård (1977) provided for identifying semilinguals to analyse the data. The study reveals that these bilinguals have more mastery of their