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Back-formation and Affixation in Nigerian English

Farooq A. Kperogi Saturday, July 03, 2010 Nigerian English

By Farooq A. Kperogi Coined by Scottish lexicographer James Murray , back-formation is said to occur when speakers of a language inven...

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