By Farooq A. Kperogi Insufficient cross-dialectal linguistic competence (that’s my highfalutin way of describing lack of proficiency in ...

By Farooq A. Kperogi What logic regulates correct usage? Why do words and expressions that were once perfectly acceptable in one era be...

By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter:  @farooqkperogi Talking about Jigawa isn’t a disinterested affair for me. But it’s no vacuous propaganda...

By Farooq A. Kperogi Our existential realities, to a large extent, define our thought-processes and preoccupations. This explains the tha...

By Farooq A. Kperogi This is far and away the most difficult piece I’ve ever had to write in my entire life. At first I had neither the...

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