A Measure of Three Nigerian English Accents : Intelligibility & acceptability of three nigerian english accents

This study was carried out to investigate perceptual convergence as a measure of the intelligibility and acceptability of three NE Accents with a view to arriving at a possible norm of usage for teaching, learning, communication and other societal needs. The subjects of the study were one hundred and eighty (180) Nigerians of varied socio-economic, educational and ethno-linguistic backgrounds. These were drawn using random sampling from the old regional headquarters of Enugu, Ibadan and Kaduna. Incidental sampling was used to get the various offices, establishments and institutions.