https://hmjournals.com/ijaap/index.php/JLLS/issue/feed 2026-06-17T08:48:08+00:00 Editor in Chief editorinchief.jlls@gmail.com Open Journal Systems <p>The <strong>Journal of Language and Linguistics in Society(JLLS) </strong>having <strong>ISSN 2815-0961 </strong>is a double-blind, peer-reviewed, open access journal that provides publication of articles in all areas of Language, Linguistics and related disciplines. The objective of this journal is to provide a veritable platform for scientists and researchers all over the world to promote, share, and discuss a variety of innovative ideas and developments in all aspects of<strong> Language and Linguistics.</strong></p> https://hmjournals.com/ijaap/index.php/JLLS/article/view/6384 2026-06-08T10:39:58+00:00 Ruth Anjorin-Ojewole ruth.anjorin-ojewole@fcetakoka.edu.ng

<p>This study investigates the written English errors of NCE Year One Primary Education students at the Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, through the lens of Error Analysis Theory (Corder, 1974) and Selinker’s Interlanguage Theory (1972). Grounded in the view that learner errors are meaningful indicators of language development, the research identifies, classifies, and analyzes common linguistic errors in students’ essays. Fifty essays were randomly selected from a population of 100 students, and data were collected through a spontaneous in-class summary writing task. The analysis revealed 18 distinct error types, with frequent issues in auxiliary verb usage, subject-verb agreement, article misuse, and punctuation. Most errors were intralingual, arising from overgeneralization and rule misapplication. However, interlingual influences, particularly from Yoruba, also contributed to structural and lexical deviations. The findings underscore the persistence of interlanguage features in learners’ writing and highlight the need for targeted pedagogical interventions focusing on grammar instruction and contrastive analysis. The study concludes that students made distinct types of errors, covering areas such as grammar, punctuation, syntax, and mother tongue interference.</p>

2026-01-05T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Ruth Anjorin-Ojewole https://hmjournals.com/ijaap/index.php/JLLS/article/view/6416 2026-06-17T08:48:08+00:00 Nwagbo, Osita Gerald onwagbo@unilag.edu.ng

<p>Maintenance of minority home languages in a multilingual mega urban cosmopolis is a huge challenge. Consequently, this study examines the state of Efik language in Lagos State where the Efik are a minority group. This is with a view to estimating the strategies adopted by Efik in-migrants in Lagos State with respect to evaluating home-based strategies, culture-based strategies, community-based strategies, network-based strategies and entertainment-based strategies. Through purposive and snow-ball sampling, a total of 50 families were selected for the study from three clusters in Lagos State namely Orile, Oshodi and Ajegunle which are home to various minority ethnolinguistic groups in Lagos State. The questionnaire was used to elicit information from respondents, in addition to interviews for reasons of obtaining the subjective opinion of participants. The result shows that few participants utilized home-based, culture-based strategies and entertainment-based strategies which were considered very effective in redirecting the focus of children to the heritage language. However, more participants adopted community-based and network-based strategies. The overall result indicates that the Efik participants were not taking proactive steps towards maintaining Efik in Lagos State where it is surrounded by dominant languages such as English and Yoruba. The result provides the need for holistic and sustained effort towards preserving Efik, especially in multilingual spaces such as Lagos where its existence is precarious.</p>

2026-01-16T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Nwagbo, Osita Gerald