IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES (IJELCS )

E-ISSN 2545-5702
P-ISSN 2695-2157
VOL. 10 NO. 1 2025
DOI: 10.56201/ijelcs.vol.10.no1.2025.pg41.56

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Lexical Ambiguity in English and Kirika (NKO?RO?O?)

OBUDIKIANGA, Bara Lambert

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Abstract

The English language is one of the most widely spoken and influential languages globally while the Kirika language is an endangered language that is spoken in a part of Rivers state of Nigeria. This paper aims at a comparison of these two languages. This research paper ‘Lexical ambiguity in English and Kirika’ is aimed at determining lexical ambiguity in both languages. Data for this study were gathered from adult native speakers of Kirika and were analyzed descriptively. The study revealed that both English and Kirika have more homonymous lexemes than polysemous ones.

keywords:

Language, Meaning, Ambiguity, Lexical ambiguity, Homonymy, Polysemy.

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