Code-Mixing, Borrowing, and Language Shift among Hausa–English Bilingual Youth in Urban Kano: Sociolinguistic Evidence and Implications for Hausa Language Maintenance
This study investigated code-mixing, lexical borrowing, and language shift among Hausa–English bilingual youth in urban Kano, Nigeria, and examined the implications for Hausa language maintenance. A mixed-methods design integrated questionnaires (n = 120 youth), semi-structured interviews (n = 40), participant observat...