Analysis of oral communication Fidelity by diglossia of Nigerian pidgin English among south-east resident of Port-Harcourt, Nigeria

Abstract

The essence of oral communication is for ideas, information and knowledge to be expressed and understood as communicated. This study analyzed the level of comprehension of oral English communication in diglossic relationship among the residents of Rivers South-East District of Port Harcourt, in South-South Nigeria. Ferguson's theory of diglossia and communication theory of symbolic interactionism by George Herbert Mead were used in investigations. Into oral communication fidelity and feedback in this community. Participant observation was employed as well as survey research method to collect data from has purposefully sampled respondents. The findings of the study showed that all the residents