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Bearing In Mind The Definitions Of Culture, Is English Language A Nig. Culture by olydim: 5:28pm On Jan 07, 2008
Relevant definitions of culture according to the Webster Dictionary:

1: the act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education

2: enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training b: acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills

3: The integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations

4: The customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group; also

5: The characteristic features of everyday existence (as diversions or a way of life} shared by people in a place or time <popular culture> <southern culture>

6: The set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization <a corporate culture focused on the bottom line>

7: the set of values, conventions, or social practices associated with a particular field, activity, or societal characteristic <studying the effect of computers on print culture> <changing the culture of materialism will take time — Peggy O'Mara>

After over 100 years years of interacting with the British and their language, English, is it wrong to say that English language is now a culture in Nigeria? This language defines the way of life of Nigerians from different tribes. There is no way I can talk to a Yoruba without the English language.

What thinkest thou abou this?

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