Bombast Bombardment and Dense Syntax versus Effective Communication and Language Teaching in ESL Settings: Nigerian English Examples

Influenced by certain factors and motives, some educated Nigerian English speakers use high-sounding expressions, as well dense, windy, complex syntactic structures. This paper examines this linguistic habit in to show how entrenched it has become; explain the sociolinguistic, historical, idiosyncratic that influence it; its effect on audience readers; determine implications for teaching learning a second language (ESL) settings. The adopted qualitative research method, data were extracted from both primary secondary sources. Primary well-known ‘bombast bombardiers’ (users of bombast). Secondary gleaned historical events published creative works. study established ‘language explosives’ (high-sounding lexical items) is common ESL. Some Nigerians, instance, off their mastery language, estrange others communication, create humor, gain popularity. Although avers unguided form hampers effective submits possesses socio-political pedagogical utilities ESL