Resistance Through Language Appropriation to Create a Reality for Oneself in the Postcolonial Nigeria

the paper explores reasons behind appropriating English Language to carry native's experiences and strategies deployed by authors of Nigeria reconstruct Africa's taunted imageries cultures through their use language. This article also examines pattern that has been documented in re-evaluates some identified resistant strains consciously or unconsciously integrate ensure works are authentic. Author/Character/community a nation is built an indigenous choice vocabularies reflect meanings native society. Creative authors, especially with postcolonial attitude, employ narrative using phrases other signifiers deviate from standard variety foreground indigenized realities marginalized. Appropriations help colonized culture history's lost hidden truths. These give text authentic identity representing bare community. The medium expression considered form resistance towards Eurocentric linguistic hegemony. writers articulate ideologies beliefs without depending on foreigner. collection criticisms this will enable upcoming know discover elegance inestimable elements Nigerian literature than foreign alien hardly incomprehensive. work confirms mimetic nature its interdependence