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Publication details [#27038]

Akinnaso, F. Niyi. 1994. Linguistic unification and language rights. Applied Linguistics 15 (2) : 139–168.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language dominance | language planning | language politics | language status | minority

Place, Publisher

Oxford University Press

ISBN

0142-6001

Journal WWW

http://www3.oup.co.uk/applij/contents/

Annotation

This paper focuses on the nature, origins and implications of the tension between linguistic unification and preservation of minority language rights in Nigeria, against the background of historical and political developments and language planning policies.