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Publication details [#32900]

Akinnaso, F. Niyi. 1991. Toward the Development of a Multilingual Language Policy in Nigeria. Applied Linguistics 12 (1) : 29–61.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language choice | language planning | language policy | language use | multilingualism

Place, Publisher

Oxford University Press

ISBN

0142-6001

Journal WWW

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

Annotation

This paper explores the historical, sociolinguistic, political, educational, and ideological contexts in which Nigeria's language policies arose; their effect on language choice and language use in education and in other aspects of national life; and their implications for language planning.