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Publication details [#46133]

Oyetade, Solomon O. 2007. Language Endangerment in Nigeria: Perspectives on Akoko Languages of the Southwest. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 184 : 169–184.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingualism | language attitude | language choice | language maintenance | language shift

Language as a subject

Akoko | Yoruba

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/IJSL/html

Annotation

This paper explores interaction patterns between the Yoruba and Akoko languages in Nigeria, focusing on three main aspects of societal bilingualism: language attitudes, language competence, and language use or choice in several fields.