Publications

Publication details [#48841]

Igboanusi, Herbert and Martin Pütz. 2008. The Future of French in Nigeria's Language Policies. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 29 (3) : 235–259.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingualism | language attitude | language policy | official language

Language as a subject

French

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This study explores Nigerian attitudes towards the late General Abacha's policy of recognizing French as official second language (1996), compulsory in schools (1998). Results reveal favorable attitudes towards the French language policy and towards the language itself.