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Ezeifeka, Chinwe R. and Nneka N. Osakwe. 2013. Gender representation in the 1999 Nigerian constitution: A critical discourse analysis for socio-political equity. Discourse & Society 24 (6) : 687–700.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
SAGE Publications

Annotation

Drawing on critical discourse analysis, feminism and systemic functional linguistics, this paper discusses female gender underrepresentation in the 1999 Nigerian Constitution. It advises rectifying the Constitution with neuter expressions to efface gender prejudice.