Linguistic Unification and Language Rights.

Akinnaso, F. Niyi

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ERIC Number: EJ488103

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Publication Date: 1994

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Linguistic Unification and Language Rights.

Akinnaso, F. Niyi

Applied Linguistics, v15 n2 p139-68 Jun 1994

This paper examines the tension between linguistic unification and language rights in Nigeria and assesses the nature, causes, and implications of the tension against the backgrounds of the country's history, political development, and language situation. (Contains 116 references.) (MDM)

Descriptors: Civil Rights, Colonialism, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Language Attitudes, Language Planning, Minority Groups, Nationalism, Official Languages, Political Influences, Public Policy, Social Action

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria

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