Towards a national language in Nigeria: problems & prospects

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Autor Principal: Akinwale, T. O
Formato: Thesis
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria 2020
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Acceso en liña:https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5162
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spelling oai:ir.oauife.edu.ng:123456789-51622023-05-13T11:27:53Z Towards a national language in Nigeria: problems & prospects Akinwale, T. O Language English language Linguistics Endeglossic Exoglossic language Morality Bureacracy Politics Leadership National Policy on Education National unity 95p This work sets out to find out why the issue of a choice of a national language for Nigeria has remained elusive for so long. This state of affairs has been brought about largely by the fact that the country suffers from an extreme form of linguistic complexity. In highlighting factors that might be in favour or against both endeglossic and exoglossic language choice for the nation we find that so long as issues of number, morality, bureaucratic inertia on the part of the political leadership and the fate of the languages not considered remain unresolved, so long shall the issue of a national language remain elusive. We conclude that English will continue to play its role as the official language for a long time to come; that the implementation of the National Policy on Education, with time, will promote positive linguistic attitudes among the numerous ethnic groups in Nigeria and that because language is a necessary factor but not a sufficient one for unity, other sources of promoting national unity should be explored and exploited. 2020-02-07T14:01:26Z 2020-02-07T14:01:26Z 1985 Thesis Thesis https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5162 en application/pdf Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria
spellingShingle Language
English language
Linguistics
Endeglossic
Exoglossic language
Morality
Bureacracy
Politics
Leadership
National Policy on Education
National unity
Akinwale, T. O
Towards a national language in Nigeria: problems & prospects
title Towards a national language in Nigeria: problems & prospects
title_full Towards a national language in Nigeria: problems & prospects
title_fullStr Towards a national language in Nigeria: problems & prospects
title_full_unstemmed Towards a national language in Nigeria: problems & prospects
title_short Towards a national language in Nigeria: problems & prospects
title_sort towards a national language in nigeria problems prospects
topic Language
English language
Linguistics
Endeglossic
Exoglossic language
Morality
Bureacracy
Politics
Leadership
National Policy on Education
National unity
url https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5162
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