The Role of the English Language in Nigeria

The article examines the role of the English language in Nigeria, a major West African country with a highly diverse ethnic composition of the population and a very complex linguistic situation. While English is the official language, there are more than 500 indigenous languages in Nigeria. Nigerian...

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Main Authors: A A Borisova, N Y Ilina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2014-12-01
Series:Russian journal of linguistics: Vestnik RUDN
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Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/view/9446