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