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Peer reviewedAkinnaso, F. Niyi – Applied Linguistics, 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
