[lg policy] book notice: Language Policy and Planning in Nigeria

[Harold Schiffman]

EJ824107 - Language Policy and Planning in Nigeria



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Number (EJ Number). EJ824107

Language Planning, v5 n3 p181-246 Aug 2004
Publisher name and contact information, as provided by the publisher;
updated only if notified by the publisher. Routledge. Available from:
Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA
19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Date:
The date the document or article was published. 2004-08-00
Pages:
. 66
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Abstract:

A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or
resource. This monograph describes the language planning situation in
Nigeria, one of the most multilingual countries in Africa. It is
divided into four sections. The first section presents the language
profile of Nigeria and provides a background of the general language
situation in the country. The second section discusses language spread
and use. It focuses particularly on language in education and the
media. The core section of the monograph investigates language policy
and planning, with an emphasis on the mother tongue medium (or first
language) policy and the multilingual policy. The fourth discusses
language maintenance and language shift in Nigeria with respect to the
indigenous languages and English, the exoglossic language. It shows
that in spite of the first-language and multilingual policies, English
is still dominant in virtually every aspect of life and that concrete
policy actions need to be taken not only to begin to break the
hegemony of English but also to ensure that indigenous languages have
a secure future. The final section also provides some practical
insight on ways to begin to resolve some of the problems posed by
Nigeria's language policies. (Contains 1 table, 2 figures, and 5
notes.)

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