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Theoretical PaperVol. 2 No. 1 (2028)Sample
Rethinking Multilingualism in the National Assembly
Oluwaseun T. Bakare
Nigeria’s constitution allows legislators to speak Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba, but English remains the language of the National Assembly. This paper reads parliamentary records alongside theories of linguistic justice to ask what a genuinely multilingual legislatur…
Politics, Governance and Development
Research ArticleVol. 2 No. 1 (2028)Sample
The Linguistic Landscape of Enugu: Signboards, Prestige and Play
Nkechi L. Okoli, Yusuf A. Danjuma
Shop signs, billboards and posters make language visible in the city. This study photographs and analyses 1,200 signs in three districts of Enugu to map the use of English, Igbo, Nigerian Pidgin and other languages. English dominates official and commercial si…
Language, Literature and Linguistics
Book ReviewVol. 1 No. 3 (2027)Sample
Review of Languages of the Market: Trade Talk in West Africa
Daniel O. Agu
A review of a study of the multilingual talk of West African markets, which combines fieldwork in Onitsha, Kano and Accra with an accessible account of how traders build trust across languages.
Language, Literature and Linguistics

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