THE LANGUAGE OF NATION-BUILDING IN NIGERIA
The general objective of this paper is to study the language of nation-building in Nigeria by making a systematic exposition. Language is perceived in the work as a means of communicating meaning, conveying emotional conditions, viewpoints and philosophies. Nation-building is underscored in the work...
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| description | The general objective of this paper is to study the language of nation-building in Nigeria by making a systematic exposition. Language is perceived in the work as a means of communicating meaning, conveying emotional conditions, viewpoints and philosophies. Nation-building is underscored in the work as the framing or shaping of a national identity through the instrumentality of state power, aimed at unifying the people within the state and thereby engendering political, economic and socio-cultural sustainability and stability of the state. The problem of the study centers on a supposition that in multiethnic and multilingual Nigeria, the citizens invariably hear and understand what the others are saying in the exact language of delivering such communication. Hence, nation-building is on course in the Nigerian nation. Findings of the study however point towards the contrary dimensions of these suppositions, revealing that the assumed language of nation-building in the country has been the language of war, bitterness, animosity, recrimination and vendetta, as principally propagated by the political elite. The work recommends the inauguration of a national language policy in the country within an overall framework of a generic nation-building agenda. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3a78368e78c247e1a8d56555dbeb34de2025-08-20T02:17:40ZengEditura SitechAnnals of the University of Craiova for Journalism, Communication and Management2501-35132021-12-01712429THE LANGUAGE OF NATION-BUILDING IN NIGERIARemi Chukwudi Okeke0Uche Oboko1Department of Public Administration, Madonna University, Okija Campus, NigeriaDepartment of English, Madonna University, Okija Campus, NigeriaThe general objective of this paper is to study the language of nation-building in Nigeria by making a systematic exposition. Language is perceived in the work as a means of communicating meaning, conveying emotional conditions, viewpoints and philosophies. Nation-building is underscored in the work as the framing or shaping of a national identity through the instrumentality of state power, aimed at unifying the people within the state and thereby engendering political, economic and socio-cultural sustainability and stability of the state. The problem of the study centers on a supposition that in multiethnic and multilingual Nigeria, the citizens invariably hear and understand what the others are saying in the exact language of delivering such communication. Hence, nation-building is on course in the Nigerian nation. Findings of the study however point towards the contrary dimensions of these suppositions, revealing that the assumed language of nation-building in the country has been the language of war, bitterness, animosity, recrimination and vendetta, as principally propagated by the political elite. The work recommends the inauguration of a national language policy in the country within an overall framework of a generic nation-building agenda.https://www.aucjc.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/aucjcm-7-24-29.pdflanguage language policy in nigeria nation-building nation-building in nigeria nigeria’s national challenges |
| spellingShingle | Remi Chukwudi Okeke Uche Oboko THE LANGUAGE OF NATION-BUILDING IN NIGERIA Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism, Communication and Management language language policy in nigeria nation-building nation-building in nigeria nigeria’s national challenges |
| title | THE LANGUAGE OF NATION-BUILDING IN NIGERIA |
| title_full | THE LANGUAGE OF NATION-BUILDING IN NIGERIA |
| title_fullStr | THE LANGUAGE OF NATION-BUILDING IN NIGERIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE LANGUAGE OF NATION-BUILDING IN NIGERIA |
| title_short | THE LANGUAGE OF NATION-BUILDING IN NIGERIA |
| title_sort | language of nation building in nigeria |
| topic | language language policy in nigeria nation-building nation-building in nigeria nigeria’s national challenges |
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