Language, Mass Communication, and National Development : The Role, Perceptions and Potential of Anglo-Nigerian Pidgin in the Nigerian Mass Media / Charles C. Mann.

Anglo-Nigerian Pidgin (ANP), the principal lingua franca of intercultural communication in multiethnic Nigeria, has no recognition as an official language but has penetrated the print and electronic media, especially in southern Nigeria. A survey in six urban centers in southern Nigeria, part of a l...

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Main Author: Mann, Charles C.
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1997.
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Physical Description:20 pages
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