About the Journal

Journal of Linguistic Association of Nigeria (JOLAN) is a bi-annually published double-blind peer reviewed journal that was launched in 1982. It publishes original high quality research and scholarship, exploring, describing and analyzing all areas of core and applied linguistics research and welcomes interdisciplinary approach to language studies. JOLAN also provides a platform to interrogate new hypotheses and engages theoretical developments in contemporary linguistics. The objectives of the journal are to advance linguistic knowledge, promote contemporary debates on the language questions in Nigeria and beyond, and proffer solutions to burning national issues from sociolinguistic and humanistic perspectives. Occasional supplements may be published as the need arises. Some earlier editions are available on-line for free download. JOLAN receives manuscripts all year round from members and non-members of LAN.

Current Issue

Vol. 5 (2025): JOLAN Supplement
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Published: 2025-10-04

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  • From policy to practice: Implementation strategies for the national language policy in Nigeria

    Magaret Taiwo Lawani
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.406
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  • Transcending implementation challenges in the Nigerian language policy

    Francis O Egbokhare
    13-25
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.407
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  • The role of teachers in national language policy implementation in Nigeria through digital technology and social media

    Lami Mukolu Musa, Aisha Abubakar Giwa, Sule Tani
    26-37
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.408
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  • Syntactic structure in Hausa film discourse: A change of phase

    Zahra’u Ibrahim Waya
    38-48
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.409
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  • A contrastive analysis of deletion, insertion and voicing as variants in Gudi and Yaya dialects of the Ngamo language

    Hassan Usman Gadaka, Hassan Bulama
    49-63
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.410
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  • A Morphological analysis of Ngamo place names

    Hassan Usman Gadaka, Ibrahim Gambo
    64-78
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.425
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  • A critical discourse analysis of statutory silencing of indigenous languages in Nigeria’s National Language Policy

    Ifeyinwa Chukwuokoro, Roseline O. Egwu, Edith A. Anyanwu
    79-93
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.414
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  • Translation and the National Language Policy: A strategic framework for enhancing literacy in Nigeria

    Halima Umar Sani
    94-109
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.413
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  • A descriptive analysis of linguistic change in the Adamawa Fulfulde in Nigeria

    Idris Muhammad Bello
    110-125
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.415
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  • The study of suffixation in Waja language plural formation

    Abdullahi U. Garko, Ibrahim Hussaini, Ahmed Lamido
    126-137
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.412
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  • The social context for language policy implementation in Nigeria: A neglected situation?

    Abubakar Kadiri Ali, Yahuza Usman Musa
    138-153
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.411
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  • Structural case assignment in Gbagyi language: A government-binding analysis of nominative and accusative patterns

    Isah Muhammad
    154-165
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.416
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  • An analysis of lexically ambiguous words in Hausa

    Saifullahi D. Usman, Rabi Y. Adamu
    166-174
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.417
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  • A proposal for Zaar orthography and spelling reform

    Christopher John
    175-192
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.420
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  • A survey of language diversity and vitality in Edo State

    Victor Ekwukoma, S. I. Odiagbe
    193-203
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.418
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  • Exploring pragmatic implications of artificial intelligence on language, learning, and knowledge construction: The case of Hausa

    Salisu Ahmad Yakasai, Jamilu Ibrahim Mukoshy
    204-216
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.419
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  • Creating new forms from the existing ones: An investigation of morphological processes in selected WhatsApp group chats

    Kolawole Mathew Ogundipe
    217-233
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.421
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  • The sociolinguistic implications of English–Yoruba translation: An example of Adichie’s Zikora

    Karimat Omonike Mustapha
    234-247
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.427
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  • A study of consonant distribution in Abureni phonology

    Daniami Etire
    248-271
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.422
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  • Shigar giza-gizan kalmomin amsa-kama cikin rukunan nahawun Hausa The integration of ideophonic words into Hausa grammatical categories

    Fauziyya Muhammad Hassan
    272-282
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.423
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  • Inflectional processes in Hausa verbs: Grade and reduplication

    Almustapha Sambo Wali, Hafsat Abubakar Kofar Kaura
    283-291
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.424
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  • Indigenous Nigerian languages as instruments for sustainable development

    Imelda Udoh
    292-305
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/jolan.vol5no1.433
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