Nigeria's multilingual, multicultural society and the political and linguistic problems arising from it are outlined, and the place of the translator in the process of social integration is discussed. Official institutional recognition of translator contributions is recommended, and these professionals are encouraged to make themselves known…

Discusses need for Nigerian translators and interpreters to perform adequately in the languages worked in as well as to understand nonverbal and paralinguistic elements of communication and their influence on national unity. (BK)

Presents typology of main areas of language contact in Nigeria and diagrams those requiring translation in public domains. (BK)

Uses examples of English-Yoruba translation to show that borrowing is a natural way of translating new concepts from source language into target language. Stresses importance of folk etymology in natural translation. (Author/BK)

Focuses on the conflicts among written languages in the countries of West Africa, especially in the areas of education, mass communication, and creative writing. Points out that writing is done mostly in the language of the former colonizing country, which makes literature accessible only to the elite. Advocates translation and native languages…