Journal of Universal Language

Language Preference as a Precursor to Displacement and Extinction in Nigeria: The Roles of English Language and Nigerian Pidgin

Joseph Babasola Osoba, Tajudeen Afolabi Alebiosu

Journal of Universal Language 2016;17(2):111-143.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2016.17.2.111

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Evaluating the Potential of a Unified Hausa-Igbo-Yoruba Language to Ease Language Related Social and Political Conflicts in Nigeria

Olusegun Oladele Jegede

Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(2):51-92.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.2.51

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Morphological Features of Nigerian Pidgin in the Football Commentary

Adesoji Babalola

Journal of Universal Language 2021;22(1):27-64.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2021.22.1.27

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The Typology of Pharyngealization in Arabic Dialects Focusing on a Rural Jordanian Variety

Basem Ibrahim Malawi Al-Raba’a, Stuart Davis

Journal of Universal Language 2020;21(2):1-42.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2020.21.2.1

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Multilingualism, Social Inequality, and the Need for a Universal Language

Sunyoung Park

Journal of Universal Language 2023;24(1):77-93.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2023.24.1.77

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Universality and Typology in Phonotactic Constraints: Evidence from Amharic and English

Tadesse Weldegebreal Baymot

Journal of Universal Language 2025;26(2):1-37.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2025.26.2.1

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A Lexicostatistics Comparison of Standard Yorùbá, Àkúrẹ́ and Ìkàrẹ́ Àkókó Dialects

Bolanle Elizabeth Arokoyo, Olamide Oluwaseun Lagunju

Journal of Universal Language 2019;20(2):1-27.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2019.20.2.1

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AI Chatbots and Linguistic Injustice

Sunyoung Park

Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(1):99-119.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.1.99

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Typological Analysis of Articles in World Languages

Sunyoung Park

Journal of Universal Language 2022;23(1):109-127.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2022.23.1.109

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Aramaic as a Lingua Franca During the Persian Empire (538-333 B.C.E.)

Chul-hyun Bae

Journal of Universal Language 2004;5(1):1-20.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2004.5.1.1

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More than a Language Itself: The Speech Act of Refusal in Constructed Languages

Jin-young Tak, Inook Lyuh

Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(2):93-117.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.2.93

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Analysis of Discourse in Nigerian Pidgin

Joseph Babasola Osoba

Journal of Universal Language 2015;16(1):131-159.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2015.16.1.131

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Loanword Syllable Adaptation in Persian: An Optimality-Theoretic Account

Amir Ghorbanpour, Aliyeh K. Z. Kambuziya, Mohammad Dabir-Moghaddam, Ferdows Agha-Golzadeh

Journal of Universal Language 2019;20(2):95-127.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2019.20.2.95

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Perceptions of Aboriginal Names among the Meru People of Tanzania: Colonial Disruption and Cultural Continuity in a Typological Perspective

Wariaeli Pallangyo, Chrispina Alphonce

Journal of Universal Language 2025;26(2):65-107.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2025.26.2.65

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Segmental Features of Hong Kong English: A Contrastive Approach Study

Ka Long Roy Chan, Nok Chin Lydia Chan

Journal of Universal Language 2021;22(2):1-44.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2021.22.2.1

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Segmental Adaptation of French Loans in the Vietnamese Language: The Use of Optimality-Theory

Nguyen Huynh Trang

Journal of Universal Language 2021;22(2):105-143.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2021.22.2.105

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The Grammaticalization of Demonstratives: A Comparative Analysis

Nicholas Catasso

Journal of Universal Language 2011;12(1):7-46.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2011.12.1.7

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Is Unish Moving toward Becoming a More Analytic Language?: With Special Reference to Morphological Changes

Jin-young Tak

Journal of Universal Language 2020;21(2):147-172.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2020.21.2.147

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Haiyong Liu

Journal of Universal Language 2025;26(1):101-132.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2025.26.1.101

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Metathesis in Syrian Arabic: Types and Conditioning Factors

Rania Habib

Journal of Universal Language 2022;23(1):1-34.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2022.23.1.1

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