It can be inferred that, in the text, the word “positive” (ℓ.9) conveys the meaning of good, optimistic.

One can infer that in “Those of us who have inherited the English language” (ℓ. 6 and 7) the author refers to the British-born English speakers.

English becomes a national language in many African countries because of the British intervention in the continent.

Despite the facts of its implementation, English should not be rejected by Africans, according to the author.

In the text, “If” (ℓ.15) introduces a conditional clause.

In the text, “cram” (ℓ.8) can be correctly replaced by force, without changing the meaning of the sentence.

In the text, “within” (ℓ.14) is a preposition meaning outside.

In general, the text argues that a definition for African literature must take linguistic diversity into account.

From the text, it is possible to infer that Hausa, Ibo, Yoruba, Efik, Edo, Ijaw are ethnic languages spoken all over Africa.

After presenting the difference between national and ethnic literatures of Africa, the author argues that the national literature of Nigeria is the literature written in English.