OLODUDE Ibukunolu Isaac

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OLODUDE Ibukunolu Isaac

Lecturer I

Rank: Assistant Lecturer

Email address(es): ibkolodude@oauife.edu.ng

Office Address: Room 302, Department of Linguistics and African Languages, African Studies Building, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

Academic Qualifications:

B.A Yoruba (Ife); M.A. Linguistics (Ibadan); PhD. Linguistics (Ibadan).

Areas of Specialization: Sociolinguistics and Applied Linguistics

Title of M.A. Thesis:

Negation in Ìkálẹ̀ Dialect of Yoruba

Title of Ph.D. Thesis:

Language and Identity Construction Among Hausa Muslims in Sabo, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

Scholarships:

Chief Alex Akinyele Prize for the Best Male Graduating Student in the Faculty of Arts, O.A.U., Ile-Ife (2006)

Professor Wande Abimbola Prize for the Student with the Best Overall Performance in the B.A. Yoruba Examination, Department of African Languages and Literature O.A.U., Ile-Ife (2006)

Professor Michael Crowther Prize for the Best Graduating Student in the three Creative Arts Departments, O.A.U., Ile-Ife (2006)

Fellowships:

Fellow, Ife Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS)

Research Grants:

CODESRIA Academic Writing and Publishing Workshop Grant for Young Scholars and Early Career Researchers (2022)

Winner, Ife Institute of Advanced Studies Research Grant Competition (2022)

Ongoing Current Research:

  1. ‘Binary versus Queerness: Negotiating Gender and Sexuality Discourses in Yoruba Films and Expressions’
  2. Ọbá ní kòró (The king has corona virus): Punning as Yoruba Naming Strategy in Covid-19 Pandemic in Southwest Nigeria
  • Lexicalizing COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences and Perceptions in Southwest Nigeria.
  1. “Let Somebody Shout Hallelujah”: Linguistic Identity Construction and Gender Roles in Selected Nigerian Churches
  2. In the ‘City of 201 Gods’: Religion and Identity Construction of Muslim Ile-Ife Indigenes

Publications:

  1. Olodude I. I. (2021a). Abbreviations and Acronyms in the Sociolect of Obafemi Awolowo University Administrators. Ife Journal of Languages and Literatures (IJLL): A Journal of the Department of Linguistics and African Languages, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Vol 7(1), 188-199.
  2. Olodude I. I. (2021b). Focus Constructions in the Ìkálẹ̀ Dialect of Yoruba. Nigerian Language Studies (NILAS): A Journal of the National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Aba, Abia State, Nigeria. Vol. 5, 21-29.
  3. Olodude I. I. (2022). Intentional Manipulations? A Further Analysis of Selected English-Yoruba Humorous Translations. In Toyin Falola & Tunde Akinyemi (Eds). Yoruba Studies Review. Vol 7 (1). 73-85. University of Texas.
  4. Olodude I. I. (2023). Constituent and Sentence Negation in the Ìkálẹ̀ Dialect of Yoruba. Papers in English and Linguistics (PEL). A Journal of the Department of English, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Vol. 24 (1 & 2), 69-98.
  5. Olodude I. I. (2024a). Kukurúùkúù: Ecospiritual Implications of the Sounds of the Cockcrow in Yoruba Rural Dwellings. Journal of the British Academy. Vol. 12 (1&2).
  6. Olodude I. I. (2024b). Tense and Aspect in the Ìkálẹ̀ Dialect of Yoruba. Dialectologia. Journal of the University of Barcelona. 33: 181-193.
  7. Olodude I. I. (2024c). Linguistic Contestations in the ‘City of 201 Gods’: Identity Construction among Hausa Immigrants in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. SCOPUS/ISI SOAS Global Council for Anthropological Linguistics (GLOCAL) African Assembly on Linguistic Anthropology (AFALA) 2023 Conference Proceedings Book.
  1. Fabunmi F. A, Salawu A. S, Olodude I. I. and Nurudeen A. A. (2024d). “Ǹjẹ́ Ayédèrú Ò̩rò̩-Ìs̩e Yorùbá Ni Kú, Jú Ati Dú?”. In YORUBA, a Journal of the Yorùbá Studies Association of Nigeria, YSAN) Vol. 12, No 2.

Staff Profile

OLODUDE Ibukunolu Isaac is currently an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and African Languages, Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He had his B.A Yoruba (Ife) in 2006; M.A. Linguistics (Ibadan) in 2012 and PhD Linguistics (Ibadan) in 2024. His doctoral research is a multidisciplinary research that intersects the fields of Linguistics, Religious Studies and Sociology. His areas of specialization are Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics, Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis. His research interests are language, religion and society; language, gender and sexuality; and ecolinguistics.