Bolanle Arokoyo
Bolanle Arokoyo | |
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| Other names | Elizabeth |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Occupation | Lecturer |
| Title | prof |
Bolanle Elizabeth Arokoyo is a lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]In her book Owé Linguistics: An Introduction (2018),[4] Arokoyo provides an overview of the linguistic features of the Owé dialect.[5]
She has also worked on Olùkùmi,[6] a Yoruboid language spoken in Delta State, contributing to efforts aimed at preserving these underrepresented languages.
She also wrote Unlocking Morphology,[7][8] which focuses on the complexities of morphology the study of word structure and formation.
Publication and journals
[edit]Bolanle Arokoyo’s publications include papers published in Journal of Universal Language, Journal of Cognition and Development, Alore: Ilorin Journal of the Humanities,[9] and Yoruba Studies Review. Her Notable works includes
- A Comparative Phonology of the Olùkùmi, Igala, Owe, and Yoruba Languages (2016)[10][11]
- Unlocking Focus Constructions (2018)[12]
- A Lexicostatistics Comparison of Standard Yoruba, Akure, and Ikare Akoko Dialects (2019)[13]
- A Comparative Study of Reduplication in Hausa and Standard Yoruba (2006)
- Acquisition of Yoruba Argument Structure by Pre-School Children in Nigeria published by University of Ilorin (2010).
she also co-authored works and book chapters:
- A Lexicostatistics Comparison of Standard Yorùbá, Àkúré and Ìkàré Àkókó Dialects[13] which she co-authored with OO Lagunju[14]
- Towards Diversifying Early Language Development Research: The First Truly Global International Summer/Winter School on Language Acquisition (/L+/) 2021 Co-authored with P Aravena-Bravo, A Cristia, R Garcia, H Kotera, RK Nicolas, R Laranjo[15]
- Aspects of the Phonology of the Okun Dialects, Published in A Festschrift for Ayo Bamgbose: The Nigerian Linguistics Festschrifts Series (2007).
- Yorùbá NÍ and SÍ: An Asymmetry in the Class of Prepositions co-authored with M Amaechi[16]
- Àyẹ ̀wò Ìlò Àpólà-Orúkọ Aṣẹ̀dá Nínú Ìwé Ìtànàròsọ Àjà Ló Lẹrù co-authored with FB Adékẹ̀yè[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr. (Mrs.) Bolanle Elizabeth Arokoyo – Department of Linguistics & Nigerian Languages". Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "University of Ilorin". Times Higher Education. 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Contact – Bolanle Arokoyo, PhD". Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ Arokoyo, B. E. (2018). Owe linguistics: an introduction (2e ed.). Abia, Nigeria: National Institute for Nigerian Languages. ISBN 978-978-965-880-0.
- ^ "About | Owé (a dialect of Yoruba) Living Dictionary". Living Dictionaries. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "About | Olùkùmi Living Dictionary". Living Dictionaries. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Buy Unlocking Morphology by Christopher Bamidele Arokoyo on Selar.co". Selar. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth (2013). Unlocking morphology. Ilorin, Kwara State ): Chridamel Publishing House. ISBN 978-978-934-225-9.
- ^ Alore: The Ilorin Journal of the Humanities. Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin. 1987.
- ^ "A Comparative Phonology of the Olùkùmi, Igala, Owe and Yoruba Languages" (PDF). llacan.cnrs.fr.
- ^ "STUDYING THE PHONOLOGY OF THE OLÙKÙMI, IGALA, OWÉ AND YORÙBA LANGUAGES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS" (PDF). www.publicacions.ub.edu. 2018-05-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-18.
- ^ "Unlocking Focus Constructions". www.researchgate.net.
- ^ a b Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth; Lagunju, Olamide Oluwaseun (2019). "A Lexicostatistics Comparison of Standard Yorùbá, Àkúrẹ́ and Ìkàrẹ́ Àkókó Dialects". Journal of Universal Language. 20 (2): 1–27. doi:10.22425/jul.2019.20.2.1. ISSN 2508-5344.
- ^ "Bolanle Elizabeth Arokoyo". researchid.co. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Towards Diversifying Early Language Development Research: The First Truly Global International Summer/Winter School on Language Acquisition (/L+/) 2021".
- ^ Amaechi, Mary; Arokoyo, Bolanle E. (2022-11-15). "Yoruba ni and si: An asymmetry in the class of prepositions". Language in Africa: 87–116. doi:10.37892/2686-8946-2022-3-3-87-116. S2CID 257146996.
- ^ "Àyẹ ̀wò Ìlò Àpólà- Orúkọ Aṣẹ̀dá Nínú Ìwé Ìtànàròsọ Àjà Ló Lẹru".
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