Folajimi Oyebola Kehinde, M.A.

Current affiliations

  • English Department

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Sociolinguistics
  • Phonetics and Phonology
  • Varieties of English
  • Language Attitudes
  • Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics
  • Language Standardisation

Academic Education

since 10/2017PhD student in English Linguistics, University of Münster
03/2014 - 02/2015M.A. English Linguistics, University of Lagos, Nigeria
09/2007 - 11/2011B.A. in English and Literary Studies, University of Benin, Nigeria

Work Experience

since 10/2017Research Assistant, Chair of Variation Linguistics, University of Münster
since 10/2017Research Assistant, Chair of English Linguistics, University of Münster
12/2015 - 09/2017Assistant Lecturer, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
05/2015 - 12/2015Part-time Lecturer, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Nigeria

Functions and Memberships

since 2018International Society for the Linguistics of English (ISLE)
since 2017World Englishes in NRW (WEiN)
since 2016English Scholars’ Association of Nigeria (ESAN)

Publications

Oyebola Folajimi, Li Zeyu, Ho Bonnie Sin Yu (2019)
In: (eds.), . (no publisher available).
Type of Publication: Research article in edited proceedings (conference)
Alfred Bukola, Oyebola Folajimi (2019)
In: Linguistik Online, 95(2)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Oyebola Folajimi (2019)
In: (eds.), . (no publisher available).
Type of Publication: Research article in edited proceedings (conference)
Oyebola Folajimi, Abidoye Ifeoluwa (2018)
In: EKSU International Journal of Linguistics, 3(1)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Oyebola Folajimi (2017)
In: (eds.), . (no publisher available).
Type of Publication: Research article in edited proceedings (conference)
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Projects

Duration: 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2024
Funded by: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation - Research Group Linkage Programme
Type of project: Individual project

Talks

Question Intonation in Educated Nigerian English
Oyebola, Folajimi; Melles, Warsa (28/09/2019)
8th Biennial International Conference on the Linguistics of Contemporary English, University of Bamberg, Germany
Type of talk: scientific talk
Question Intonation in Educated Nigerian English
Oyebola, Folajimi; Melle, Warsa (28/09/2019)
8th Biennial International Conference on the Linguistics of Contemporary English, University of Bamberg, Germany
Type of talk: scientific talk
A Sociophonetic Study on TH Variation in Educated Nigerian English
Oyebola, Folajimi; Ho, Bonnie Sin Yu; Li, Zeyu (05/08/2019)
International Congress of Phonetics Sciences (ICPHs) 2019, Melbourne, Australia
Type of talk: scientific talk
Accents of English in Nigeria
Oyebola, Folajimi (28/06/2019)
8th Bonn Applied English Linguistics Conference (baelc8), University of Bonn, Germany
Type of talk: scientific talk
Attitudes of Nigerians towards BBC Pidgin
Oyebola, Folajimi; Ugwuanyi, Kingsley; Adepoju, Adetunji (20/06/2019)
40th TABU DAG International Linguistics Conference, Groningen, the Netherlands
Type of talk: scientific talk
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Prizes

United Nations 2013 My World Survey Commendation Awards
Awarded by: United Nations
Award given to: Oyebola, Folajimi
Date of awarding: 15/07/2013
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Most Outstanding Student
Awarded by: University of Benin, Nigeria
Award given to: Oyebola, Folajimi
Date of awarding: 15/09/2010
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

Attitudes of Nigerians towards Accents of English
Candidate: Oyebola, Folajimi Kehinde | Supervisors: Deuber, Dagmar; Gut, Ulrike
Period of time: 01/10/2017 - 30/04/2020
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster