Bolanle Arokoyo

Bolanle Arokoyo
Other names	Bolanle Elizabeth Arokoyo
Citizenship	Nigeria
Occupation	Lecturer
Title	prof

Bolanle Elizabeth Arokoyo is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. ^{[1] [2]}

Education and career

Arokoyo received her B.A. from the University of Ilorin in 2000, and then earned a Master's (2005) and a Ph.D. in 2011. In 2023 she was promoted to full professor at the University of Ilorin, making her the first female professor of linguistics at the department. ^[3]

Research

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 collaborates with local communities and fluent speakers of the languages to generate educational materials needed to prevent erosion of languages. ^[7] She also advocates for teaching of indigenous languages as a means to improve the education of children in Nigeria, ^[8] and to considering the modern world in language education. ^[9]

She wrote Unlocking Morphology, ^{[10] [11]} which focuses on the complexities of morphology the study of word structure and formation.

Arokoyo is a fellow at the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. ^[12]

Publication and journals

Bolanle Arokoyo’s publications include papers published in Journal of Universal Language, ^[13] Journal of Cognition and Development, ^[14] Alore: Ilorin Journal of the Humanities, ^[15] and Yoruba Studies Review. Her notable works include

• A Comparative Phonology of the Olùkùmi, Igala, Owe, and Yoruba Languages (2016) ^{[16] [17]}
• Unlocking Focus Constructions (2018) ^[18]
• 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   1598-6381 . Retrieved 2025-05-29.
• 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:

• 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 ^[19]
• Yorùbá NÍ and SÍ: An Asymmetry in the Class of Prepositions co-authored with M Amaechi ^[20]
• Àyẹ ̀wò Ìlò Àpólà-Orúkọ Aṣẹ̀dá Nínú Ìwé Ìtànàròsọ Àjà Ló Lẹrù co-authored with FB Adékẹ̀yè ^[21]

References

1. "Dr. (Mrs.) Bolanle Elizabeth Arokoyo – Department of Linguistics & Nigerian Languages" . Retrieved 2024-10-23.
2. "Contact – Bolanle Arokoyo, PhD" . Retrieved 2024-10-24.
3. "Meet UNILORIN's First Female Professor of Linguistics, Bolanle Arokoyo! – University of Ilorin" . Retrieved 2025-05-29.
4. Arokoyo, B. E. (2018). Owe linguistics: an introduction (2e ed.). Abia, Nigeria: National Institute for Nigerian Languages. ISBN   978-978-965-880-0.
5. "About | Owé (a dialect of Yoruba) Living Dictionary". Living Dictionaries. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
6. "About | Olùkùmi Living Dictionary". Living Dictionaries. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
7. Daigneault, Anna Luisa (June 2, 2021). "How to Resurrect Dying Languages". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
8. Oyinsan, Tina (May 23, 2025). "Governments Urged To Encourage Use Of Indigenous Languages". Radio Nigeria.
9. AbdulKareem, Mumini (23 May 2025). "Train Linguists for Language Industry, Tertiary Institutions Urged". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
10. "Buy Unlocking Morphology by Christopher Bamidele Arokoyo on Selar.co". Selar. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
11. Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth (2013). Unlocking morphology. Ilorin, Kwara State ): Chridamel Publishing House. ISBN   978-978-934-225-9.
12. "Dr. Bolanle Arokoyo's Bibliography". Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
13. [e-mail]. "Journal of Universal Language". www.sejongjul.org. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
14. "Journal of Cognition and Development". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
15. Alore: The Ilorin Journal of the Humanities. Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin. 1987.
16. "A Comparative Phonology of the Olùkùmi, Igala, Owe and Yoruba Languages" (PDF). llacan.cnrs.fr.
17. "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.
18. "Unlocking Focus Constructions". www.researchgate.net.
19. "Towards Diversifying Early Language Development Research: The First Truly Global International Summer/Winter School on Language Acquisition (/L+/) 2021".
20. 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.
21. "Àyẹ ̀wò Ìlò Àpólà- Orúkọ Aṣẹ̀dá Nínú Ìwé Ìtànàròsọ Àjà Ló Lẹru".

External links

• Bolanle Arokoyo publications indexed by Google Scholar
• Collective Dr. Bolanle Arokoyo, Speaker, LC Conference 2024's channel on YouTube