Taiwo Abioye | |
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Professor of English (Stylistics and applied linguistics) at Covenant University | |
In office 2013–2016 | |
Deputy Vice Chancellor at Covenant University | |
In office 2012–2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kaduna State | 17 January 1958
Residence(s) | Canaanland,Ogun State |
Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University (Bachelor of Education in Language Arts) Ahmadu Bello University ( Master of Arts in English) Ahmadu Bello University (Doctor of Philosophy in English) |
Taiwo Olubunmi Abioye is a Nigerian professor of English with specialization in Stylistics and applied linguistics. She is the first woman to be Deputy Vice Chancellor in Covenant University. [1]
Born January 17,1958,in Kaduna to parents from Ogun State,Abioye had her first degree in Language Arts from Ahmadu Bello University. Graduating with second class upper division in 1987. She got her master's degree and doctorate degrees from the same institution in 1992 and 2004 respectively. [2] In 1982,Abioye was the best graduating student in English department. [3]
Abioye started her lecturing career as a graduate assistant at Ahmadu Bello University in 1988,within the next decade she rose through the ranks to become a senior lecturer at ABU. In 2005,she joined Covenant University and was made an associate professor in 2010,then a full professor three years later. In April 2016,she admonished members of the student governing body to align themselves with the dictates of their office. [4] In 2011,she published Language and Ideology in George Ehusani's Writings,the book was warmly received by George Ehusani and independent reviewers. [5] She was previously the DVC (administration) for two years,before becoming Deputy Vice Chancellor in 2014. [6]
Google Scholar index ranked top a 2009 article titled Typology of rhetorical questions as a stylistic device in writing. The study looked at how Nigerians adopted a language different from their mother's tongue,specifically the manner of expression in these languages among non-native users,and the influence of this method on the speaker. Additionally,the study analyzed the subject of rhetorical questions,while discussing the pros and cons among Nigerians. The paper is available in International Journal of Language Society and Culture. [7]
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