UWALAKA Edith Nkechinyere

Assistant Lecturer

Email address(es): dithd80@gmail.com

Office Address: Dept of English, Faculty of Arts O.A.U, Ile-Ife

ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1801-9162

Academic Qualifications: B.A., M.A. (English Language). M.Phil (English Language) in view

Areas of Specialization: Stylistics Analysis

Title of M.A. Thesis:

Interactional Sociolinguistic Analysis of the Responses of the participating Aspirants in the 2015 Presidential Debate by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG)

Ongoing Current Research:

A Stylistic Analysis of the Selected Press Conference Speeches of the Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed (2015 – 2023)

Publications:

A Non-Verbal Study of some Presidential Debate: An Interactional Sociolinguistic Reflections

“Gender and Academic Perception of Riddles: Cognitive Semantic Reflection ” – (in view)

Staff Profile:

I joined Obafemi Awolowo University in1997 as a Clerical Officer in Transcripts unit of Examinations and Records Office, and was confirmed on 14th May, 2001. I was converted to Executive cadre in 2014 as an Executive Officer in the Administrative and Technical Staff Establishment (A.T.S.E) unit. I was later converted to Academic cadre as an Assistant lecturer in the Department of English on 26th November, 2021.