Prof. Uchechukwu Chinedu
Prof. Uchechukwu Chinedu is a PROFESSOR in LINGUISTICS Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
Professor of Linguistics, with specialization in Cognitive and Applied Linguistics (Lexicography).
Languages of specialization: German and Igbo
Personal Information
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Address: | Linguistics, Faculty Of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF ARTS |
Department/Sub-Unit: | LINGUISTICS |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Otto-Friedrich University, Bamberg, Germany. (Doctor of Philosophy, November, 2006) October, 2002 to February, 2006 Doktor Der Philosophy German Linguistics And Applied Linguistics (Lexicography) |
| 2 | Otto-Friedrich University, Bamberg, Germany. (Master Degree, February, 2002) October, 1996 to October, 2001 Diplom Germanistik German Philology |
| 3 | University Of Nigeria, Nsukka. (Bachelor Degree, March, 1991) October, 1986 to September, 1990 Bachelor Of Arts In English |
| 4 | Secondary School. (GCE, June, 1985) October, 1980 to June, 1985 |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Professor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2017 to Present |
| 2 | Reader (Associate Professor), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2014 to October, 2017 |
| 3 | Senior Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2011 to October, 2014 |
| 4 | Lecturer 1, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka April, 2008 to October, 2011 |
| 5 | Lecturer, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München October, 2007 to September, 2008 |
| 6 | PostDoc Researcher (under Prof. Martin Haase), Otto-Fiedrich University, Bamberg, Germany July, 2006 to March, 2007 |
| 7 | WIssenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) Assistant Lecturer, Otto-Fiedrich University, Bamberg, Germany October, 2002 to December, 2002 |
Creative Output
| Journal Articles | |
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| 1 | Martha Chidimma EGENTI, Chinedu UCHECHUKWU. (2024, July), "Troponymy of the Verb Root -gbu ‘kill’ in Compound", SKASE Journal of Theoretical Linguistics, Vol. 21, (Issue 1), pp 11 |
| 2 | Juliana Mgbechikwere OKEKE, Chinedu UCHECHUKWU. (2024, April), "Full Sentence Definition Entry Model for a Learner's Dictionary of the Igbo Language for Secondary Schools", Odezuruigbo Journal, Vol. 8, (Issue 1), pp 12 |
| 3 | Juliana Mgbechikwere OKEKE, Chinedu UCHECHUKWU. (2023, June), "Igbo For Specific Purpose Dictionary: The Need for Further Development", AWKA JOURNAL OF LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGES, Vol. 15 |
| 4 | Ignatius Ezeani, Paul Rayson, Ikechukwu Onyenwe, Chinedu Uchechukwu, Mark Hepple. (2020, April), "Igbo-English Machine Translation: An Evaluation Benchmark", https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.00648 |
| 5 | Ikechukwu E Onyenwe, Mark Hepple, Uchechukwu Chinedu, Ignatius Ezeani. (2018, January), "ACM Trans. Asian Low-Resource Lan. Inf. Process. 17, 2, Article 10", ACM Trans. Asian Low-Resource Lan. Inf. Process. 17, 2, Article 10, Vol. 7, (Issue 2), pp 10-23 |
| 6 | Chinedu Uchechukeu. (2017, September), "Globalization and Igbo Language: Encroachment, Endangerment or Enablement", Igbo Studies Association, Vol. 12, (Issue 2) |
| 7 | Chinedu Uchechukeu & Chidimma Egenti. (2015, October), "The Patient-Oriented Construal of Igbo Verbs", Igbo Language Studies. A Journal of Igbo Language and Linguistics,, Vol. 1, pp 85-95 |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Editorships | |
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| 1 | Editor, "CACH Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies" (October, 2016) |
| 2 | Editor, "Igbo Language Studies Series 4: Extensional Suffixes and Clitics in Igbo" (November, 2011) |
| 3 | Editor, "Igbo Language Studies Series" (December, 2010) |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | President, "Nigerian Association of Teachers of German" (July, 2021) |
| 2 | Member, "International Cognitive Linguistics Association" (November, 2006) |
| 3 | Member, "German Cognitive Linguistics Association" (August, 2002) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Professional Member, "Nigerian Association of Teachers of German" (member since 2021), http://natog.org |
| 2 | Full Member, "International Cognitive Linguistics Association" (member since 2006), https://www.cognitivelinguistics.org/en |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "10 Years of Democracy in Nigeria", (Facutly of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka), 21st September, 2009 to 23rd September, 2009; University Auditorium, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 2 | "22nd Conference of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria (CLAN)", (Linguistic Association of Nigeria), 9th October, 2008 to 13th October, 2008; University of Maiduguri |
| 3 | "International Cognitive Linguistics Association Conference", (International Cognitive Linguistics Association), 15th July, 2007 to 20th July, 2007; University of Łódź, Poland |
| 4 | "10th International Pragmatics Conference (Data processing in African languages)", (Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden), 8th July, 2007 to 13th July, 2007; Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden |
| 5 | "LIPP Symposium “Wortarten”", (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich), 9th November, 2006 to 10th November, 2006; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich |
| 6 | "Collocations and idioms 2006: Linguistic, Computational, and Psycholinguistic Perspectives", (Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin, Germany), 4th November, 2006 to 6th November, 2006; Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin, Germany |
| 7 | "Second International Conference of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association", (German Cognitive Linguistics Association), 5th October, 2006 to 7th October, 2006; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich |
| 8 | "Syntax and Semantics of Spatial P", (University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Niederland), 2nd June, 2006 to 4th June, 2006; University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Niederland |
| 9 | "Lesser Used Languages & Computer Linguistics", (European Academy (EURAC)), 27th October, 2005 to 28th October, 2005; EURAC- European Academy, Bolzano, Italy |
| 10 | "Current Trends in Cognitive Linguistics.", (Abteilung für Afrikanistik und Äthiopistik), 10th December, 2004 to 11th December, 2004; University of Hamburg |
| 11 | "7th International Conference on Cognitive Modelling in Linguistics", (Kazan State University (Russia) (www.kcn.ru) Institute of Linguistics of Russian Academy of Science (Russia)), 4th September, 2004 to 9th September, 2004; Varna, Bulgaria |
| 12 | "35th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL35)", (African and African American Studies Department & the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute), 2nd April, 2004 to 4th April, 2004; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. |
| 13 | "11th Niger-Congo Workshop: The Comparative Syntax of Adverbs and Modals.", (Universita Ca Foscari), 28th May, 2001 to 8th June, 2001; Universita Cá Foscari, Venice (Italy) |
| Workshops | |
| 1 | "Language and Football", (Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, Austria), 25th October, 2007 to 28th October, 2007; Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, Austria |
| 2 | "Preparatory Workshop for the 2007 International Cognitive Linguistics Association Conference", (Seminar für Archäologie und Kulturgeschichte Nordostafrikas, Institut für Kultur- und Kunstwissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin.), 8th December, 2006 to 10th December, 2006; Seminar für Archäologie und Kulturgeschichte Nordostafrikas, Institut für Kultur- und Kunstwissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin. |
| 3 | "International Workshop on Igbo Metalanguage", (Department of Linguistics, Igbo and other Nigerian Langauges), 18th April, 2004 to 21st April, 2004; University of Nigeria, Nsukka |
| Seminar | |
| 1 | "Seminar of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature", (Department of Foreign Langauges and Literature), 22nd June, 2009 to 22nd June, 2009; University of Nigeria, Nsukka |