Miss. Onyeocha Juliet Ifeka
Miss. Onyeocha Juliet Ifeka is a LECTURER I in LINGUISTICS Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
I am Ifeka Juliet Onyeocha, a lecturer in the Department of Linguistics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. My area of interest are Sociolinguistics/Pragmatics.
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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 | Imo State University Owerri. (Doctor of Philosophy, June, 2025) December, 2022 to June, 2025 Ph.D In Linguistics Linguistics |
| 2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.. (Master Degree, April, 2012) June, 2010 to April, 2012 Master Of Arts Linguistics |
| 3 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.. (Bachelor Degree, June, 2008) November, 2005 to September, 2008 Bachelor Of Arts Linguistics |
| 4 | Owerri Girl's Secondary School, Owerri. (NECO, June, 2003) September, 1996 to June, 2003 |
| 5 | Mount Camel Nursery And Primary School, Emekuku. (FSLC, July, 1996) September, 1991 to July, 1996 |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka February, 2019 to Present |
| 2 | Teacher, Nigeria Tulip International Colleges Wuse II Abuja January, 2015 to January, 2018 |
| 3 | English Language, Roberto Secondary School FCT - Abuja October, 2010 to December, 2012 |
| 4 | Protocol Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Crporation, CBD Abuja February, 2009 to January, 2010 |
Creative Output
| Journal Articles | |
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| 1 | Chibunma Bright-Ajoku; Chikelu I. Ezenwafor-Afuecheta; & Ifeka Juliet Onyeocha. (2026, May), "TONAL NUANCE AND RHYTHMIC SPEECH PATTERN AS IDENTITY MARKERS IN EKWULOBIA IGBO", ODEZURUIGBO: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IGBO, AFRICAN AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES, Vol. 10, (Issue 1), pp 45-52 |
| 2 | Chinwenmeri Okechukwu; Ifeka Juliet Onyeocha; Chikelu Ezenwafor-Afuecheta. (2026, February), "THE PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF PROVERBS IN ACHỌWA ISI ỌCHỤ", Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026): NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES (NJAS), Vol. 8, (Issue 1) |
| 3 | Chikelu I. Ezenwafor-Afuecheta, Chibunma Bright-Ajoku, Ifeka Juliet Onyeocha Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Alvan Ikoku University Of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University. (2026, January), "Towards A Categorization Of Igbo Verbs By Aktionsart Types", IOSR Journal Of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) |
| 4 | Ifeka Juliet Onyeocha. (2024, June), "A Lexicostatistic Comparison of Mbaise Dialect with other Neighbouring Dialects: A Historical Linguistic Evidence", Mitochondrial Eve Journal of Humanities Postgraduate Studies a publication of the faculty of Humanities, imo State university, Owerri, Nigeria |
| 5 | Ifeka Juliet Onyeocha. (2024, September), "Folklore in a Contemporary African Society: Focus on Concepts of Deviance and Crime, Using Oring Folktales", Mitochondrial Eve Journal of Humanities Postgraduate Studies a publication of the faculty of Humanities, imo State university, Owerri, Nigeria, Vol. 1 |
| 6 | Cecilia Amaoge Eme , Ebele Deborah Uba , and Ifeka Juliet Onyeocha. (2023, July), "Igbo Language:A Varitable tool for achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Igbo Communities", Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Rural Development (Nnamdi Azikiwe University Series, pp ISBN 978 978 799 305 7, Series III |
| 7 | Ifeka Juliet Onyeocha. (2022, May), "ENGLISH STUDIES IN IGBO LAND:THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 MENACE IN ORLU AND AWKA", IGIRIGI A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of African Studies, Vol. 2, (Issue 27565866), pp 11-21 |
| 8 | Chikelu I. Ezenwafor-Afuecheta , Ifeka Juliet Onyeocha. (2021, August), "Dynamics of Name-taking in Igbo Society", OCHENDO An African Journal of Innovative Studies, Vol. 2, (Issue 2814077) |
| 9 | Ebele Deborah Uba, Ifeka Juliet Onyeocha. (2021, February), "Documentation of Birth Songs among the Mbaise People of Nigeria", Journal of Linguistic Association of Nigeria, Vol. 24, (Issue 1), pp 96-104 |
| 10 | Ifeka Juliet Onyeocha. (2020, June), "Igbo Language Development:Exploring The Use of Lexical Borrowing", Jornal of Linguistics, Languages and Culture, Vol. 7, (Issue 24656801), pp 87-109 |
| 11 | Ifeka Onyeocha. (2020, July), "Antonymy In Mbaise Dialect Of Igbo", International Journal od Religion and Human Relations, Vol. 12, (Issue 1) |
| 12 | Ifeka Onyeocha. (2020, July), "The Standard Igbo In Radio Broadcasting: A Study Of Selected Radio Stations In Anambra State", Journal Of Linguistics, Language and Culture (JOLLC), Vol. 7, (Issue 1) |
| 13 | Davidson U. Mbagwu, Ifeka J. Onyeocha. (2018, July), "Tortoise-based Folktales In Oring: Implications For Children Upbringing In A Comtemporary African Society", Awka Journal of Linguistics and Languages (AJILL), Vol. 12 |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Examinerships | |
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| 1 | Examiner, "Internal Defence Evaluation" (May, 2026). Ongoing Internal-External Exam |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Chairperson, "Department of Linguistics Dress Code Committe" (February, 2022) |
| 2 | Member, "Department of Linguistics Welfare Committee of NAU Awka." (February, 2020) |
| 3 | Member, "Faculty of Arts Media/Publicity Committee" (February, 2020) |
| 4 | Member, "SouthEast/SouthSouth Research Group" (February, 2020) |
| 5 | Member, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University Alumni" (February, 2019) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "West African Linguistics Society" (member since 2021), https://westafricanlinguisticsocietywals.org/join/ |
| 2 | Full Member, "SouthEast/SouthSouth Research Group" - 013 (member since 2020), https://www.scribd.com/document/451749589/SESSRG |
| 3 | Full Member, "Linguistics Association of Nigeria" (member since 2019), https://lan.org.ng/ |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "Department of Linguistics Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria Maiden International Conference 2022", (Department of Linguistics Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria.), 22nd March, 2022 to 25th March, 2022; Awka, Nigeria . |
| 2 | "2nd International Conference of the Faculty of Humanities,held November 8th -11th, 2021 at the Faculty of Humanities , Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.", (Faculty of Humanities, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.), 8th November, 2021 to 11th November, 2021; Port Harcourt , Nigeria. |
| Other Events | |
| 1 | "West African Languages Congress And Linguistic Association Of Nigeria Conference", (West African Languages Congress and Linguistic Association of Nigeria), 15th August, 2021 to 20th August, 2021; Lagos |
| 2 | "Conference Of Linguistics Association Of Nigeria", (Linguistics Association of Nigeria), 2nd February, 2021 to 5th February, 2021; Benin |
| 3 | "Linguistics Association Of Nigeria Conference", (Linguistics Association of Nigeria), 5th December, 2019 to 10th December, 2019; Abuja |