Dr. Adaobi Ifeoma Ik-iloanusi
Dr. Adaobi Ifeoma Ik-iloanusi is a LECTURER I in LINGUISTICS Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
I am Adaobi Ifeoma Ik-Iloanusi, a Nigerian and a lecturer in the Department of Linguistics. Presently, I teach semantics, second language acquisition and error/contrastive analysis. I also have an interest in pragmatics and sociolinguistics. I am enthusiastic about carrying out research in the above-mentioned area(s), but not limited to them. I speak Igbo and English languages fluently.
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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 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. (Doctor of Philosophy, September, 2026) February, 2021 to February, 0008 PhD LOinguistics Linguistics |
| 2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. (Doctor of Philosophy, September, 2026) June, 2021 to October, 2025 PhD LOinguistics Linguistics |
| 3 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University ,Awka. (Master Degree, May, 2015) December, 2010 to July, 2014 M.A. Linguistics Linguistics |
| 4 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University ,Awka. (Bachelor Degree, September, 2005) October, 2001 to September, 2005 B.A Linguistics Linguistics |
| 5 | University Secondary School, Enugu Campus.. (SSCE, December, 2000) October, 1994 to July, 2000 WASCEC O' Level Certificate Examination |
Creative Output
| Journal Articles | |
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| 1 | ADAOBI IFEOMA IK-ILOANUSI AND MBAGWU, UGOCHUKWU DAVIDSON. (2026, April), "Communicative Features of Igbo Proverbs in Select Traditional Events", Odezuruigbo, Vol. 10, (Issue 1), pp 13-24 |
| 2 | ADAOBI IFEOMA IK-ILOANUSI AND MBAGWU, UGOCHUKWU DAVIDSON. (2025, February), "Sociopragmatic Functions of Igbo Proverbs used in Select Traditional Marriage Events", Awka Journal of Linguistics and Languages, Vol. 17, pp 149-176 |
| 3 | ADAOBI IFEOMA IK-ILOANUSI AND MBAGWU, UGOCHUKWU DAVIDSON. (2025, April), "POLITENESS AND IMPOLITENESS IN THE USE OF IGBO PROVERBS", BEYON BABEL: BU JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND HUMANITIES, Vol. -9, (Issue -1), pp 87-101 |
| 4 | Wisdom Ebubechukwu Emeziem & Ik-Iloanusi, Adaobi Ifeoma. (2024, July), "Metaphorical Usage of the Eye in Igbo: A Corpus Based Study", Awka Journal of Linguistics and Languages, Vol. 16, pp 133-169 |
| 5 | Adaobi Ifeoma Ik-Iloanusi, Mbagwu, D. Ugochukwu. (2023, July), "In view of crimes in Nigeria: Another perspective to functional illiteracy", Nigerian Journal of Arts and Humanities (NJAH), Vol. 3, (Issue 2), pp 37-41 |
| 6 | Adaobi Ifeoma Ik-Iloanusi. (2022, September), "Body parts Conception in Igbo and German Proverbs", Language Review: International Journal of Linguistics (LRIJL), pp 206-217, Maiden Edition |
| 7 | Adaobi Ifeoma Ik- Iloanusi. (2022, July), "The Semantics of Metalanguage: Implication for Language Teaching and Learning", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES, Vol. -4, (Issue -1), pp 114-122 |
| 8 | OA Chiemezie , AI Ik-Iloanusi. (2022, July), "Communication and behavior in human management", Nigerian Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 5, (Issue -2) |
| 9 | ADAOBI IFEOMA IK-ILOANUSI & ONYINYE ANULIKA CHIEMEZIE. (2022, October), "Conversational Analysis of Scam Calls in Nigeria", Awka Journal of Linguistics and Languages, (Issue 2), pp 269 - 297 |
| 10 | Adaobi Ifeoma Ik- Iloanusi. (2021, May), "Proverb as an Effective Tool in Communication: The Covid-19 Experience", Interdisciplinary Journal of African and Asian Studies (IJAAS), Vol. 7, (Issue 1), pp 149-158 |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Reviewerships | |
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| 1 | Reviewer, "Ideological and Cultural Significance of Ọzọ Title Names in Igbo" (February, 2026) |
| 2 | Reviewer, "Interaction in reading comprehension in the English and Igbo classroom" (May, 2024) |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Member Faculty of Arts, Arts and Culture Committee, "FACULTY OF ARTS" (April, 2025) |
| 2 | CLAN Welfare Chairperson, "Department of Linguistics" (October, 2025 to October, 2025) |
| 3 | Secretary, Faculty of Arts Room and Space Allocation Committee, "Faculty of Arts" (May, 2023 to March, 2025) |
| 4 | Chairperson Aesthetic and Sanitation Committee, "Department of Linguistics" (October, 2022) |
| 5 | Member, Examination Committee, "Department of Linguistics" (October, 2022) |
| 6 | MEMBER, AJILL EDITORIAL BOARD, "Linguistics Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University , Awka" (May, 2021) |
| 7 | member, room and space allocation committee, "Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (May, 2021) |
| 8 | Member, Editorial Board, "Department of Linguistics" (May, 2020 to May, 2021) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Professional Member, "PRAGMATICS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA" - PrAN/2021309 (member since 2022), https://www.pragmaticsng.org |
| 2 | Full Member, "LINGUISTIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA" (member since 2021), https://lan.org.ng |
| 3 | Full Member, "WEST AFRICAN LANGUAGES SOCIETY" (member since 2021), https://westafricanlinguisticsociety.org |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "Refining Annotation Tools for Nigerian Languages: Insights from Igbo", (LINGUISTIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA), 21st October, 2025 to 25th October, 2025; NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA |
| 2 | "The use of trade expressions as a marketing strategy: A compositional semantics analysis. A paper presented at the 5th UBS International Conference", (UNIZIK BUSINESS SCHOOL), 24th October, 2023 to 26th October, 2023; Virtual participation / Unizik business school, Awka |
| 3 | "The 33rd West African Linguistic Congress", (West African Linguistic Society), 23rd October, 2023 to 26th October, 2023; University of Ghana, Legon, Accra. |
| 4 | "A pragmatic analysis of some selected call scam clips, a paper presented at The Department of Linguistics Maiden International Conference.", (DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS), 22nd March, 2022 to 25th March, 2022; AWKA |
| 5 | "Impact of Functional Illiteracy on Security in Nigeria, a paper presented at Unizik Business School (UBS) International Conference", (UBS), 25th November, 2021 to 26th November, 2021; NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA |
| 6 | "Sarcasm in social media: a communicative relevance, a paper presented at THE WEST AFRICA LANGUAGES CONGRESS(WALC) & THE LINGUISTIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA(LAN))", (WALS), 15th August, 2021 to 20th August, 2021; LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA |
| 7 | "Body Parts Conception in Igbo and German Proverbs, a paper presented at the Nigerian Association of Teachers of German", (NATOG), 14th July, 2021 to 15th July, 2021; NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA |
| 8 | "Proverb as a tool for effective communication: the covid-19 experience, a paper presented at the Conference of The Linguistics Association Of Nigeria (CLAN)", (Linguistic Association of Nigeria), 1st February, 2021 to 5th February, 2021; University of Benin, Nigeria. |
| Workshops | |
| 1 | "CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP- Interface between sociolinguistics and Pragmatics", (African Pragmatics Association), 6th March, 2025 to 6th March, 2025; VIRTUAL |
| 2 | "PRESENTATION SKILLS", (PAN AFRICAN DOCTORAL ACADEMY), 16th September, 2024 to 20th September, 2024; UNIVERSITY OF GHANA |
| 3 | "MANAGING THE PHD PROCESS", (PAN AFRICAN DOCTORAL ACADEMY), 9th September, 2024 to 13th September, 2024; UNIVERSITY OF GHANA |
| 4 | "The Ife Summer Institute (Fellow)", (The Institute of Advanced Studies, Ile-Ife, Nigeria), 24th July, 2023 to 4th August, 2023; Zoom |
| 5 | "MANAGING THE PHD PROCESS", (PAN AFRICAN DOCTORAL ACADEMY), UNIVERSITY OF GHANA |
| Webinar | |
| 1 | "LINGUISTICS AND PEDAGOGY WEBINAR", (L&P WEBINARS), 24th July, 2022 to 24th July, 2022; ZOOM |