Dr. Onyinye Anulika Chiemezie
Dr. Onyinye Anulika Chiemezie is a LECTURER I in LINGUISTICS Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
I am Onyinye Anulika Chiemezie (Ph.D), a lecturer in the Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. My specialized areas are Phonetics and phonology .My Interest also lies with sound iconicity, cognitive/computational and corpus linguistics which serve as a source of data for most of my research work. i teach phonology, practical phonetics and corpus linguistics. I research on African languages, primarily on Benue-Congo languages,the Igboid and Nupoid phylum. I am enthusiastic about descriptive studies, soft wares and instruments for linguistic researches as they relate to dealing with contemporary issues in the society. I am a Christian.
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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 | |
|---|---|
| 1 | The National Teachers' Institute, Nigeria (National Open University). (Post-Graduate Degree, July, 2015) August, 2021 to PGDE Education |
| 2 | St. Monicas College, Ogbunike. (GCE, January, 1998) August, 1998 to August, 1998 GCC |
| 3 | St. Monicas College, Ogbunike. (SSCE, January, 1998) August, 1995 to August, 1998 SSC |
| 4 | University Of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State, Nigeria. (Doctor of Philosophy, ) August, 2021 to August, 2021 Ph.D Linguistics Linguistics |
| 5 | University Of Port Harcourt, Choba.. (Master Degree, ) August, 2021 to August, 2021 M.A Linguistics Linguistics |
| 6 | University Of Benin, Ugbowo, Benin City. (Bachelor Degree, ) August, 2021 to August, 2021 B.A Linguistics Linguistics |
| 7 | All Saints Primary School, Onitsha. (FSLC, ) August, 1987 to August, 1992 FSLC |
| 8 | University Of Benin, Ugbowo, Benin City. (Bachelor Degree, ) August, 2021 to August, 2021 B.A Linguistics Linguistics |
| 9 | University Of Port Harcourt, Choba.. (Master Degree, ) August, 2021 to August, 2021 M.A Linguistics Linguistics |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Welfare Committee Chairman, Faculty of Arts May, 2025 to Present |
| 2 | Post Graduate Coordinator, Department of Linguistics NAU December, 2024 to March, 2025 |
| 3 | Exam Officer, Department of Linguistics NAU January, 2021 to March, 2023 |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Onyinye Anulika Chiemezie. (2024, April) Challenges to Media Translation Services:: Implication for Effective Communication during the Covid-19 Pandemic www.cambridgescholars.com |
| 2 | Chiemezie,O.A. (2017, December) Desententialisation in Igbo: an interface of syntax and morphology The Linguistic Association of Nigeria, Vol. 15 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | OA Chiemezie. (2026, April), "DELETION WITHOUT DELETION: CONSONANT ELISION AND FEATURE REDUNDANCY IN IGBO WORDS", Ebonyi Journal of Language and Literary Studies, Vol. 9, (Issue 2), pp 157-169 |
| 2 | Emmanuel Adedayo Osifeso, Onyinye Anulika Chiemezie. (2025, May), "Acoustic Evidence of L1 Influence in the Production of Polysyllabic English Words by Igbo and Yoruba Primary School-Age Children", Journal of the Association of Phoneticians and Phonologists in Nigeria (JAPPIN), Vol. 6, pp 59-81 |
| 3 | Onyinye Anulika Chiemezie, Salem Ochala Ejeba. (2025, January), "Figurative and Cognitive Framing of Numbers in Igbo", Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 26, (Issue 1), pp 81-100 |
| 4 | Chinwe Doris Ojiako, Onyinye Anụlịka Chiemezie. (2025, December), "THE IGBO VERSION OF THE ANAMBRA STATE ANTHEM: A TRANSLATION QUALITY ASSESSMENT", CACH Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Vol. 6, (Issue 1), pp 25-43 |
| 5 | Peace Chioma Eze, Onyinye Anulika Chiemezie. (2024, July), "Exonyms and Ethnophaulism of Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa and Igala", Awka Journal of Linguistics and Languages, Vol. 16, pp 65-88 |
| 6 | Cynthia Ogochukwu Nwachukwu, Onyinye Anulika Chiemezie. (2024, June), "Conceptualization of body part Idioms in Igbo and Chinese: A Comparative Study", Journal of Chinese and African Studies, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 86-97 |
| 7 | Onyinye Anụlịka Chiemezie. (2023, December), "SOUND SYMBOLISM AND SEMIOTIC REPRESENTATION OF AVIAN CALLS IN IGBO CULTURE", Journal of the Acoustical Society of Nigeria (JASON), Vol. 10, pp 22-33 |
| 8 | Onyinye A Chiemezie, Doris C Ojiako. (2023, March), "Emerging Slangs in Nigeria: Source, formation and Usage", JOURNAL OF LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, Vol. 10, (Issue 2), pp 32-54 |
| 9 | Ik-iloanusi, Adaobi Ifeoma; Chiemezie, Onyinye Anulika. (2022, July), "Conversational Analysis of Scam Calls in Nigeria", Awka Journal of Linguistics and Languages, (Issue 2), pp 269-297 |
| 10 | Onyinye Anulika Chiemezie, Adaobi Ifeoma Ik-Iloanusi. (2022, August), "Communication and behavior in human management: insights from pull-down facemask syndrome", Nigerian Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 5, (Issue 2) |
| 11 | Onyinye Anulika Chiemezie. (2022, August), "An analysis of numerals in Igbo and German for second language teaching and learning", Journal of the Nigerian Association of Teachers of German, Vol. 8, pp 19 - 33 |
| 12 | Onyinye Anulika Chiemezie. (2020, August), "Acoustic Investigation of Speech with and without face masks: some explanations", Journal of the Acoustic Society of Nigeria, Vol. 7, pp 23-30 |
| 13 | Alerechi R.I.C, Chiemezie O.A. (2019, December), "The Syllable Structure of Gbari", The International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 7, (Issue 12), pp 215-225 |
| 14 | Aniagboso O A, R.I.C Alerechi , E.F Obikudo .. (2018, December), "On the status of palatalization in Gbari.", Journal of the Linguistics Association of Nigeria, Vol. 21, (Issue 1), pp 202-216 |
| 15 | 5. Aniagboso O A, E.F Obikudo, R.I.C Alerechi. (2018, November), "Gbari orthographyː a misrepresentation", The International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 6, (Issue 11) |
| 16 | Ahiauzu-Substance. C. , Chiemezie, O.A. (2017, November), "Psychological Effect of Attitude on the Dyslexic Child: A Critic of the film’ Like Stars on Earth. (Every Child is Special)", Journal of Education and Practice, Vol. 8, (Issue 23) |
| 17 | 2. Chiemezie O.A. (2015, October), "The semantics of body part idioms in Igbo", International Journal of West African Studies and Educaction, Vol. 3, (Issue 3), pp 125-134 |
| 18 | Aniagboso O. A. (2015, July), "Analysis of fast disappearance of African culture and identity with focus on Igbo Names and their usage", Journal of Multi-disciplinary Studies, College of Education Academic Staff Union, Vol. 1, (Issue 3), pp 681-690 |
| Other Relevant Publications | |
| 1 | TA Chang, C Arnett, OA Chiemezie and + over 307 others. "Global PIQA: Evaluating Physical Commonsense Reasoning Across 100+ Languages and Cultures", (Preprint, 2025 October) |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Editorships | |
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| 1 | Editor, "Awka Journal of Linguistics and Languages" (July, 2024) |
| Reviewerships | |
| 1 | Reviewer, "Language and Semiotic Studies" (April, 2023) |
| 2 | Reviewer, "Journal of the Linguistics Association of Nigeria" (December, 2019) |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | PG Coordinator, "Department of Linguistics NAU" (December, 2024 to March, 2025) |
| 2 | Mobility Coordinator East team, Nigeria, "West Africa Languages Society" (May, 2023 to October, 2023) |
| 3 | Exam Officer, "Department of Linguistics" (March, 2021 to March, 2023) |
| 4 | secretary, "Department of LInguistics, Staff Development Committee" (July, 2021) |
| 5 | member, "Faculty of Arts Quality Assurance Committee" (July, 2021) |
| 6 | Member, Local organising committee for 2021 NATOG conference, "conference of the National Association of Teachers of German" (May, 2021 to July, 2021) |
| 7 | Secretary, Local Organizing Committee of the Maiden International Conference, "Department of Linguistics NAU" (June, 2021 to April, 2022) |
| 8 | Secretary, INSIGHTS Programme, "Association of Phoneticians and Phonologists in Nigeria" (August, 2020) |
| 9 | Member, Local organising committee for 2019 LAN conference, "Linguistic Association of Nigeria" (August, 2019 to December, 2019) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "Literary Society of Nigeria" (member since 2025), https://www.nigerianjournalsonline.com/index.php/JOCAS/article/view/4656 |
| 2 | Full Member, "Linguistics Island" (member since 2025), https://www.linguisticsisland.com/ |
| 3 | Full Member, "Literary Society of Nigeria" - 407 (member since 2025), https://jlsn.com.ng/index.php/JLSN/issue/archive |
| 4 | Full Member, "West African Languages Society" (member since 2021), https://www.westafricanlinguisticssociety.org/ |
| 5 | Fellow Member, "Ife Institute of Advanced Studies." (member since 2020), https://ias-ife.com/ |
| 6 | Full Member, "The Acoustical Society of Nigeria" (member since 2020), http://acousticsnigeria.org.ng/ |
| 7 | Full Member, "Association of Phoneticians and Phonologists in Nigeria" (member since 2020), https://appn.org.ng |
| 8 | Full Member, "Linguistic Association of Nigeria" (member since 2016), https://lan.org.ng/ |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "36th Conference of the Linguistics Association of Nigeria", (Linguistics Association of Nigeria), 21st October, 2025 to 25th October, 2025; Nnamdi Azikiwe University |
| 2 | "The Third EBSU Linguistics International Hybrid Interdisciplinary Conference", (Department of Languages & Linguistics, EBSU), 8th October, 2025 to 11th October, 2025; Ebonyi State University, Nigeria |
| 3 | "2025 Annual Conference of the Literary Society of Nigeria", (Literary Society of Nigeria), 6th May, 2025 to 9th May, 2025; Faculty of Arts Auditorium, Nnamdi Azikiwe University |
| 4 | "The role of consonant features and alternations in Igbo Ideophones", (Ian Joo), 8th February, 2025 to 9th February, 2025; Otaru University of Commerce, Otaru Japan |
| 5 | "The Structure of Igbo Ideophones", (The Linguistic Association of Nigeria), 15th October, 2023 to 19th October, 2023; Federal University Lokoja |
| 6 | "Sixth African Linguistics School", (African Linguistics School), 18th July, 2022 to 30th July, 2022; Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin |
| 7 | "Accents Beyond Borders: Trends and Innovations", (Association of Phoneticians and Phonologists in Nigeria), 4th April, 2022 to 7th April, 2022; Redeemer's University Ede |
| 8 | "A pragmatic analysis of some selected scam call clips", (Department of Linguistics, NAU), 22nd March, 2022 to 25th March, 2022; Archbishop A K. Obiefuna Retreat Center, Nodu Rd. |
| 9 | "A pragmatic analysis of some selected scam call clips", (Department of Linguistics, NnamdiAzikiwe University, Awka), 22nd March, 2022 to 25th March, 2022; Fr.A.K Obiefuna REtreat and Conference Centre, Nodu-Okpuno, Awka. |
| 10 | "A Phonological Analysis Of Igboid Numerals", (West African Linguistic Society/ Linguistic Association of Nigeria), 15th August, 2021 to 21st August, 2021; Lagos State University |
| 11 | "A linguistic analysis of numerals in Igbo and German languages", (Nigerian Association of Teachers of German), 13th July, 2021 to 16th July, 2021; NATOG Conference, Faculty of Arts, NAU, Awka |
| 12 | "Assessment Of Diction And Metalanguage Usage In Igbo: Focus On The Covid-19 Awareness Radio And Television Jingles.", (1st Conference of the Indigenous Hands and Voices of African Identity (IHAVAIC)), 7th January, 2021 to 8th January, 2021; Zoom |
| 13 | "The Role Of Igbo Language In Media, The Covid-19 Experience", (1st Conference of the Indigenous Hands and Voices of African Identity (IHAVAIC)), 7th January, 2021 to 8th January, 2021; Zoom |
| 14 | "Acoustic Research In Covid-19 Pandemic Period: A Comparative Investigation Of Speech With And Without Facemask.", (Acoustic Society of Nigeria.), 5th October, 2020 to 6th October, 2020; Zoom |
| 15 | "Removal Of Facemask During Speech A Psychological Response For Effective Communication.", (Acoustic Society of Nigeria.), 5th October, 2020 to 6th October, 2020; Zoom |
| 16 | "Tone Types In Gbari", (Maiden Conference of the Linguistic andCommunication Students’ Association), 8th August, 2018 to 11th August, 2018; University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. |
| 17 | "Language Endangerment: A Value Assessment On Some Aspects Of Igbo Culture In Comparison With Some Contemporary Trends.", (Conference of the Languages in Nigeria./LAN), 24th April, 2017 to 27th April, 2017; University of Uyo, Nwaniba, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria. |
| Workshops | |
| 1 | "Africa Computational Linguistics Summer School", (Linguistics Island), 1st August, 2025 to 15th August, 2025; Zoom |
| 2 | "African Linguistics School", (African Linguistics School), 22nd July, 2024 to 2nd August, 2024; Winneba, Ghana |
| 3 | "Workshop on Academic Growth", (Department of Linguistics, NAU), 15th November, 2023 to 15th November, 2023; Faculty of Arts board room |
| 4 | "Integrating Iconic Tone Polarity into Morphophonology", (Summer Phonetics/Phonology Forum (SPF)2023 University of Toronto, Department of Linguistics), 5th July, 2023 to 5th July, 2023; University of Toronto, Mississauga/ Zoom |
| 5 | "African Linguistics School", (African Linguistics School), 18th July, 2022 to 30th July, 2022; Porto-novo, Benin Republic |
| Webinar | |
| 1 | "2020 Virtual Summer Institute", (Ife Institute of Advanced Studies), 20th July, 2020 to 31st July, 2020; Zoom |
| Other Events | |
| 1 | "Debunking Consonant Clusters In Gbari", (Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN))), 4th December, 2017 to 8th December, 2017; Ignatius Ajuru University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State |
| 2 | "CV Phonology Of Gbari", (Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN))), 8th December, 2016 to 8th December, 2016; University of Jos, Plateau State |