Taiwo Abioye
Taiwo Olubunmi Abioye | |
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| Born | January 17, 1958 Kaduna, Nigeria |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, Professor of English linguistics |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Known for | First female Deputy Vice Chancellor of Covenant University; expertise in Stylistics and applied linguistics |
Taiwo Olubunmi Abioye is a distinguished Nigerian academic with expertise in Stylistics and applied linguistics. She holds the distinction of being the first female to occupy the position of deputy vice chancellor at Covenant University.
Early life and education
Abioye was born on January 17, 1958, in Kaduna. She completed her Bachelor of Education in Language Arts, followed by a Master of Arts and a PhD in English, all from Ahmadu Bello University. Her doctoral degree was awarded in 2004. Notably, she graduated as the top student in her English cohort in 1982.
Career
Starting her academic journey as a graduate assistant at Ahmadu Bello University in 1988, Abioye progressed to the role of senior lecturer within ten years. She transitioned to Covenant University in 2005, where she was promoted to associate professor by 2010 and attained full professorship in 2013. Between 2012 and 2016, she held the office of Deputy Vice Chancellor. In 2011, she authored Language and Ideology in George Ehusani's Writings, which garnered favorable critical attention.
Her scholarly work includes a significant 2009 publication examining the deployment of rhetorical questions by Nigerian speakers of English as a second language. This study explores linguistic adaptation and communicative patterns and appears in the International Journal of Language Society and Culture. It is also indexed on Google Scholar.