| Email: | Click to show Ofoegbu's Email Address | Birthday: | 27th June |
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| Biography: | |||
| Faculty/Department/Unit: | Department of English | Rank: | Senior Lecturer |
| Research Interest: | Syntax, Semantics, Discourse Analysis, Stylistics, Morphology, Language and National Development, Sociolinguistics | ||
| Educational Qualifications: | M.A Linguistics<br /><br />B. A (Hons) Linguistics<br /><br />SSCE<br /><br />FSLC | ||
| Universities Attended: | Benue State University Makurdi. 2007<br /><br />Benue State University Makurdi. 2003<br /><br />Mount Saint Gabriel's Secondary School, Makurdi. 1997<br /><br />Happy Home Nursery and Primary School, Makurdi. 1991 | ||
| Publications: | <br /><br /><br /><br />(a) Textbook(s)<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Ofoegbu C.O. 2022. Syntax: An Introductory Text. Onitsha; Ralph Mustard Limited. (Revised edition)<br /><br /><br /><br />2. Ofoegbu C.O. 2021. Issues in Language and National Development in Nigeria: Onitsha; Ralph Mustard Limited. (Revised edition)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3. Ofoegbu, C.O, Okeke F.A & Emodi L.N. 2019. A Practical Approach to the Use of English for Undergraduates 1 and 11.Enugu: Gostak Printing and Publishing Limited. Revised Edition.<br /><br /><br /><br />4. Ofoegbu, C.O, Okeke F.A & Emodi L.N. 2023. Basic Communication in English for Undergraduates.Awka: Anchor Book Publishers Africa.<br /><br /><br /><br />(b) Book Chapters<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Ofoegbu C.O. 2012. �The English Language in Nigeria� in Echezona Ifejirika and Chuma-Udeh Ngozi (Eds), English Language Studies: Facts, Patterns and Principles Volume 1.Onitsha; Africana First Publishers.183-202<br /><br /><br /><br />2. Ofoegbu C.O. 2012. �Idioms/Idiomatic Expressions� in Echezona Ifejirika and Chuma-Udeh Ngozi (Eds), English Language Studies: Facts, Patterns and Principles Volume 2.Onitsha; Africana First Publishers.97-106 <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3. Ofoegbu C.O. 2015. �Speech and Report Writing: A Practical Approach� in Echezona Ifejirika and Chukwueloka Christian Chukwuloo (Eds), Understanding The English Language: A Textbook For Undergraduates. Awka; Mabcom Systems.102-113. <br /><br /><br /><br />4. Ofoegbu C.O 2017: �A Morphological Analysis of Lexical Creativity in Political Discourse in Nigeria� in Oye Taiwo, Ogunkeye Funmi and Adeniyi Harrison (Eds). Revitalization of African Languages. A Festchrift in Honour of Ozo Mekuri Ndimele. Port Harcourt; Linguistic Association of Nigeria. 340 � 347.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />5. Ofoegbu C.O and Okoli C.E 2017: �Morphological Analysis of Title Names in Igbo� in Oye Taiwo, Ogunkeye Funmi and Adeniyi Harrison (Eds). Revitalization of African Languages. A Festchrift in Honour of Ozo Mekuri Ndimele. Port Harcourt; Linguistic Association of Nigeria. 406 � 410.<br /><br />6. Ofoegbu C.O. 2019. �Official Correspondences: a Practical Approach� in Fidelia, A. Okeke and Livina, N. Emodi (Eds), Use of English for Undergraduates: a Practical Approach. Awka; Ur Excellency Printing Press.166 - 183.<br /><br /><br /><br />7. Ofoegbu, C.O, 2019 �Parts of Speech� in Okeke, Fidelia Azuka, Ofoegbu, Cyril Okechukwu & Emodi, Livina Nkeiruka (Eds), A Practical Approach to the Use of English for Undergraduates I and II. Enugu: Gostak Printing and Publishing Limited. 92 � 112. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />8. Ofoegbu, C.O, 2019 �Official Correspondences: a Practical Approach� in Okeke, Fidelia Azuka, Ofoegbu, Cyril Okechukwu & Emodi, Livina Nkeiruka (Eds), A Practical Approach to the Use of English for Undergraduates I and II. Enugu: Gostak Printing and Publishing Limited. 249 � 264.<br /><br /><br /><br />9. Ofoegbu, C.O, 2019 �English Word Classes� in Okeke, Fidelia Azuka, Ofoegbu, Cyril Okechukwu & Emodi, Livina Nkeiruka (Eds), Basic Communication in English for Undergraduates. Awka: Anchor Book Publishers Africa. 20 � 38. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(c) Journal Article(s)<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Ofoegbu C.O 2011: �The Compositional and Non-Compositional Nature of the English Language Idiomatic Expressions� ANSU Journal of Integrated Knowledge. Vol.1 <br /><br /><br /><br />2. Ofoegbu C.O 2012: �The Nigerian Pidgin English and Creolization: Towards the Search for a National Language� International Journal of Arts and Culture. Accra: Ghana.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3. Ofoegbu C.O and Udoye I.E. 2011: �A Morphological Analysis of Awka Personal Names� Journal of Arts and Contemporary Society. Minna :Niger. Vol 3. (Hard copy) (www.cenresinpub.org) (online)<br /><br /><br /><br />4. Ofoegbu C.O 2012: �Complementation in Nigerian Pidgin English� ANSU Journal of Integrated Knowledge. Vol.2<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />5. Ofoegbu C.O 2012: �Taxonomic and Transformational Approaches to the Study of the English Language Phonology� ANSU Journal of Integrated Knowledge. Vol.2<br /><br /><br /><br />6. Ofoegbu C.O 2012: �Relativization in Nigerian Pidgin English� Journal of Arts and Contemporary Society. Minna:Niger.Vol 4. (Hard copy) (www.cenresinpub.org) (online)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />7. Ofoegbu C.O 2012: �Language and Democracy: The Nigerian Experience� Journal of Social Sciences and Public Policy. Minna:Niger.Vol 4.(Hard copy) (www.cenresinpub.org) (online)<br /><br /><br /><br />8. Ofoegbu C.O 2012: �Discourse Techniques in Asika Emmanuel Ikechukwu�s Omeile� Journal of Arts and Contemporary Society. Minna:Niger.Vol 4.(Hard copy) (www.cenresinpub.org) (online)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />9. Ofoegbu C.O and Udoye I.E 2011: �SMS and Language learning: Problems and Prospects� NOCEN Journal of School of Languages. Nsugbe, Anambra State. Vol. 1 No 2<br /><br /><br /><br />10. Ofoegbu C.O 2013: �National Language and National Security: The Nigerian Experience� African Journal of Arts and Cultural Studies. Nsukka: Enugu State. Vol 6 No 2 <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />11. Ofoegbu C.O 2013: �Nigerian Pidgin as a National Language and Bedrock of National Development� ANSU Journal of Arts and Social Sciences. Igbariam: Anambra State. Vol 2 No 1<br /><br /><br /><br />12. Ofoegbu C.O 2014: �Pidgin Language in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects� ANSU Journal of Language and Literary Studies. Igbariam: Anambra State. Vol 1. No 1(Maiden Edition)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />13. Ofoegbu C.O 2015: �National Language and National Consciousness: The Nigerian Experience� ANSU Journal of Arts and Humanities. Igbariam: Anambra State. Vol 2 No 2<br /><br /><br /><br />14. Ofoegbu C.O and Usar I.I. 2015: �English and Hausa Loan Words in Tiv� ANSU Journal of Language and Literary Studies. Igbariam: Anambra State. Vol 1 No 2 <br /><br />15. Ofoegbu C.O and Umeh R. 2015: �Discourse Techniques in Chief Willie M. Obiano�s Inaugural Address�, �Expanding the Frontiers of Excellence�� ANSU Journal of Language and Literary Studies. Igbariam: Anambra State. Vol 1 No 2<br /><br /><br /><br />16. Ofoegbu C.O and Okoli C.E 2016: �Code-Mixing by Suffixation: An Igbo Morpho-Phonological Analysis� Journal of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria (JOLAN) (Supplement 2). Port Harcourt, Rivers State.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />17. Ofoegbu C.O and Usar I.I. 2016: �Stylistic Analysis of the Language of Politics of General Muhammadu Buhari�s Campaign Speech of 2011� ANSU Journal of Language and Literary Studies. Igbariam: Anambra State. Vol 1 No 3<br /><br /><br /><br />18. Ofoegbu C.O and Okoli C.E 2018: �Morphological Analysis of Euphemistic Expressions in Igbo� Journal of Languages, Linguistics and Literary Studies (JOLLS). Owerri: Imo State. Vol 5. (Hard copy) (www.jolls.com.ng) (online) <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />19. Ofoegbu C.O and Usar I.I. 2018: �A Morpho-Semantic Analysis of Lexical Creativity of Political Speech of Nigeria�s Independence Anniversary 2015� Journal of Linguistics, Language and Igbo Studies. Igbariam: Anambra State. Vol 2 No 1<br /><br /><br /><br />20. Ofoegbu C.O and Okoli C.E. 2018: �A Morpho-Semantic Analysis of Lexical Creativity of Political Speech of Nigeria�s Independence Anniversary 2014� Journal of Linguistics, Language and Igbo Studies. Igbariam: Anambra State. Vol 2 No 2<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />21. Ofoegbu C.O and Okey-Kalu O. J. 2019: �A Stylistic Analysis of the Communicative Styles used in Selected Signboards of Churches in Enugu Metrpopolis� ANSU Journal of Language and Literary Studies. Igbariam: Anambra State. Vol 1 No 5<br /><br /><br /><br />22. Ofoegbu C.O and Okoli C.E. 2022: �Stylistic Analysis of Chief Dr. Samuel Ioraer Ortom�s Inaugural speech, Our Collective Vision for a New Benue� International Journal of General Studies. Igbariam: Anambra State. Vol 2 No 1. (https//klamidas.com//ijgs-june-2022-issue-2) (online)<br /><br /><br /><br />23. Ofoegbu C.O and Okoli C.E. 2024: �Discourse Techniques in Ngozi Chuma-Udeh�s Chants of Despair� Journal of Language Studies and Arts. Awka: Anambra State. Vol 1 No 1 (online)<br /><br /> <br /> | ||
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