Bridging The Gap27 Jun 2024

Preserving Languages in Nigeria with Bolanle Arokoyo & Emeka Onwuegbuzia

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In this week's episode i'm joined by linguists Bolanle and Emeka to discuss language preservation in Nigeria. We explore challenges and solutions, including community engagement, technology, education policies, and media promotion. Emeka Onwuegbuzia and Bolanle E. Arokoyo specifically delve into Nigerian language policies, advocating for local implementation and content creation incentives. They emphasize the importance of government support for language preservation efforts.

Bolanle E Arokoyo is a Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. My research interests include syntax, morphology, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, language documentation and lexicography. She's a Fellow of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, United States of America.

Emeka Onwuegbuzia passion lies in linguistics to specifically Igbo. He has a PhD in Linguistics from
University of Ibadan and a significant role in creating the largest annotated Igbo corpus. One of his leading projects is around a mental health literacy project and expanding the Igbo lexicon around mental health.

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