Mrs. OLUWATOYIN ABIGAIL FERANMI-OJO

Assistant Lecturer | Assistant Lecturer

Faculty of Arts · Department of English and Literary Studies

Specialization Phonetic and Phonology, Sociolinguistics

Office: FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OYE, EKITI STATE, NIGERIA

Phone: 08034935668

Email: toyin.feranmi-ojo@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

I have my first Degree at Obafemi Awolowo University (Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo), my MA at Federal University Oye-Ekiti and currently running a Ph.D programme at Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti.

Research Interests

I have interest in Phonetics and Phonology, Sociolinguistics

Qualifications

• BA(Ed), Obafemi Awolowo University (Adeyemi College of Education Ondo) (2012)
• MA, Federal University Oye-Ekiti (2022)

Selected Publications

1. Reimagining Gender through Language: A Feminist Stylistic Analysis of Selected Novels by Abi Daré and Damilare Kuku
   Authors: Toyin Abigail FERANMI-OJO & Favour Ayomide Oguntuase.
   FASHANU (2026)
2. NIGERIAN UNDERGRADUATES’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPACT OF INTERNET SLANG ON STANDARD ENGLISH USAGE
   Authors: BUNMI OLUWASEUN ESANa,1, TOYIN ABIGAIL FERANMI-OJOb,2, AJOKE REBECCA OLUSOLA-ATOBAJEa,3& ADESINA OLADAPO AREMUa,4
   Sapientia Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Development Studies(SGOJAHDS), Vol.9No.1March, 2026; pg.105–117; ISSN: 2695 2319 (Print); ISSN: 2695-2327 (Online) (2026)
3. Decolonizing Africans of Western Hegemony and Imperialism: A Reflection on Ahmed Yerima’s Historical Drama Attahiru and The Trials of Oba Ovonramwen
   Authors: Joseph Agofure IDOGHO, (PhD), Hannah Modupe AKPODIETE (PhD) & Toyin Abigail FERANMI-OJO.
   Journal of African Languages and Literary Studies (JoALLS) (2025)
4. Phonological Interference in the Speech of Some Yorùbá English Bilingual Students in Selected Private Secondary Schools in Ogun State
   Authors: Tolulope Grace Ojo and Toyin Abigail FeranmiOjo
   ROMANUS EGUDU JOURNAL OF ENGLISH STUDIES (REJES) (2025)

Membership of Professional Bodies

• TRCN (2018)

Paper Presentation - Local

• Re-imagining Gender through Language: A Feministic Stylistic Analysis of Selected Novels by Abi Dare and Damilare Kuku - FASHANU CONFERENCE (2025)

Undergraduate Project Supervision

• Olanipekun Sherifat Bayonle - Influence of Dialectal Variation on the Pronunciation of Fashion Terminologies among selected Seamstresses in Oye-Ekiti LGA. (2025)
• Sadare Abimbola Mary - The role of language in humour, satire and other forms of playful conversations: a case study of gbenga Adeboye's itu Baba ita comedy. (2025)
• Owoeye Gloria Oseoluwa - A Linguistic Exploration of Religion and Social Identity in #StreetChurch Posters on X (2025)
• Ibidun Karimah - The use of persuasive language in digital marketing for Nigerian startups. (2026)
• Rafiu Faizat - Discourse Analysis Of Crimanal Language And Psychological Manipulation In Oyinkan Braithwaite _My Sister The Serial Killer_. (2026)
• Oyeleke Eunice Feranmi - Power, Respect, Age and Status in Korean and Nigerian Dramas: A sociolinguistics study. (2026)
• Life Elizabeth Alison. - The study of Multimodal Meaning Construction :Multimedia Icons and Symbols Among Students’ Online Communication. (2026)
• Thomas Olamiposi Grace - A Socio-Pragmatic Analysis of Selected Deictic Expressions in Nigerian English” (2026)
• Farayibi Dorcas Ayomide - A Critical Discourse Analysis of Cultural representation in Wole Soyinka's "The Interpreters" and Ayobami Adebayo's "A spell of good things" (2026)
• Adedapo zainab Adedolapo - Gendered language and bias in Nigeria rape case transcript : A sociolinguistic study (2026)
• Fasunloro Benita Bisola - Parents profession:The influence of English Teacher parents on childrens' spoken English proficiency (2026)
• Oyeyemi Gloria Boluwatife - A Cognitive Analysis of Conceptual Metaphor in Contemporary Christian Music (2026)
• Omoniyi oyindamola Aderonke - Analyzing Grapho- syntactic errors in advertising language: A case study of oye local government area of Ekiti. (2026)
• Esther Olamide Akinola - THE IMPACT OF FAMILY DYSFUNCTION ON CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE PATTERNS:A SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE (2026)
• Ayinde Oluwadamilola. - The Semantics and Semiotics of dietary language Use (2026)
• Jemilua Favour Aanuoluwa - A Comparative Stylistics Analysis of Traditional and Contemporary Gospel lyrics. (2026)
• Bola-Adedayo Elizabeth Kehinde - Dialect and social class representation in Nigerian Movies: A case study of Kemi Adetiba's Wedding Party and Bimbo Ademoye's Selina. (2026)
• Vincent Goodnews Victoria - The Impact of Digital Texts on English Academic writing skills of FUOYE undergraduate. (2026)
• Okeke Marvellous Ayomide - THE INFLUENCE OF LEXICAL AMBIGUITY ON THE INTERPRETATION OF ACADEMIC TEXS BY UNDERGRADUATES (FUOYE) (2026)
• Fatunde Justus Taiwo - A Comparative Analysis of Tradition, Change, and Adaptation in Wole Soyinka’s The Lion and the Jewel and Chioma Okereke’s The Water Baby. (2026)
• Odekunle Faith Victoria. - An in-depth exploration of Language and Art As Tools for Social critique and Activism. (2026)

Course Teaching

• GST 102 - Communication in English (20252026/second)
• ENG 204 - Introduction to General Phonetics and Phonology (20252026/second semester)
• ENG 302 - Phonology of English (20252026/second)
• ELS 406 - Psycholinguistics and Communication Studies (20252026/second)

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