Dr. BUNMI OLUWASEUN ESAN

Lecturer I | Postgraduate coordinator

Faculty of Arts · Department of Linguistics and Languages

Specialization Language

Office: Department of Linguistics and Languages

Phone: 08034334299

Email: bunmi.esan@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Bunmi Oluwaseun Esan (PhD) is a Lecturer I in the Department of Linguistics and Languages with research interest in neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and digital communication.

Research Interests

Neurolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics and Digital communication.

Qualifications

• PhD, University of Ibadan (2018)
• M.A, University of Ibadan (2013)
• B. A(Ed.), University of Ado Ekiti (2009)

Selected Publications

1. Nigerian Undergraduates’ Perceptions of the Impact of Internet Slang on Standard English Usage
   Authors: Esan, B.O., Feranmi-Ojo, T. A., Olusola-Atobaje, A. R. & Aremu, A. O
   Sapienta Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Development Studies (2026)
2. A socio-cultural analysis of Ugogo Festival songs in Ahan-Ayegunle Ekiti
   Authors: Olofinsao, O. M., Esan, B. O. & Ezeonyim, K. E
   Oye Journal of Historical Studies & Global Affairs (2026)
3. Motor-prosodic planning and intonational patterns in disordered Nigerian English speech
   Authors: Esan, B. O., Olofinsao, O. M., Oladimeji, O. A. & Ezeonyim, K. E.
   BOUESTI Studies in English and Literary Discourse (2026)
4. Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Second Language Learning
   Authors: Esan B. O. & Oyedepo, B. G.
   TOJA The Oye journal of Arts (2025)
5. Linguistic Diversity and Pronunciation Patterns of Public Senior Secondary School Students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
   Authors: Bankole, M. A., Esan, B. O. & Ogunrinde, E. D
   Concrescence Journal of Arts and Humanities (2025)
6. A cognophonetic study of H-epenthesis by educated Yoruba-English bilinguals
   Authors: Bankole, M. A. and Esan, B. O.
   International Journal of Language and Linguistics (2019)
7. Transformational processes of the segmentals of Nigerians with Autism
   Authors: Esan, B. O.
   Contemporary Issues in Language Studies (2019)
8. Coda Cluster Repair in Disordered Phonology
   Authors: Esan, B. O.
   FUOYE Journal of Contemporary Humanities and Social Sciences (2019)
9. Attesting Sonority hypothesis in selected Nigerians with acquired language disorder
   Authors: Sunday, A. B. and Esan, B.O.
   Ibadan Journal of European Studies (2018)
10. Onset clusters in Phonological encoding in the people with developmental language disorders: Evidence of impairment to Broca's area
    Authors: Esan, B. O.
    EKSU Studies in Language and Literature (2017)

Awards

• • Ekiti State University award for being the best student in Bachelor of Education (Hons.) Arts degree examination in 2007/2008 academic session - Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (2012)

Scholarship

• • Ekiti State scholarship - Ekiti State (2013)

Prizes

• 250,000 - Ekiti State (2013)
• 250.00 - Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (2012)

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Association of Phoneticians and Phonologists in Nigeria - Member (2024)

Paper Presentation - Local

• Linguistic Diversity and Pronunciation Patterns of Secondary School Students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja - Annual International Conference of Association of Phoneticians and Phonologists in Nigeria (2025)

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

• Omotoso, Gideon Moyinoluwa - A phonological analysis of pitch depression in interrogative sentences of Omuo dialect of Yoruba (2026)

Undergraduate Project Supervision

• Oluwadamilare Blessing Olaitan - Effects of Music on the Aphasic (2021)
• Olatoyosi Mary Abiodun - The syntactic structure of children with speech disorder (2023)
• Komolafe Oyinlola Abiodun - Advertisement as a language of persuasion using Oye and Ilupeju as a case study (2023)
• Atowoju Olayimika Esther - Sentence structure and sentence formation in Arigidi language (2023)
• Oni Esther Oluwabusayo - Semantic Analysis of Lekan Balogun's Morwmi (2024)
• Onuoha Mary Uchenna - The role of post proverbial in creating humour and irony in Yoruba languages (2024)
• Omoyokun Oluwaferanmi Omoyemi - A multimodal analysis of Maryam Akpaokagi's selected comedy skits (2024)
• Owoyomi Lydia Oluwaseunfunmi - Phonological processes in Igogo dialect of Ekiti, Ekiti State (2021)
• Omotoso Gideon MoyinOluwa - Divergences and convergences in Phonological processes in Yoruba language and Omuo dialect (2022)
• Olagoke Tolulope Damilare - Morphological processes in Ayedun Dialect (2023)
• Omotubi Toluwalase Grace - Comparative analysis of Itsekiri and Yoruba noun phrases (2024)

Course Teaching

• LIN405 - Historical Linguistics (2025/2026/First)
• LIN209 - Linguistics and Broadcasting (2025/2026/First)
• LIN101 - Introduction to language and Linguistics I (2025/2026/First)
• Lin414 - Pidgin and Creole (2025/2026/Second)
• LIN208 - Linguistic Situation in Nigeria (2025/2026/Second)
• LIN210 - Linguistics and Advertising (2024/2025/Second)
• LIN212 - Linguistics and Public Relation (2024/2025/Second)
• LIN108 - Language Use and Language Attitude (2024/2025/Second)
• LIN311 - Semantics (2024/2025/First)
• LIN107 - Languages of the World (2024/2025/First)
• LIN103 - Introduction to General Phonetics (2024/2025/First)
• LIN105 - Elementary Grammar I (2023/2024/First)
• LIN310 - Field Linguistics and Research Methodology (2021/2022/Second)
• LIN205 - Phonemic Analysis (2021/2022/First)
• LIN203 - Introduction to Morphology (2020/2021/Second)

Professional Skill

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