Ezekiel Opeyemi Olajimbiti
Biographic Data
| ID | 904660 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ezekiel Opeyemi Olajimbiti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ezekiel Opeyemi |
| FAMILY NAME | Olajimbiti |
| SIGNATURE | OLAJIMBITI E O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Federal University Lokoja |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5263-0149 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Discourse patterns of affective stance in paediatric online consultative encounters
The paediatric online consultative forum, where putative patients interact with physicians, has become a lifesaver for many, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown era in Nigeria. Examining the affective stance expressed by mothers in this asynchronous discourse from the linguistic perspective adds to the few existing studies on telemedicine and reveals the plight of mothers and their children in Nigeria. This study examines the discourse patter…
Contexts and pragmatic strategies of Covid-19 related cartoons in Nigeria
The global outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has been experienced differently by people depending on their socio-cultural contexts. These varied experiences are expressed in various forms of communication, including cartoons. This paper examines the pragmatic resources inherent in COVID-19-related cartoons depicting the impact of the virus on Nigerian society. Forty COVID-19-related cartoons, circulated on social media, were collected on Twitt…
Identity Framing as Resilience in Selected Nicknames of Nigerian Street Children
Street children who are forced onto the streets due to oppressive experiences use a variety of strategies, including nicknaming, to cope with street adversities. Previous studies have not adequately considered street children's nicknames as resilience enablers. This study fills this gap by unpacking identity frames in street children's nicknames as resilience enablers in southwestern Nigeria. Using the unstructured interview method, 65 nicknames …
Pregnancy no bi disease
This paper examines how language is used to show shared beliefs between caregivers and pregnant women in antenatal classes in the Nigerian context, which hitherto suffers neglect. The data consist of tape recordings and observational notes taken during antenatal classes in selected hospitals in Lokoja, Nigeria. The study adopted a top-down analytic approach using Odebunmi’s model of contextual beliefs, supported by van Dijk’s epistemic context mo…
Wifehood (Im)politeness in Negotiating Responsibility, Position, and Solidarity in Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again
This study examines how wifehood is discursively practiced in Yorùbá traditional polygamous marriage system as portrayed in Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again. Purposively, excerpts involving the three wives of the major character, Lejoka Brown were basically sampled from the text. Through the instrumentality of politeness and impoliteness theories the study has unpacked the negotiation of responsibilities among wives in discharging thei…
Contexts and pragmatic strategies of Covid-19 related cartoons in Nigeria
The global outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has been experienced differently by people depending on their socio-cultural contexts. These varied experiences are expressed in various forms of communication, including cartoons. This paper examines the pragmatic resources inherent in COVID-19-related cartoons depicting the impact of the virus on Nigerian society. Forty COVID-19-related cartoons, circulated on social media, were collected on Twitt…
Wifehood (Im)politeness in Negotiating Responsibility, Position, and Solidarity in Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again
This study examines how wifehood is discursively practiced in Yorùbá traditional polygamous marriage system as portrayed in Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again. Purposively, excerpts involving the three wives of the major character, Lejoka Brown were basically sampled from the text. Through the instrumentality of politeness and impoliteness theories the study has unpacked the negotiation of responsibilities among wives in discharging thei…
Pregnancy no bi disease
This paper examines how language is used to show shared beliefs between caregivers and pregnant women in antenatal classes in the Nigerian context, which hitherto suffers neglect. The data consist of tape recordings and observational notes taken during antenatal classes in selected hospitals in Lokoja, Nigeria. The study adopted a top-down analytic approach using Odebunmi’s model of contextual beliefs, supported by van Dijk’s epistemic context mo…
Contexts and pragmatic strategies of Covid-19 related cartoons in Nigeria
The global outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has been experienced differently by people depending on their socio-cultural contexts. These varied experiences are expressed in various forms of communication, including cartoons. This paper examines the pragmatic resources inherent in COVID-19-related cartoons depicting the impact of the virus on Nigerian society. Forty COVID-19-related cartoons, circulated on social media, were collected on Twitt…
Identity Framing as Resilience in Selected Nicknames of Nigerian Street Children
Street children who are forced onto the streets due to oppressive experiences use a variety of strategies, including nicknaming, to cope with street adversities. Previous studies have not adequately considered street children's nicknames as resilience enablers. This study fills this gap by unpacking identity frames in street children's nicknames as resilience enablers in southwestern Nigeria. Using the unstructured interview method, 65 nicknames …
Discourse patterns of affective stance in paediatric online consultative encounters
The paediatric online consultative forum, where putative patients interact with physicians, has become a lifesaver for many, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown era in Nigeria. Examining the affective stance expressed by mothers in this asynchronous discourse from the linguistic perspective adds to the few existing studies on telemedicine and reveals the plight of mothers and their children in Nigeria. This study examines the discourse patter…
Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works)