Prof. Dr. Remi Sonaiya

Profile

Academic positionEmeritus
Research fieldsGeneral and Comparative Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Typology, Non-European Languages
KeywordsForeign language learning, French Language, Information packaging, Language and culture, Language typology

Current contact address

CountryNigeria
CityLagos
InstitutionUniversity of Lagos
InstituteDepartment of Microbiology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Walter BisangInstitut für Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz
Prof. Dr. Walter BisangDepartment of English and Linguistics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz
Start of initial sponsorship01/10/1995

Programme(s)

1995Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2010Remi Sonaiya: A Trust to Earn: Reflections on Life and Leadership in Nigeria. Prestige Books, 2010
2007Remi Sonaiya: Issues in French Applied Linguistics in West Africa. In: Dalila Ayoun, French Applied Linguistics. John Benjamins, 2007. 425-449
1999Walter Bisang, Remi Sonaiya: The functional motivation of the High Tone Syllable in Yoruba. In: Journal of African Languages and Linguistics, 1999, 1-19