Prof. Dr. Akinola Stephen Odebunmi

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsEnglish Language (Linguistics),Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics
KeywordsClinical paternalism and humanism, Doctor-patient interaction, Yoruba cultural discourse, Cognitive pragmatics, South-western Nigeria
Honours and awards

2023: Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Nigeria

2020: Joint Linkage Project Award by the Federal Foreign Office, Germany with Prof. Dr Karin Birkner at Bayreuth University, Germany

2017: Georg Forster Renewed Research Stay, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany

2014: Georg Forster Renewed Research Stay, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany

2011: Georg Forster Return Fellowship for Experienced Researchers, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany

2010: Georg Forster Fellowship for Experienced Researchers, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Germany

Current contact address

CountryNigeria
CityIbadan
InstitutionUniversity of Ibadan
InstituteDepartment of English

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Peter AuerFreiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg
Prof. Dr. Peter AuerNeuere Deutsche Literatur (NDL) Deutsches Seminar I, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg
Prof. Dr. Akinola Stephen OdebunmiDepartment of English, University of Ibadan, Ibadan
Prof. Dr. Karin BirknerLehrstuhl für Germanistische Linguistik, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth
Start of initial sponsorship01/04/2010

Programme(s)

2009Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers

Publications (partial selection)

2016Dr. Stephen Akinola Odebunmi: 'You didn’t give me to go and buy’: Negotiating accountability for poor health in post-recommendation medical consultations'. In: Journal of Pragmatics, 2016, 1-15
2016Dr. Stephen Akinola Odebunmi & Joyce T. Mathangwane: Essays on language, Communication and Literature in Africa. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016
2013Dr. Stephen Akinola Odebunmi: “Multiple Codes, Multiple Impressions: An Analysis of Doctor-client encounters in Nigeria”. . In: Multilingua, 2013, 373-403
2013Dr. Stephen Akinola Odebunmi: “Greetings and Politeness in Doctor-client Encounters in Southwestern Nigeria”. . In: Iranian Journal of Society, Culture and Language, 2013, 101-117
2012Dr. Stephen Akinola Odebunmi: “Participation Configuration in a Nigerian University Campus”. In: Pragmatics and Cognition, 2012, 186-213
2012Dr. Stephen Akinola Odebunmi: “The baby dey chuk chuk: Language and Emotions in Doctor-client Interaction” . In: Pragmatics and Society , 2012, 120-148
2011Dr. Stephen Akinola Odebunmi: “Concealment in Consultative Encounters in Nigerian Hospitals”. . In: Pragmatics, 2011, 619-645
2010Dr. Stephen Akinola Odebunmi: “Language and Gender Perspectives in Nigerian Theo- religious Contexts”. In: Anglogermanica , 2010, 65-84
2010Dr. Stephen Akinola Odebunmi: “Ideology and Body Part Metaphors in Nigerian English”. In: Review of Cognitive Linguistics , 2010, 272-299
2010Dr. Stephen Akinola Odebunmi: “Tracking Ideology in Political News”. In: California Linguistic Notes , 2010, 1-23