Prof. Dr. Akinmade Timothy Akande

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietAllgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaften, Typologie, Außereuropäische Sprachen,Englische Sprachwissenschaft
KeywordsLinguistic globalisation, popular culture, codeswitching, language use
Auszeichnungen

2019: The Alexander von Humboldt Returning Fellowship Award

2016: The Alexander von Humboldt Returning Fellowship Award

2014: African Humanities Program Fellowship Residency at Makerere University, Uganda

2013: African Humanities Program Fellowship Award

2012: The Alexander von Humboldt Returning Fellowship Award

2011: The Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship Award

2006: Language Learning Grants: Modern Language Centre, Ontario, Institute for Studies in Education, Canada

2005: Bonamy Dobree Scholarship Award: University of Leeds, Leeds

2005: Overseas Research Student Award: UniversitiesUK, United Kingdom

2005: Tetley and Lupton Scholarship Award: University of Leeds, Leeds

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandNigeria
OrtIle-Ife
Universität/InstitutionObafemi Awolowo University
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of English

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian MairEnglisches Seminar, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.04.2011

Programm(e)

2010Georg Forster-Forschungsstipendien-Programm für Postdocs

Publikationen (Auswahl)

2018Eunice Fajobi and Akinmade Akande: Patterns of the Pronunciation of the English interdental fricatives by Some Yoruba Speakers of English in a Nigerian University. In: Studia Anglica Posnaniensia , 2018, 25-43
2017Akinmade Akande: Morning Sir! Identity Negotiation in Nigerian army barracks. In: MATATU: Journal for African Culture and Society , 2017, 201-224
2016Akinmade Akande: Multilingual practices in Nigerian army barracks. In: African Identities, 2016, 38-58
2014Akinmade Akande: Hybridity as authenticity in Nigerian hip-hop lyrics. In: Veronique Lacoste, Jakob Leimgruber, Thiemo Breyer, Authenticity: A View from inside and outside Sociolinguistics. Mouton de Gruyter, 2014. 269-284
2014Akinmade Akande and Adebayo Mosobalaje: The use of proverbs in hip-hop music: The example of Yoruba proverbs in 9ice’s lyrics. In: Proverbium, 2014, 35-58
2013Akinmade Akande: Code-switching in Nigerian hip-hop lyrics. In: Language Matters, 2013, 39-57
2012Akinmade Akande: Globalization and English in Africa: Evidence from Nigerian Hip-hop. Novas, 2012
2012Akinmade Akande: The appropriation of African American Vernacular English and Jamaican Patois by Nigerian hip-hop artistes . In: Zeitschrift fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik: A Quarterly of Language, Literature and Culture, 2012, 237-254