LINGUIST List 23.1113: FYI: Festschrift in Honour of Professor Segun Awonusi

LINGUIST List 23.1113
Mon Mar 05 2012 FYI: Festschrift in Honour of Professor Segun Awonusi Editor for this issue: Brent Miller <brentlinguistlist.org>
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Date: 05-Mar-2012 From: Kofo Adedeji <kofo474yahoo.com> Subject: Festschrift in Honour of Professor Segun Awonusi E-mail this message to a friend Prof. Segun Awonusi, will be 60 in March 2012. The phonetician/phonologist-cum-sociolinguist or perhaps more appropriately described as a sociophonologist (a product of the London School under the joint supervision of Professors A.C. Gimson and John Wells) has spent most of his academic career at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, where he occupies a Chair of English Language. He also has wide experience in administration as he was once the Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology and currently the Vice Chancellor, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. Friends, associates and colleagues think the best way of recognizing his contribution to knowledge is by producing a book entitled: Language in Societal Transformation: Perspectives from Nigeria, which will be presented to the public. The following are the sub-themes of the publication: -Linguistic Theories and Social Transformation -Phonetics and Phonology in Educational Development -The Sociolinguistics of Transformation -The English Language in Global and Nigerian Settings -The Morpho-Syntactics of Language Development in Nigeria -English Language and Nigerian Education -Literature as a weapon of Good Governance and Poverty Alleviation -Literature and the Nigerian Reading Culture -Education and the Challenges of Poor Performance in key subjects of the Nigerian Curriculum -Literacy and Education -Governance and Management Structures in relation to Educational Development Contributions should be no longer than 20 pages, in 12-point Times New Roman font, typed double-spaced and should specify the preferred sub-theme. References must conform to the MLA and APA systems for Literature and Language respectively. An abstract of about 250 words and a five-line paragraph containing autobiographical information should be included. Please contact any of the following persons for more information: Dr. Joseph Osoba: jbosobayahoo.co.uk; jbosobagmail.com; Dr. Feyi Ademola-Adeoye: fademola-adeoyeunilag.edu.ng; feyiademola- adeoyeyahoo.com; Dr. Kofo Adedeji: kadedejiunilag.edu.ng; kofo474yahoo.com. The deadline for submission of completed articles is 31st March, 2012. Kind regards, Dr. Kofoworola Adedeji Secretary, UNILAG Local Organizing Committee +234018023353981 kadedejiunilag.edu.ng; kofo474yahoo.com Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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