Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies
Prof. Johnson Folorunso Ilọri
Professor
Specialisation Syntax, Semantics, Translation, Yoruboid languages
Education / Training
| Institution and Location | Degree | Completed | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obafemi Awolowo University- Ile-Ife, Nigeria | B.A. | 04/1995 | Yoruba |
| Obafemi Awolowo University- Ile-Ife, Nigeria | M.A. | 10/2000 | Yoruba Language and Linguistics |
| Adekunle Ajasin University- Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria | Ph.D. | 11/2010 | Linguistics |
| New-York University in Ghana, African Linguistics School, - Accra, Ghana | Certificate | 07/2009 | Linguistics |
| University of Amsterdam, Netherlands | Postdoc | 07/2011 | Linguistics |
Positions, Scientific Appointments and Honours
- Research Fellowship - LeibnizDream Children Language Project, ZAS Berlin, Germany | March 2025/2026
- Best Doctoral Thesis Supervisor’s Award for Best PhD Thesis in Humanities (2024) – School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Lagos | 2024
- Researcher/Local Investigator for Yoruba Child language, LeibnizDream Child Language Project,
- Zentrum Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS)/Centre for General Linguistics, Berlin, Germany | 2021 – Present
- Consultant Linguist - New English-Yoruba Bi-lingual Dictionary Project, University Press Plc. Ibadan, Nigeria | 2023-present
- Editor – Lagos Notes and Records - Faculty of Arts Journal, University of Lagos | 2019- Present
- Chair – Faculty of Arts Publication’s Committee, University of Lagos, Nigeria | 2019 - Present
- Editor – Ihafa: A Journal of African Studies – Department of Linguistics African and Asian Studies Journal, University of Lagos | 2015 - 2022
- Local Coordinator - African Linguistics School 3, held at Leads City University, Ibadan, Nigeria | 2013
- Coordinator – 25th Conference of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria (25th CLAN) held at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko | 2012
- Visiting Research Scholarship, Department of Linguistics, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2011
- Researcher for Yoruboid languages (Yoruba, Igala and Itsẹkiri) in the Sino-Kwa Project, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2011
