Prof. Oko Okoro

Selected Recent Publications / Contributions to Knowledge

  1. Okoro, Oko. “Nigerian English Usage and the Tyranny of Faulty Analogy I: the Morphological/Lexical Level.” Nigerian English in Sociolinguistic Perspectives: Linguistic and Literary Paradigms – a Festschrift in Honour of Funso Akere.
  2. Ed. Oko Okoro. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller GmbH & Co. KG, 2011. 434 – 448. Online/Print
  3. Okoro, Oko. "Nigerian English Usage and the Tyranny of Faulty Analogy II: Spelling." The Social Educator. Volume 5, Issue 1, 2015, a Journal of the Department of Social Studies Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana.
  4. Okoro, Oko. "Nigerian English Usage and the Tyranny of Faulty Analogy III: Pronunciation." California Linguistic Notes. Vol. 41 (1), Spring 2017, a Journal of the Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics, California State University, Fullerton, USA.
  5. Okoro, Oko. Selected Journal Articles on Nigerian English Usage, 1986 – 2010.
  6. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller GmbH & Co. KG, 2011. Online/Print.
  7. Okoro, Oko. Exploring Nigerian English – A Guide to Usage 1 (A – L). Pedro, Palmgrove, Lagos, Nigeria: Olucouger Prints Limited, 2022. (328 pages) Print.

Collaborations / Networks

  • Prof. Adeleke Fakoya, Dept.of English, Lagos State University, Nigeria
  • Prof. Taiwo Soneye, Dept. of English, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
  • Prof. David Jowitt, Dept. of English, University of Jos, Nigeria
  • Prof. John Wiredu, Dept. of English, University of Ghana, Accra, Legon
  • Prof. Douglason Omotor, the West African Institute for Financial & Economic Management (WAIFEM), Nigeria
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