Publications

Books

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. (2017) Owe Bilingual Dictionary. Oregon: Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325247402_Owe_Bilingual_Dictionary

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth & Olamide, Mabodu. (2017). Olukumi Bilingual Dictionary. Oregon: Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325247478_Olukumi_Bilingual_Dictionary

Anderson, Gregory D.S., Arokoyo, B. E. & K. David Harrison. (2015). Olùkùmi Talking Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. 

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. (2013). Unlocking Morphology. Ilorin: Chridamel Publishers. http://www.chridamelpublishing.com

Arokoyo, Bolanle  Elizabeth. (2013). Owé Linguistics: an Introduction. Ilorin: Chridamel Publishers.

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. (2013). Unlocking Focus Constructions. Ilorin: Chridamel Publishers. 

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. (2018). Unlocking Focus Constructions. (2nd ed.). Aba: NINLAN https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325247514_Unlocking_Focus_Constructions

Abdussalam, Ahmad, Adeyemi, Lere, Adeosun, Hezekiah & Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth.(eds.) (2014). Bringing our Cultures Home: Festschrift for Bade Ajayi at 70. Published by the Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Ilorin.

Chapters in Book

Arokoyo, Bolanle  Elizabeth. (2016). ‘A Comparative Phonology of Olukumi, Igala, Owe and Yoruba Languages’. In Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to the Study of African Linguistics- a Festschrift for Ahmed H. Amfani. Pp. 209-214.

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. (2012). Overt Argument-NPs in the Early Speech of Yoruba Children. In Kuupole, D. D. & Bariki, I. (eds.) Cross-currents in Language, Literature and Translation. Porto-Novo: Institute D’ensengment Superieur, Sonou D’Afrique lessaf-Universite. Pp. 142-163.

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. & Babatunde, S. T.  (2012). Acquisition of Pronouns by Yoruba Children. In Bariki, Isaiah, Kuupole, D. Domwin. & Kambou, K. Moses (eds.) Aspects in Language Variation, Acquisition and Use: Festchrift for Prof. Emmanuel N. Kwofie. Cape Coast: University of Cape Coast Press. Pp. 259-268.

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. (2009). A Survey of Focus Constructions in Owé. In ‘Current Perspectives in Phono-Syntax and Dialectology’. Adika, G. F., Abidemi F. and A. S. Salawu (Eds.) Pp. 120-139. Winneba, Ghana: Black Mask Ltd.

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. (2007). A Survey of the Phonology of the Okun Dialects. In A Festschrift for Ayo Bamgbose. The Nigerian Linguistics Festschrifts’ Series No 6. Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele (ed.) Pp. 505-511. Port Harcourt: Emhai Press.

Articles in Journals

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth & Olamide Oluwaseun Lagunju. 2019. A Lexicostatistics Comparison of Standard Yoruba, Akure and Ikare Akoko. In Journal of Universal Language. 20:2, 1-27.

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth & Tijani, A. R. (2016).  Effects of Home Literacy Environment on Students’ Performance in English in Selected Secondary Schools in Ilorin. In The  Nasara  Journal of Humanities. Volume 6, Number 2. 59-79. Published by Faculty of Arts, Nasarawa State University, Keffi.

Arokoyo, Bolanle  Elizabeth & Amaechi, M. C. (2016). Acquisition of Bare Nouns by Yoruba ChildrenJournal of Modern Languages 26, pp.24-40

Arokoyo, Bolanle  Elizabeth & Adekeye, B. F. (2016). Complex Predicates in the Early Speech of Yoruba Children. In Akungba Journal of Linguistics and Literatures, No 7. Published by the Department of Linguistics and Languages, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State. Pp. 10-27.

 Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. (2014). Early Lexicon of the Yoruba Child Ihafa: Journal of African Studies.  6, (1), 167-191, Published by the Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos.

 Arokoyo, Bolanle  Elizabeth. (2013). A grammatical analysis of subtitling in Yoruba home video. THE PERFORMER: Ilorin Journal of the Performing Arts.  15, 14-24, Published by Department of the Performing Arts, University of Ilorin.

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. (2012). Null Arguments in the Yoruba Child’s Early Speech. In International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature (IJALEL). Volume 1 No. 5.

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth & Sanusi I. O. (2011). Acquisition of Early Verbs by Yoruba Children: a Syntactic Analysis. In IJLLC: Ilorin Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture. Volume 2. Pp. 1-26. Published by the Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Ilorin, Ilorin.

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. (2010). A Syntactic Analysis of the Language of Outdoor Advertisement: A Government and Binding Approach. In ALORE: Ilorin Journal of the Humanities, Volume 19, 2010, Pp. 150-168. Published by Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin.

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. (2008). The Language of Effective Dramatic Communication in some Selected MTN Advertisements. In THE PERFORMER: Ilorin Journal of the Performing Arts. Volume 10, pp. 179-188, Published by Department of the Performing Arts, University of Ilorin.

Arokoyo, Bolanle  Elizabeth. (2007). Stages in the Acquisition of Yoruba Syntax. InJOLAN: Journal of the Linguistics Association of Nigeria. Volume 10. Pp. 173-183. Published by The Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN).

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. (2006) A Comparative Study of Reduplication in Hausa and Standard Yoruba.  In ALORE: Ilorin Journal of the Humanities, Volume 16, 2006, Pp. 133-151. Published by Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin.

Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. (2004) Emphatic-Case Assignment in Focus Constructions: Evidence from Owé.  In CENTREPOINT: A Journal of Intellectual, Scientific and Cultural Interest: Volume 11 & 12 pp. 18-38. Published by University of Ilorin, Ilorin.