Thomas-Michael Emeka Chukwumezie
Appointment
Solution Network Member
Canadian AI Safety Institute Research Program
Mitigating Dialect Bias
About
Thomas-Michael Emeka Chukwumezie published his research findings in Pragmatics and Sociolinguistics. Some of these publications critically examined the social and cultural impact of language and its psycho-dynamics in shaping human identities and the role of language in legitimizing cultural violence and biases. As a linguist, his areas of specialization include: post-colonial discourse, digital humanities, pragmatics, linguistic and cultural studies. As a member of the English Studies Association of Nigeria and the Linguistic Association of Nigeria, he has been involved in scholarly conversations, and research activities on macro-sociolinguistics and ethnography of communication with special focus on Nigerian Pidgin English. Thomas-Micahel has also taught Nigerian Pidgin Poetry and other literary texts to undergraduate students.
Relevant Publications
- Chukwumezie, T.M.E., Melefa, O. M., & Ezinne, I. N. (2017). “Sociolinguistics of Selected WhatsApp Interactions among Students of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. European Journal of Scientific Research,” 148.1, pp. 193– 208.
- Melefa, O.M., & Chukwumezie, T.M.E. (2014). “A Critical Pragmatic Analysis of the Discursive Expression of Power and Dominance in Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God.” Okike: An African Journal of New Writing, 52, pp.153 – 175.
- Chukwumezie, T.M.E., & Melefa, O.M. (2014). “A Pragmatic Analysis of Crisis-Motivated Proverbs in Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman.” IISTE Research on Humanities and Sciences, 4.8, pp.81-88.
- Melefa, O. M., Chukwumezie, T. M.E. & Adighibe, M. E. (2017). “Discursive Construction of Identity in Interactions among Undergraduate Students of University of Nigeria, Nsukka.” European Journal of Scientific Research, 148.1, pp. 179-192.
- Chukwumezie, T.M.E., & Onunkwo, C. (2014). Discourse Patterning in Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of Savannah and Thomas Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49. Okike: An African Journal of New Writing, 51, 170-187