Rotimi Taiwo

Rotimi Taiwo (Ph.D.) teaches English at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He was a post-doctoral fellow at University of Freiburg, Germany (September, 2008 - August, 2009). His research focus has been on the application of (critical) discourse analytic and text-linguistic theories to a wide range of discourse, such as those of the media, religion, students' compositions, hospital interaction, politics, and popular culture and of recent, the Internet and telecommunications. Handbook of Research on Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication: Language Structures and Social Interaction Volumes I & II (IGI Global, New York, 2010); Perspectives on African Studies, Essays in Honour of Toyin Falola (LINCOM Europa, Munchen, Germany); Collocation in Non-native English: A Study of Nigeria ESL Writing (VDM Verlag, Saarbrucken, Germany, 2010); Computer Mediated Discourse in Africa (Nova, New York, 2012), Language and Mobile Telecommunication in Nigeria: SMS as a Digital Age Lingual-cultural Expression (OAU Press, 2012). His most recent edited book The Discourse of Digital Civic Engagement: Perspectives from the Developing World (co-edited with Tunde Opeibi) is published by Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA. He was at different times the editor of the journal Ife Studies in English Language and the coordinator of the Use of English program at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He also serves as a consulting editor for Linguistik Online (Berne, Switzerland, Journal of Language Studies (Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria).

Publications

Transformation of Higher Education Through Institutional Online Spaces
Transformation of Higher Education Through Institutional Online Spaces
Rotimi Taiwo, Bimbola Idowu-Faith, Simeon Ajiboye. © 2023. 332 pages.
The surge in the demand for higher education is closely connected with the liberalization and globalization of education. Websites and social media have been chosen for...
Discursive Marketisation and Differentiation in Nigerian University Websites
Discursive Marketisation and Differentiation in Nigerian University Websites
Rotimi Taiwo, Mohammed Ademilokun. © 2023. 21 pages.
This chapter drew samples from websites of twenty-four purposively selected universities in Nigeria. The data were interpreted drawing insights from critical discourse analytic...
Analyzing Language and Humor in Online Communication
Analyzing Language and Humor in Online Communication
Rotimi Taiwo, Akinola Odebunmi, Akin Adetunji. © 2016. 324 pages.
Misunderstandings in technology-mediated communication can be due to a lack of tone and facial expression on the part of the speaker, which provide additional context clues into...
Discursive Power Relations in Naijabookofjokes.com
Discursive Power Relations in Naijabookofjokes.com
Rotimi Taiwo. © 2016. 13 pages.
This chapter is premised on the fact that a close reading of humour can provide an insight into what is lurking in the social mind of the humorist. A critical discourse analysis...
Cyber Behavior
Cyber Behavior
Rotimi Taiwo. © 2015. 9 pages.
Mobile Phone Beeping
Mobile Phone Beeping
Rotimi Taiwo, Ebuka Igwebuike. © 2015. 11 pages.
Beeping (also known as “flashing”, “missed call” or “buzzing”) is a behavior associated with mobile phone users, typically in the developing world. It is a behavior that involves...
Discursive Manipulation Strategies in Virtual Scams in Global Contexts
Discursive Manipulation Strategies in Virtual Scams in Global Contexts
Rotimi Taiwo. © 2012. 12 pages.
This chapter examines how online fraudsters explore the experiential, interpersonal, and textual language metafunctions in the crafting of their emails for global audiences. A...
Handbook of Research on Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication: Language Structures and Social Interaction
Handbook of Research on Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication: Language Structures and Social Interaction
Rotimi Taiwo. © 2010. 889 pages.
With the growth and advancement of digital communication technology over the past decade and the advent of modern telecommunications and the Internet, the structure of human...
The Dynamics of Language Mixing in Nigerian Digital Communication
The Dynamics of Language Mixing in Nigerian Digital Communication
Rotimi Taiwo. © 2010. 11 pages.
This chapter examines language mixing in two text-based asynchronous modes – internet forums and text messages. While the latter is limited in space, thereby encouraging the use...
Discourse Features in Nigerian Online Discussion Forums
Discourse Features in Nigerian Online Discussion Forums
Rotimi Taiwo. © 2010. 17 pages.
This chapter investigates discourse features in asynchronous Nigerian discussion forums, which is now becoming a popular medium for discussing issues of interest to many...
Linguistic Forms and Functions of SMS Text Messages in Nigeria
Linguistic Forms and Functions of SMS Text Messages in Nigeria
Rotimi Taiwo. © 2008. 14 pages.
The chapter examines the linguistic forms and functions of SMS text messages in Nigeria. With an estimated 25 million mobile phone users in Nigeria, the use of SMS is fast...