Gbenga Ibileye
Research Associate
PhD (Ahmadu Bello), PGDip. Education (NOUN)
Email: gbenga.ibileye@fulokoja.edu.ng
Research Interests
- Discourse Analysis
- Political Discourse
- Media Discourse
- Social Media Discourse
- Pragmatics
- Language Documentation
- Communication in Leadership Spaces
Publications
Books (peer-reviewed):
Authored books
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2011) Linguistic Analysis of Modal Verbs in Legal Documents- Examples from the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Berlin: VDM.
- Animashaun, Kayode and Gbenga Ibileye (2000) Distinction in English Language and Communication Ibadan: Jeshmodule Publishers.
Edited Books:
- Ibileye, Gbenga (ed) (2006) Mastering the Basics of English Language. Funtua: School of Basic and Remedial Studies.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (ed) (2017) Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics: Issues in Theory and Practice. Lagos: Malthouse Publishing.
- Ibileye, Gbenga, Remi Akujobi, Halima Amali, Aisha Umar & Safiya Ismaila Yero (eds) (2019) Gender, Folklore and Cultural Dialectics in African Literature: A Festchrift for Asabe Kabir Usman. Makurdi, Nigeria: Sevhage Publishers.
- Ibileye, Gbenga, Nahum Butari, Solomon Oreoluwa Abraham& Patrick Onah (Eds) (2017) Festchrift for Taiwo Gani-Ikilama. Zaria: Ahmadu Bello University Press.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (Ed) (2022) Studies in Media and Ideological Representation of Herders/Farmers' Conflict in Nigeria. Malthouse Publishing Lagos.
- Audu, Mohammed Suleiman, Adeniyi, Harrison, Ibileye, Gbenga and Olagunju, Tosin (eds) (2024) Intergroup Relations, Security and Strategic Studies and the Future of Higher Education in Africa Festchrift in Honour of Professor Olayemi Akinwumi. Lokoja: Federal University Lokoja Press.
Contribution(s) to Books:
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2007) ‘Saying the Unmeant, Meaning the Unsaid: A Pragmatic Reading of The Stillborn' in Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele (ed.) Convergence: English and Nigerian Languages: A Festchrift for Munzali A. Jibril. Port Harcourt: The Linguistic Association of Nigeria, pp 529-538.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2013) ‘Essay Writing' in Kure, Alexander and Upah Butari Nahum (eds) Communication in English Kaduna: Kaduna State University.
- Okpeh, O.P. and Ibileye, Gbenga (2024) 'Linguistic Analysis of Peace and Reconciliation in Selected Public Speeches of Olayemi Akinwumi' in Audu, Mohammed Suleiman, Adeniyi, Harrison, Ibileye, Gbenga and Olagunju, Tosin (eds) (2024) Intergroup Relations, Security and Strategic Studies and the Future of Higher Education in Africa Festchrift in Honour of Professor Olayemi Akinwumi. Lokoja: Federal University Lokoja Press (pp. 103-117)
- Ibileye, Gbenga and Adaranijo, A.A. (2024) 'Intergroup Relations in Nigeria: Understanding the Dynamics, Challenges and Opportunities from Social Media Analysis' in Audu, Mohammed Suleiman, Adeniyi, Harrison, Ibileye, Gbenga and Olagunju, Tosin (eds) 2024) Intergroup Relations, Security and Strategic Studies and the Future of Higher Education in Africa Festchrift in Honour of Professor Olayemi Akinwumi. Lokoja: Federal University Lokoja Press (pp 235-249)
Journal Articles
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2000), “National Development, Language and the Media” in Work in Progress, No. 11, pp. 93 – 101.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2002), “Talking” on the Wall: The Discourse Structure of Graffiti” in Work in Progress No. 13, pp. 101-110
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2003) ‘Re-Training Teachers of English for Effective English Language Education in Nigerian Secondary Schools' in Work in Progress 14, pp. 154-166.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2004), “Halting the Moribund Processes and the Extinction of Minority “Languagettes” in Nigeria – the Case of Okun” in Abuja Journal of Language and Literature, pp 70 - 74.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2003), “Courtroom Illocutions and their Pragmatic Effects on the World of Reality in and outside Court” in FAIS Journal of Humanities, Volume 2 No. 3, pp. 108-128.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2004), “The Construction of Female Weakness Through Semantic Markedness” in KAKAKI , vol. 1 No. 1 December 2004, pp 126-134.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2004), “The Illocutionary Property of Request Acts in Courtroom Discourse” in FAIS Journal of Humanities, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp 120 – 135.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2005), “Language, Media Education and National Development” in Journal of Educational Management and Planning (JEMP), Vol. 2 No. 1, May 2005, pp. 54-60.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2005), “Modal Verbs as Instruments for Signalling Liberty and Coercion in Legal and Quasi Legal Documents” in Safara, International Journal of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, pp 131-146.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2005), “A Pragmatic Perspective on the Interpretation of Modal Verbs in Constitutional Documents” in LACUS Forum, pp 369- 378.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2006), “A Pragmatic Perspective to the Interpretation of Modal Verbs in the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria” in FAIS Journal of Humanities, Vol. 3 No. 5, pp 37- 61.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2007) “The Pragmatic Value of ‘will' in Oath Making in Constitutional Document' in Zaria Journal of Liberal Arts, ZAJOLA, Vol.1 No. 2, pp. 168-178.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2007) ‘Developing English and French for Territorial Integration in West Africa' in Journal of Educational Research and Development, Volume 2, Number 3, December, 2007, pp. 78-81.
- Joshua, A.A. and Ibileye, Gbenga (2008) ‘Teaching English Language and Literature in the Contemporary Era: Issues and Challenges' in Zaria Journal of Liberal Arts, ZAJOLA, Vol.2, No. 1, pp. 318-324.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2008) ‘Adjusting the Indexical Zero Point in Mobile Telephone Conversations' in Zaria Journal of Liberal Arts, ZAJOLA, Vol.2, No. 2, September, 2008, pp 1-8.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2009) ‘The Pragmatic Functions of ‘can' and ‘would' in Constitutional Documents' in Bayero Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol.1, No. 2, pp 115-124.
- Ibileye, Gbenga and Jacob Hallendendu (2009) ‘The Use of Intensifiers in Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn' in Bayero Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol.1, No. 2, pp 75-83.
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2010) ‘Redefining the Teaching of English Language in University Curricula: A Re-appraisal of the National Policy on Education' in English Studies and National Development in Nigeria, pp235-247.
- Ibileye, Gbenga and Babayo, Aliyu (2012) ‘Verbal Extension and the Syntactic Mechanisms of Complementation and Adjunction in Fulfude' in Journal of Research in Arts and Social Science Education Vol. 1 No.1, Sept. 2012, Pp 86-112.
- Ibileye, Gbenga and Tanko, Rita (2013) “Meaning Relations in Computer-Mediated Communication” in Ona: Journal of English Language and Literature, No 1, Pp 26-43.
- Ibileye, Gbenga and Muhammed-Badar Salihu Jibrin (2014) “A Study of Names and Dialogues as Functional Tools in Iyayi's The Contract. In Studies in Literature and Language (SLL) 8 No. 3, pp 1-6 (www.cscanada.net/index.php/sll).
- Ibileye, Gbenga and Muhammed-Badar Salihu Jibrin (2014) “Actions and Metaphors as Functional Instruments for Sustainable Development in Ike's Our Children Are Coming in Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA) 16 No. 2, pp 1-13 (www.jsda-africa.com/j).
- Ibileye, Gbenga and Bunmi Balogun (2014) “Functional Definition of Roles in Complex Multilingualism: The Example of Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria” in Theory and Practice in Language Studies (TPLS).
- Acheoah, John Emike and Gbenga Ibileye (2016) 'Strengths and Weaknesses of the Pragma-crafting Theory' in American Research Journal of English and Literature, 2, pp 1-17.
- *Ibileye, Gbenga and Jennifer Umezurike (2018) 'Concealment as a Pragmatic Strategy in Medical Consultations with the Terminally Ill' in Journal of Research and Developments in Arts and Social Sciences, (JRDASS). Pp 30-61.
- Okpeh, Peter and Gbenga Ibileye (2018) 'Recursive Contextualization of Metaphor Usage in Selected Sermons of Some Nigerian Pentecostal Christian Clergy' in Journal of Research and Developments in Arts and Social Sciences (JRDASS) Vol. 3 Pp 66-85.
- Shey, Theodore and Gbenga Ibileye (2018) 'Communication of Students of Federal University Lokoja in Impromptu Speech' in Journal of Research and Developments in Arts and Social Sciences, (JRDASS).
- Shey, Theodore and Gbenga Ibileye (2018) 'Enhancing Phonetics Competence Through Audiobooks Publication: Way Forward' in Journal of Research and Developments in Arts and Social Sciences (JRDASS).
- Aliyu, Babayo Muhammed and Gbenga Ibileye (2019) 'Semantic and Syntactic Characteristics of the Fulfude Nominal Class Suffix: Implication on the Syntactic Principle of Antecedence' in Vicky Sylvester Confab Book of Readings. USA.
- Okpeh, O.P., Ibileye, Gbenga and Ohiemi, J. (2020) "Conceptual Metaphor Analysis of HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign in Nigeria" in Lokoja Journal of English and Literature.
- Olaniyi, K. and Ibileye, Gbenga (2020). "A Pragmatic Act Study of the 'Operation Peace Dance in the South-Eastern Nigeria" in Lokoja Journal of English Language and Literature, Federal University Lokoja (In Press).
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2022) 'Linguistic and Ideological Typologies of Hate Speech in Nigerian Political Dsicourse' in Akinwumi, O.D, Audu, M.S. and Ukase, P.I. (Eds) The Construct and Reality of Managing Tertiary Institution in Multicultural Setting in a Digital Age: A Reading in Honour of Dr Salisu Ogbo Usman. Lokoja: Federal University Lokoja Press
- Ibileye, Gbenga (2023) 'A Critical Discourse Analysis of Selected Speeches of Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation' in Akinwumi, O.D., Audu, M.S. and Esidene, E.C. (Eds) Boss Mustapha as a Transformative Public Servant: Essays in Leadership, Governance and Development. Lokoja: Federal University Lokoja Press. (Pp 311-325)
- Usman, M.A. and Ibileye, Gbenga (2023) 'A Visual Communication Study of Photo News Reports on Terrorism in Nigeria'' in Dialogue in Humanities, pp. 23-37.
- Ayeni, Biodun and Gbenga Ibileye (2024) 'Analysis of Hate Rhetoric on Selected Social Media Platforms in Nigeria. IRE Journals 8/4, pp 712-723.
- Ayeni, Biodun and Gbenga Ibileye (2024) 'Speech Acts Analysis of Hate Utterances on Selected Social Media Platforms in Nigeria' International Journal of Innovative Research and Development. 13/12, pp. 1-16.
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