Victor Adedayo
PhD Student, TESOL and Applied Linguistics
Graduate Teaching Assistant
MA, Applied Linguistics/TESOL, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
MA, English (Linguistics), The University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
BA, English (Linguistics), Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State
Areas of Interest & Expertise
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Racial Discourse
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Corpus Linguistics
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Corpus-Assisted CDA
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Racial Equity and AI
Recent Courses Taught
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International Freshman Composition I, Oklahoma State University
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English Composition, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 2021-2023
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English Composition II Non-Native Speaker, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 2021-2023
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
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Adedayo, V. (2023). Grounding mechanisms in selected interviews of President Muhammadu Buhari. Language Matters. 54(1), 40-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/10228195.2023.2197252
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Imam. M. & Adedayo. V. (2019). Americanism and its Influence on the Orthography of Postgraduate Students. International Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS), 1(2), 22-28.
Book Reviews
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Adedayo, V. & Adebayo, Q. (2024). [Book Review] Durrant, Philip. Corpus linguistics for writing development: A guide for research. Routledge, Oxon and New York (2023). 194 pp. Hardback: $128.00; Paperback: $35.96; E-book: $35.96
Selected Conference Presentations
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Adedayo, V. (2024). Media representation of identities: A corpus-based investigation of Black Lives Matter reportage [Conference Paper]. Southern Plains Conference, Oklahoma State University.
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Adedayo, V. (2023). Lexical bundles and Nigerian university discourse: A corpus-based study, [Conference Paper]. CLAN International Conference, Redeemer’s University, Ede.
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Adedayo, V. (2023). Deresponsibilization strategies in graduate school rejection letters. [Conference Paper]. UALC, Tuscaloosa, AL
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Adedayo, V. (2022). Grammaticalizing relationships: The use of pronouns in Covid-19 survivor stories. [Conference Paper]. UALC, Tuscaloosa, AL
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Adedayo, V. (2022). A pragmatic reconstruction of meanings of two lexical items (abeg and oga) in Nigerian pidgin English usage on Twitter. [Conference Paper]. AM-TESOL, Jackson, MS
Professional Appointments and Professional Service
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Assistant Director, Oklahoma State University Writing Center