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About

My research interests include sociolinguistics, language variation and change, linguistic landscapes, and language contact. I am currently investigating the voicing of initial /t/ in definite articles and object pronouns in the speech of the first generation of Greek immigrants in Canada.  

Conference Proceedings

• Babayode-Lawal, A. A. (2023). Multilingualism in the Linguistic Landscape of Ibadan, Nigeria. Working Papers of the Linguistics Circle of the University of Victoria, 33(1), 87–109.

Selected Conference Papers and Presentations

• Pappas, P. A., Babayode-Lawal, A. A., & Bosman, L. (2024, November 13). The voicing of initial /t/ of definite articles and object pronouns in Modern Greek dialects: Evidence from Greek Canadians. 16th High Desert Linguistics Society Conference, New Mexico, USA.
• Babayode-Lawal, A. A. (2024, November 1–3). Language diversity in the linguistic landscape of three Lagos State communities. 16th High Desert Linguistics Society Conference, USA.
• Babayode-Lawal, A. A. (2024, September 8–14). Language diversity in the linguistic landscape of three Lagos State communities. 21st International Congress of Linguists (ICL), Poznan, Poland.
• Babayode-Lawal, A. A., Pappas, P. A., & Bosman, L.  (2024, June 17–19). The voicing of initial /t/ of definite articles and object pronouns in Modern Greek dialects: Evidence from Greek Canadians. Canadian Linguistic Association Conference, Ottawa.

Poster Sessions

• Babayode-Lawal, A. A. (2013, May 31–June 2). Multilingualism in the linguistic landscape of Ibadan, Nigeria. Canadian Linguistic Association Conference, Ontario.
• Babayode, A., Bosman, L., Chan, N. et al. (2023, September 14–15). Structural linguistic characteristics of podcasts as an emerging register of computer-mediated communication. University of Mannheim, Germany.

Editorial Work

• Editor, 30th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference Proceedings (March 11–13, 2023)

Peer Review Activities

• Reviewer, Linguistic Landscape (2024)

Workshops

• Multi-dimensional Analysis: Theoretical Background and Practical Analyses in R, Katharina Ehret, SFU (May 2024)