Dr. Chidi Igwe
Dr. Chidi Igwe
- Assistant Professor (term)
- BA Hons. (Ekpoma, Nigeria); MA (Regina); PhD (Dalhousie)
Research Interests
- • French linguistics—morphology; lexicology and lexicography; phonetics and phonology; syntax and semantics, • Translation; terminology and language for special purposes; socioterminology; psychoterminology; onomasiology and semasiology, • Computer-assisted teaching and learning; distance education, Internet fraud and scams
- Office: LI 220.13
- Email: Chidi-Nnamdi.Igwe@uregina.ca
- Phone: (306) 585-3270
- Fax: (306) 337-3286
On-going Research Projects
-
Bilingual
(English-French) lexicon of terrorism terms. -
Word-formation and
semantic trends in the field of terrorism. -
Igbo language
dictionary of journalism and media terms.
Publications
2007.
"Taking Back Nigeria from 419: What to do About the Worldwide E-mail Scam-Advance-Fee
Fraud." iUniverse
Inc.: Nebraska.
2007. « Emprunt
comme procédé d'enrichissement de la terminologie du terrorisme ». Revue de l'université de Moncton, Numéro hors série, p. 189-205.
2005. « La traduction
automatique par opposition à la théorie interprétative : analyse d'un corpusde productions réelles », Translation
Journal, vol 9, no 3.
Conferences
2008. "419 E-mail Scam: Menace to People and Businesses."
Regina Association of Internet Professionals-CIPS Regina. February 26.
2007.
"Towards New Ways of Constructing Bilingual
Terminological Lexicons: A Psycho-Terminological
Approach to the Vocabulary of Terrorism," 4th Ontario
Conference on Applied Linguistics. May 19 to 20. University
of Windsor.
2006.
"Examining Igbo Language in the Context of Psycho-Terminology." 30th Annual APLAConference,
November 3 to 4. Saint Mary's University.
