I am a PhD student in the Department of Linguistics at the University of British Columbia, conducting research on Long-Distance Vowel Harmony in Ukaan, a language spoken across four communities in Nigeria. My work aims to apply Agreement-By-Correspondence theory within Optimality Theory—traditionally utilized to explain long-distance consonant harmony—to the unique case of long-distance vowel harmony in Ukaan. My primary research interests include Phonetics and Phonology, the Phonology-Syntax interface, and both field and theoretical linguistics.

• OYEBADE F. O. and A. S. IBIKUNLE (2020), ‘Floating Nasality in Idoma-Otukpo- An O.T. Account’ in Journal of West African Languages (JWAL) 47 112-122. https://journalofwestafricanlanguages.org/downloads/download/139-volume-47-number-2/744-floating-nasality-in-idoma-otu-kpo-an-ot-account

• IBIKUNLE A. S. and D. A. ADESOPE (2020) ‘Labialized and Palatalized Consonants in Ukaan: A Critique’ in Dutsin-Ma Journal of English and Literature (DUJEL), 3 337-354.