Dr. Charles Nnaji is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages. he holds a degree in Linguistics/Igbo from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria, and a masters in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan. He also has a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan. He began his working career at Ondo State College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, now, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology where he rose to the rank of a principal lecturer before joining the services of the University of Ilorin.