Tinuade Olugbemisola Olayinka is a Lecturer in Languages & Literary Studies at Adeleke University, Ede. She teaches and researches phonology and sociolinguistics, with specific interests in sociophonetics, phonetics, and phonological variation. Her work explores the interplay of language, society, and identity in multilingual contexts also NENS(New English Native Speakers). She may be reached at: tinuade.onabamiro@adelekeuniversity@run.edu.ng