Dr. Maureen Azuka Ezeani is a scholar in the Department of Linguistics at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Her area of specialization is Phonetics and Phonology, with additional research interests in Sign Language, Semantics, Applied Linguistics, and Translation. She can be contacted via phone at 08063454433 or email at ma.chikeluba@unizik.edu.ng. Her ORCID ID is 0009-0005-8750-2330.