Rose Aziza

Rose Oro Aziza (born 1956) is a Nigerian linguist. She is Professor of Linguistics, Head of Department of Languages and Linguistics and Director of the Urhobo Studies Programme at Delta State University (DELSU). She focuses on the phonology of African languages, especially Urhobo, which is her native language.

Life Rose Aziza was born on 11th March 1956. She went to St. Maria Goretti Girls Grammar School in Benin before studying English at the University of Ife, graduated in 1976. She studied for a MA in Linguistics at the University of Ibadan from 1979 to 1980. She studied for a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the University of Benin from 1987 to 1988. In 1997, she gained a PhD in linguistics from the University of Ibadan. Aspects of the Syntax of Modern Nigerian Pidgin (2015)