Dr Okoye Chinenye Loyce is a Senior Lecturer at the department of Linguistics, and department of Chinese studies (on dual appointment), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Nigeria. She received her PhD in Linguistics 2021 from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She obtained both MA Linguistics (1995) and BA Linguistics (1985) from University of Jos, Nigeria. She attended several certificate courses, trainings, workshops and summer school in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language in Xiamen University, Peking University in China, and University of Chinese in Hong Kong. Her research is situated in the fields of Linguistics and Chinese Studies, special focus on Cognitive linguistics, semantics, Chinese Studies, Discourse analysis, Sociolinguistics, Intercultural studies, comparative studies, Chinese study. She teaches several courses in Linguistic and Chinese studies, she is the author or co-author of numerous local and international journals, and has given several invited /plenary talks at international conferences, workshops, seminars and summer schools