Dr. Naomi Njobvu is a Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Zambia in the Department of Arts, Languages and Literary Studies. She has over 15 years of experience in university teaching, research, and academic service. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Linguistics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, a Master of Arts in Linguistic Science, and a Bachelor of Arts with Education (BA-Ed) from the University of Zambia. She also holds a Teacher's Diploma in Education from Nkrumah Teachers' College.
Dr. Njobvu has made scholarly contributions in the fields of Syntax, Morphology, Discourse Analysis, Applied Linguistics, and General Linguistics. Her research interests include Bantu linguistics, multilingualism, text and discourse analysis, language policy and planning, thematic progression, and compounding. These areas have been central to her research, publications, and broader scholarly contributions.
- Mambwe, K. and Njobvu, N. (2025) “The Artificiality of Linguistic Boundaries: Evidence from Multilingual Urban Discourses in Lusaka, Zambia”, Journal of Law and Social Sciences, 6(4). doi: https://doi.org/10.53974/unza.jlss.6.4.1595
- Njobvu, N. and Mambwe, K. (2025) “Unravelling the Complexity of Cinyanja Compound Words: A Distributed Morphology Approach”, Journal of Law and Social Sciences, 6(2), pp. 26-38. doi: https://doi.org/10.53974/unza.jlss.6.2.1299.
- Mambwe, K., & Njobvu, N. (2024). Language-in-Education Policy in Zambia: The Case of Teaching in A Regional Official Language at A Selected Mission School in Lusaka. Daengku: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Innovation, 4(4), 628–637. https://doi.org/10.35877/454RI.daengku2682.
- Mambwe, K., Mangi, A. & Njobvu, N. (2024). You are what you Look: ASocio (Linguistic) Analysis of some Kaonde Nicknames Associated with Physical Appearance. Journal of Language and Linguistics in Society. Issues, 3 (4), 26-36’
- Kaluba, C., Kalinde, B., Mambwe, R., Sichula, N. and Njobvu, N. (2024) “Exploring Early Childhood Education Teachers’ Play-Based Learning Pedagogical Practices in Zambia”, Journal of Law and Social Sciences, 5(4), pp. 21-42. doi: https://doi.org/10.53974/unza.jlss.5.4.1163.
- Njobvu, N., Mambwe, K., & Jimaima, H. (2023). INTERROGATING MOSES SAKALA’S FUNERAL SONG, ‘CHOBABA’: SOME DISCOURSE INSIGHTS. ZANGO: Zambian Journal of Contemporary Issues, 36(1), 97-108. Retrieved from https://journals.unza.zm/index.php/ZJOCI/article/view/1046.
- Jimaima, H., & Njobvu, N. (2023). DICTION AND SYMBOLISM IN SISTA D’S VITENDENI: A SEMIOTIC APPRAISAL. ZANGO: Zambian Journal of Contemporary Issues, 36(1), 109-118.
- Njobvu, N., & Simwinga, J. (2022). Does Thematic Progression Enhance English Discourse Coherence? Evidence from Selected University of Zambia Students' Written Discourse. International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature (IJSELL), 10(3), 29-41. https://doi.org/10.20431/2347-3134.1003004.
- Njobvu, N., & Simwinga, J (2023). An Analysis of Thematic Progression Patterns in Zambian Students’ ESL Academic Writing: Evidence of Coherence-Obscuring Patterns. International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature (IJSELL), 10 (11), 19-30.
- Njobvu, N. (2020). Two Types of Phrasal Compound in Cinyanja (Doctoral dissertation, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College).
- Njobvu, N. (2020) “VN Phrasal Compounds in Cinyanja”, Journal of Law and Social Sciences, 3(1), pp. 68-80. doi: https://doi.org/10.53974/unza.jlss.3.1.453.
- Njobvu, N. (2013). An Investigation into Writing Practices of Students in a Second Language Setting: The case of University of Zambia Students. African Special Issues. LASU, No. 55-56, (pp. 139-160). Lusaka: UNZA Press.
- Njobvu, N. (2012). The Relationship Between Thematic Progression and English Discourse Coherence: An Investigation Based on some University of Zambia Students' written Discourse (Unpublished MA. dissertation).
-Bantu linguistics,
-Multilingualism,
-Text analysis,
-Language policy,
-Thematic progression,
-Compound words
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