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Recent Submissions

  • Elements of Folklore in Efua Sutherland’s Plays: The Marriage of Anansewa and Edufa 
    Bonsu, Comfort (University of Cape Coast, 2022-06)
    Oral literature in Africa began with the study of folklore (Finnegan, 1970). Folklore as a field of study covers many areas including Geography, Anthropology, History and Literature. Folklore as an important aspect of ...
  • The Syntax and Semantics of Phrasal Verbs in Ga 
    Laryea, Charlotte Ogbedee (University of Cape Coast, 2015-05)
    This study investigated the syntax and semantics of Ga phrasal verbs. It examined the basic elements that constitute the Ga phrasal verb and focused on the various manifestations of the phrasal verb in respect of its ...
  • Identification of Eue Phonemes in the Three Major Dialects of Eue 
    Ackumey, Seyram Kwaku (University of Cape Coast, 2021-09)
    ABSTRACT Discourse on the E3e phonology has provided several studies on the E3e phonemes, some of them include Abadzivor and Dzamesi (2008); Agbedoxor (2014); Amegashie (2011); Ansre (1961); Anyidoho (1990); Atakpa ...
  • A Biographical Study of Mama Dosi’s Song Texts 
    Attey, Linda (Universtiy of Cape Coast, 2021-05)
    ABSTRACT According to Miller and Brew (2003), biographical study of an artist’s work reveals to us the life experiences and the background that engineered the composition of such literary works. This assertion is based ...
  • A Morphophonemic Analysis of Akan Honorific and Title Names for God 
    Yeboah, Samuel (UCC, 2020-09)
    This study investigates the morphophonemics of Akan honorific and title names for God (AHTN-G). The scope of the study is motivated by the observation that earlier works have looked at Akan personal names either from ...
  • Morphology of plant names in Anlo 
    Kuagbedzi, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2019-06)
    The thesis is the study of the morphology of plant names in A`l4. E3e names in general are formed as root names or derived names (Atakpa, 1997). Agbedor and Johnson (2005) also say that E3e names carry semantic loads ...
  • A syntactic analysis of be (that) in e#e 
    Datsa, Cynthia Sitsofe (University of Cape Coast, 2016-07)
    Be, the unit under study, is realised as /bέ/, /bé/ or /bəʹ/ across the E3eme, T4`u and A`l4 dialects of the E3e language respectively. It has as an equivalent, “that” in the English language, s1 in Akan and ake in Ga. ...
  • A morpho-semantic analysis of Mfantse neologisms in some radio stations in the Central Region 
    Mensah, Catherine Ekua (University of Cape Coast, 2016-07)
    This thesis sought to investigate the semantics and morphology of Mfantse neologisms, to highlight the most common word formation process used in their formation, the neologism type common in Mfantse and the meanings ...
  • The Syntax and Semantics of Phrasal Verbs in Ga 
    Laryea, Charlotte Ogbedee (University of Cape Coast, 2015-05)
    This study investigated the syntax and semantics of Ga phrasal verbs. It examined the basic elements that constitute the Ga phrasal verb and focused on the various manifestations of the phrasal verb in respect of its ...
  • Elements of Folklore in Efua Sutherland’s Plays: The Marriage of Anansewa and Edufa 
    Bonsu, Comfort (University of Cape Coast, 2022-06)
    Oral literature in Africa began with the study of folklore (Finnegan, 1970). Folklore as a field of study covers many areas including Geography, Anthropology, History and Literature. Folklore as an important aspect of ...
  • The Syntax and Semantics of Phrasal Verbs in Ga 
    Laryea, Charlotte Ogbedee (University of Cape Coast, 2015-05)
    This study investigated the syntax and semantics of Ga phrasal verbs. It examined the basic elements that constitute the Ga phrasal verb and focused on the various manifestations of the phrasal verb in respect of its ...
  • Identification of Eue Phonemes in the Three Major Dialects of Eue 
    Ackumey, Seyram Kwaku (University of Cape Coast, 2021-09)
    ABSTRACT Discourse on the E3e phonology has provided several studies on the E3e phonemes, some of them include Abadzivor and Dzamesi (2008); Agbedoxor (2014); Amegashie (2011); Ansre (1961); Anyidoho (1990); Atakpa ...
  • A Biographical Study of Mama Dosi’s Song Texts 
    Attey, Linda (Universtiy of Cape Coast, 2021-05)
    ABSTRACT According to Miller and Brew (2003), biographical study of an artist’s work reveals to us the life experiences and the background that engineered the composition of such literary works. This assertion is based ...
  • A Morphophonemic Analysis of Akan Honorific and Title Names for God 
    Yeboah, Samuel (UCC, 2020-09)
    This study investigates the morphophonemics of Akan honorific and title names for God (AHTN-G). The scope of the study is motivated by the observation that earlier works have looked at Akan personal names either from ...
  • Morphology of plant names in Anlo 
    Kuagbedzi, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2019-06)
    The thesis is the study of the morphology of plant names in A`l4. E3e names in general are formed as root names or derived names (Atakpa, 1997). Agbedor and Johnson (2005) also say that E3e names carry semantic loads ...
  • A syntactic analysis of be (that) in e#e 
    Datsa, Cynthia Sitsofe (University of Cape Coast, 2016-07)
    Be, the unit under study, is realised as /bέ/, /bé/ or /bəʹ/ across the E3eme, T4`u and A`l4 dialects of the E3e language respectively. It has as an equivalent, “that” in the English language, s1 in Akan and ake in Ga. ...
  • A morpho-semantic analysis of Mfantse neologisms in some radio stations in the Central Region 
    Mensah, Catherine Ekua (University of Cape Coast, 2016-07)
    This thesis sought to investigate the semantics and morphology of Mfantse neologisms, to highlight the most common word formation process used in their formation, the neologism type common in Mfantse and the meanings ...
  • The Syntax and Semantics of Phrasal Verbs in Ga 
    Laryea, Charlotte Ogbedee (University of Cape Coast, 2015-05)
    This study investigated the syntax and semantics of Ga phrasal verbs. It examined the basic elements that constitute the Ga phrasal verb and focused on the various manifestations of the phrasal verb in respect of its ...