• Evaluative Language in Examiners’ Reports on Mphil Theses in University of Cape Coast 

  Twumasi, Rita Akele (University of Cape Coast, 2021-08)

  Academic writing is not impersonal and objective; it is interactive and evaluative. The present study examined the evaluative language in examiners’ reports on 100 MPhil theses purposively selected from four departments, ...
• Persuasive Strategies in Counsels’ Closing Arguments: A Case Study of Ghana’s 2012 Presidential Election Petition 

  Ahialey, Helen Omavuayenor (University of Cape Coast, 2022-11)

  Studies on courtroom discourse reveal that paramount on the agenda of lawyers is their desire to win cases. They try to persuade Justices to believe their side of an argument as against that of their opponent. Mobilising ...
• Intimations of Futurity: Masculinity and Spatial Representation in African Novels 

  Sam, Christabel Aba (University of Cape Coast, 2018-07)

  Examining the correlation between masculine representations, spatial reorganization and futurity, this thesis analyzes selected works of four African writers: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, J. M. ...
• Evaluation, Semiotic Mediations and Ideological Positioning in Primetime Tv News Presentations in Ghana 

  Sobeng, Ellen Blessing (University of Cape Coast, 2022-02)

  ABSTRACT Since the 20th Century, language use in the media has received unparalleled attention among scholars, especially, linguists. Though scholars have established outstanding evidence for possibilities of the media ...
• A Corpus-Based Study of Personal Pronouns in University Lectures Across Disciplines 

  Akoto, Osei Yaw (University of Cape Coast, 2018-03)

  The present study investigated variation in the distribution, discourse references and functions of /, we and you (tri-PP) in classroom lectures across three broad knowledge domains -Humanities (HS), Social Sciences (SS) ...
• CULTURE, SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA 

  Opoku-Agyemang, Prof. K. (University of Cape Coast, 2011-04)

  This study carried out an analysis of the rural poverty in Osun State, Nigeria. Descriptive statistics, headcount index and the Tobit regression model were the main tools of analysis used for this study. Data used for ...
• Narrative Mood in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Novels 

  Nsowah, Daniel Okyere-Darko (University of Cape Coast, 2021-10)

  Despite the growing attention being given to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s works, there is also a growing concern of the focus of this attention. Criticisms about the structure and narrative techniques she adopts are still ...
• The man was of a different clay: interrogating masculinities in selected African novels 

  Duncan, Emmanuel Godfred Kobina Essel (University of Cape Coast, 2021-05)

  From the mid-1980s, studies on men and masculinities have seen a steady growth. Literary studies have applied the theory of masculinities in research and come up with interesting findings that prove art forms as a true ...
• Jonson in west africa: a study of the elements of jonsonian comedy in the plays of soyinka and sutherland 

  Teiko, Okain (University of Cape coast, 2019-08)

  The originality of this research is primarily grounded in its comparative nature with its substantial focus on the Renaissance English dramatist, Jonson and two West African dramatists, Soyinka and Sutherland. The study ...
• Jonson in West africa: a study of the elements of Jonsonian comedy in the plays of Soyinka and Sutherland 

  Teiko, Okain (University of Cape coast, 2019-08)

  The originality of this research is primarily grounded in its comparative nature with its substantial focus on the Renaissance English dramatist, Jonson and two West African dramatists, Soyinka and Sutherland. The study ...
• Theorizing mothering: a reading of selected African-American Women‘s texts 

  Amissah-Arthur, Hannah Woode (University of Cape coast, 2021-03)

  This research explores the interconnectivity amongst Harriet Wilson‘s Our Nig; or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black (1859), Harriet Jacobs‘ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861), Alice Walker‘s The Color ...
• Trope, text and context in Nyadodo of the Ewe of Ghana. 

  Akyea, Gladys Mansa Feddy (University of Cape Coast, 2016-11)

  The study on nyadodo has been motivated by the conviction that apart from the well known oral artistic genres of the Ewe, nyadodo texts also provide a lens into the oral literature and values of the people. Looking closely ...
• On the road to the presidency: a pragma-rhetorical analysis of the campaign speeches of John Agyekum Kufuor. 

  Sarfo-Adu, Kwasi (University of Cape Coast, 2018-07)

  The thesis explored and compared the deployment of rhetorical and pragmatic strategies in the campaign discourse of President John Agyekum Kufuor (JAK) as a challenger and as an incumbent respectively in Ghana’s 2000 and ...
• Higher life: The rhetorical profile of the highlife song text 

  Unknown author (University of Cape Coast, 2018-05)

  This study interrogates the highlife song text’s rhetorical profile as a layered proposition. The thesis of this research is that the rhetorical profile of the highlife song text is realizable in a multi- dimensional context ...
• Tradition in transition: the habits of language in Ghanaian hiplife lyrics 

  Nkansah, Samuel Kwesi (University of Cape Coast, 2019-02)

  The future of every nation is embedded in its youth. The older generation eats sour grape and sets the teeth of the youth on edge. A vibrant youth seeks a better future for itself since if one fails to comment on how one’s ...
• Readability and academic communication: The case of the humanities research articles in University of Cape Coast 

  Gyasi, William Kodom (University of Cape Coast, 2017-04)

  Research articles (RA) constitute the most important means of communicating research findings in the academic community. Despite the crucial role played by RAs within the academic community, numerous studies across ...

• Evaluative Language in Examiners’ Reports on Mphil Theses in University of Cape Coast 

  Twumasi, Rita Akele (University of Cape Coast, 2021-08)

  Academic writing is not impersonal and objective; it is interactive and evaluative. The present study examined the evaluative language in examiners’ reports on 100 MPhil theses purposively selected from four departments, ...
• Persuasive Strategies in Counsels’ Closing Arguments: A Case Study of Ghana’s 2012 Presidential Election Petition 

  Ahialey, Helen Omavuayenor (University of Cape Coast, 2022-11)

  Studies on courtroom discourse reveal that paramount on the agenda of lawyers is their desire to win cases. They try to persuade Justices to believe their side of an argument as against that of their opponent. Mobilising ...
• Intimations of Futurity: Masculinity and Spatial Representation in African Novels 

  Sam, Christabel Aba (University of Cape Coast, 2018-07)

  Examining the correlation between masculine representations, spatial reorganization and futurity, this thesis analyzes selected works of four African writers: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, J. M. ...
• Evaluation, Semiotic Mediations and Ideological Positioning in Primetime Tv News Presentations in Ghana 

  Sobeng, Ellen Blessing (University of Cape Coast, 2022-02)

  ABSTRACT Since the 20th Century, language use in the media has received unparalleled attention among scholars, especially, linguists. Though scholars have established outstanding evidence for possibilities of the media ...
• A Corpus-Based Study of Personal Pronouns in University Lectures Across Disciplines 

  Akoto, Osei Yaw (University of Cape Coast, 2018-03)

  The present study investigated variation in the distribution, discourse references and functions of /, we and you (tri-PP) in classroom lectures across three broad knowledge domains -Humanities (HS), Social Sciences (SS) ...
• CULTURE, SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA 

  Opoku-Agyemang, Prof. K. (University of Cape Coast, 2011-04)

  This study carried out an analysis of the rural poverty in Osun State, Nigeria. Descriptive statistics, headcount index and the Tobit regression model were the main tools of analysis used for this study. Data used for ...
• Narrative Mood in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Novels 

  Nsowah, Daniel Okyere-Darko (University of Cape Coast, 2021-10)

  Despite the growing attention being given to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s works, there is also a growing concern of the focus of this attention. Criticisms about the structure and narrative techniques she adopts are still ...
• The man was of a different clay: interrogating masculinities in selected African novels 

  Duncan, Emmanuel Godfred Kobina Essel (University of Cape Coast, 2021-05)

  From the mid-1980s, studies on men and masculinities have seen a steady growth. Literary studies have applied the theory of masculinities in research and come up with interesting findings that prove art forms as a true ...
• Jonson in west africa: a study of the elements of jonsonian comedy in the plays of soyinka and sutherland 

  Teiko, Okain (University of Cape coast, 2019-08)

  The originality of this research is primarily grounded in its comparative nature with its substantial focus on the Renaissance English dramatist, Jonson and two West African dramatists, Soyinka and Sutherland. The study ...
• Jonson in West africa: a study of the elements of Jonsonian comedy in the plays of Soyinka and Sutherland 

  Teiko, Okain (University of Cape coast, 2019-08)

  The originality of this research is primarily grounded in its comparative nature with its substantial focus on the Renaissance English dramatist, Jonson and two West African dramatists, Soyinka and Sutherland. The study ...
• Theorizing mothering: a reading of selected African-American Women‘s texts 

  Amissah-Arthur, Hannah Woode (University of Cape coast, 2021-03)

  This research explores the interconnectivity amongst Harriet Wilson‘s Our Nig; or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black (1859), Harriet Jacobs‘ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861), Alice Walker‘s The Color ...
• Trope, text and context in Nyadodo of the Ewe of Ghana. 

  Akyea, Gladys Mansa Feddy (University of Cape Coast, 2016-11)

  The study on nyadodo has been motivated by the conviction that apart from the well known oral artistic genres of the Ewe, nyadodo texts also provide a lens into the oral literature and values of the people. Looking closely ...
• On the road to the presidency: a pragma-rhetorical analysis of the campaign speeches of John Agyekum Kufuor. 

  Sarfo-Adu, Kwasi (University of Cape Coast, 2018-07)

  The thesis explored and compared the deployment of rhetorical and pragmatic strategies in the campaign discourse of President John Agyekum Kufuor (JAK) as a challenger and as an incumbent respectively in Ghana’s 2000 and ...
• Higher life: The rhetorical profile of the highlife song text 

  Unknown author (University of Cape Coast, 2018-05)

  This study interrogates the highlife song text’s rhetorical profile as a layered proposition. The thesis of this research is that the rhetorical profile of the highlife song text is realizable in a multi- dimensional context ...
• Tradition in transition: the habits of language in Ghanaian hiplife lyrics 

  Nkansah, Samuel Kwesi (University of Cape Coast, 2019-02)

  The future of every nation is embedded in its youth. The older generation eats sour grape and sets the teeth of the youth on edge. A vibrant youth seeks a better future for itself since if one fails to comment on how one’s ...
• Readability and academic communication: The case of the humanities research articles in University of Cape Coast 

  Gyasi, William Kodom (University of Cape Coast, 2017-04)

  Research articles (RA) constitute the most important means of communicating research findings in the academic community. Despite the crucial role played by RAs within the academic community, numerous studies across ...

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