• The Childless Woman As A Failure? A Literary Analysis Of The Contestation Of The Childless Woman In Three (3) African Tests 

  AMIAH, GIFTY EMMA (University of Cape Coast, 2024-01)

  This thesis explores how Flora Nwapa and Ayobami Adebayo construct marriage and represent the childless woman in Efuru, One is Enough and Stay With Me. The characters presented in the selected texts redefine marriage ...
• Exploring The Language Of Evaluation In The Disaster Stories Of Some Ghanaian Newspapers 

  Tsewoo, Mark Paul (University of Cape Coast, 2023-05)

  The Ghanaian press reach and influence a section of Ghanaian readers with their messages. Readers, therefore, need to have adequate knowledge of the language use in the media not only for constructing the intended meaning ...
• Language of diplomacy: Interpersonality in Kofi Annan‘s entry and exit speeches to the united nations general assembly 

  Owusu, Candy Antwi (University of Cape Coast, 2023-08)

  One of the unique features associated with Kofi Annan, a global icon, is his language use. By adopting a systemic functional linguistic approach, this study investigated the interpersonal language choices in his diplomatic ...
• The Representation of Ghanaian Celebrities on Twitter: A computer-mediated discourse analysis 

  Oparebea, Dorothy (University of Cape Coast, 2022-03)

  The primary objective of the study was to investigate the various ways Ghanaian celebrities are represented on Twitter by a)exploring the dominant linguistic features that characterise the tweets of Ghanaian celebritie ...
• A discursive profiling of news values in Ghanaian radio news broadcast 

  Mohammed, Issah (University of Cape Coast, 2023-08)

  Over the past decades, studies on the language of broadcast media have favored patterns of the lexicogrammar over patterns of prosody. The present study examines the patterns of intonation deployed to structure information ...
• The pragmatics of modality and point of view in Ghanaian parliamentary debates 

  Logogye, Cynthia (University of Cape Coast, 2021-07)

  The study investigated the role modality plays in reflecting the underlying points of view in parliamentary discourse within the analytical framework of Simpson’s (1993) version of modality and point of view and Halliday’s ...
• A discursive representation of the gitmo-2 and the relationship between Ghana and America in Ghanaian newspapers 

  Kwofie, Winnifred (University of Cape Coast, 2022-09)

  The main thrust of this study is to examine the linguistic resources that are used to represent the Gitmo-2 and to construct the Ghana-America relationship in Ghanaian media. The lack of research on modern forms of imperialism ...
• A Study of Students’ Preferred Address Terms for Teachers in Two Ghanaian Senior High Schools 

  Vifah, Wisdom Kofi (University of Cape Coast, 2023-01)

  Address terms are key verbal behaviours in communication that establish social relationships between interlocutors; thereby, reflecting the norms and practices of society. This communicative act has gained considerable ...
• Nominal Recategorization in Ghanaian English: A Corpus-Based Study 

  Bosomprah, Perpetual (University of Cape Coast, 2023-07)

  The pluralization of the English language has led to several world Englishes. Following extensive debates on the existence of Ghanaian English since the 1970s, relatively recent research has proceeded to describe aspects ...
• Between Sociolinguistics and Literature: Address and Reference Terms in Post-Colonial Ghanaian Literature 

  Bonsu, Emmanuel Mensah (University of Cape Coast, 2023-06)

  Taking cognisance of the cruciality of address and reference terms (ARTs) in real-world interactions, ARTs transcend into literary texts reflecting the nexus between Sociolinguistics and Literature. Little attention has ...
• The Dilemma Tale and the Continuities of African Oral Tradition in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson And Kwaw Ansah’s Heritage Africa 

  Bentum, Samuel Ato (University of Cape Coast, 2022-04)

  This study explores the dilemma tale as a narrative technique used in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson (1990) and Kwaw Ansah’s Heritage Africa (1988) to examine the meaning of legacy or historical past to the African and ...
• Schoolscaping: Forms and Functions of Public Signs at University of Cape Coast 

  Bekoe, Kingsley (University of Cape Coast, 2023-07)

  Language has made it possible for humans as individuals and groups to communicate in diverse forms among themselves. The public space has been one of the key avenues for such an interaction. University of Cape Coast (UCC) ...
• The grammar of death and pain: a transitivity analysis of Ghanaian funeral tributes 

  Mayne, Justina Betty Arko (University of Cape Coast, 2021-07)
• “It Belongs To God”: The Rhetoric of Fundraising Speeches by Church Leaders 

  Yiadom-Boakye, Phebe (University of Cape Coast, 2021-12)

  Language is the most widely used medium to achieve persuasion. The study of rhetoric in religion aims at identifying the persuasive strategies in speeches of religious leaders. It is against this background that this study ...
• A Study of Discourse Functions of ‘Where Constructions’ in Written and Spoken Registers in English 

  Asiakman, Abraham (University of Cape Coast, 2023-10)

  This work was explored with the assumptions that the wh-item where may have other functions apart from its primary function as an interrogative property or questioning. Most discussions on the use of the ‘where’ as a ...
• Factors determining genitive alternation in English: The role of register variation and iconicity 

  Essah-Ntiful, Dora (University of Cape Coast, 2022-09)

  Much research on genitive alternation has been dedicated to investigating the factors that influence the choice between the -s genitive and the of-genitive. The focus of most of these studies has been on the role iconicity ...
• Critical discourse analysis approach to questioning strategies of police interrogations at the Central Regional Police Command, Cape Coast 

  Doe, Jennifer Emefa (University of Cape Coast, 2021-12)

  One of the goals of the police interrogation is to produce a record that reflects what was talked about during the interrogation, as much as possible in the words of the suspect. At the same time, it appears the institution ...
• From Process to Persuasion: A Transitivity Analysis of 2012 and 2016 Manifestos of the NDC Party. 

  Eric, Aning (University of Cape Coast, 2022-08)

  The study analyzed how presidential candidates employed language in the education sections of the 2012 and 2016 NDC manifestos to convey their message and motivate voters to cast ballots. The study's primary focus was an ...
• Usernames of Ghanaian University Students on Whatsapp: An Electronic Socio-Onomastic Study 

  Ampofo, Charles Larbi (University of Cape Coast, 2023-11)

  Several studies have been carried out on names, and how names are used as linguistic resource for identity construction in the traditional offline society. The advent of internet has led to the formation of online communities ...
• The Role of Home Environment in the reading Proficiency Achievement of Primary Two English Language Learners 

  Adongo, Martin Anaverise (University of Cape Coast, 2023-09)

  Learning to read and write seems to be the focal point of educating individuals and children. According to Vygotsky‘s (1978) Sociocultural Theory, children‘s learning begins at home and what takes place at school ...

• The Childless Woman As A Failure? A Literary Analysis Of The Contestation Of The Childless Woman In Three (3) African Tests 

  AMIAH, GIFTY EMMA (University of Cape Coast, 2024-01)

  This thesis explores how Flora Nwapa and Ayobami Adebayo construct marriage and represent the childless woman in Efuru, One is Enough and Stay With Me. The characters presented in the selected texts redefine marriage ...
• Exploring The Language Of Evaluation In The Disaster Stories Of Some Ghanaian Newspapers 

  Tsewoo, Mark Paul (University of Cape Coast, 2023-05)

  The Ghanaian press reach and influence a section of Ghanaian readers with their messages. Readers, therefore, need to have adequate knowledge of the language use in the media not only for constructing the intended meaning ...
• Language of diplomacy: Interpersonality in Kofi Annan‘s entry and exit speeches to the united nations general assembly 

  Owusu, Candy Antwi (University of Cape Coast, 2023-08)

  One of the unique features associated with Kofi Annan, a global icon, is his language use. By adopting a systemic functional linguistic approach, this study investigated the interpersonal language choices in his diplomatic ...
• The Representation of Ghanaian Celebrities on Twitter: A computer-mediated discourse analysis 

  Oparebea, Dorothy (University of Cape Coast, 2022-03)

  The primary objective of the study was to investigate the various ways Ghanaian celebrities are represented on Twitter by a)exploring the dominant linguistic features that characterise the tweets of Ghanaian celebritie ...
• A discursive profiling of news values in Ghanaian radio news broadcast 

  Mohammed, Issah (University of Cape Coast, 2023-08)

  Over the past decades, studies on the language of broadcast media have favored patterns of the lexicogrammar over patterns of prosody. The present study examines the patterns of intonation deployed to structure information ...
• The pragmatics of modality and point of view in Ghanaian parliamentary debates 

  Logogye, Cynthia (University of Cape Coast, 2021-07)

  The study investigated the role modality plays in reflecting the underlying points of view in parliamentary discourse within the analytical framework of Simpson’s (1993) version of modality and point of view and Halliday’s ...
• A discursive representation of the gitmo-2 and the relationship between Ghana and America in Ghanaian newspapers 

  Kwofie, Winnifred (University of Cape Coast, 2022-09)

  The main thrust of this study is to examine the linguistic resources that are used to represent the Gitmo-2 and to construct the Ghana-America relationship in Ghanaian media. The lack of research on modern forms of imperialism ...
• A Study of Students’ Preferred Address Terms for Teachers in Two Ghanaian Senior High Schools 

  Vifah, Wisdom Kofi (University of Cape Coast, 2023-01)

  Address terms are key verbal behaviours in communication that establish social relationships between interlocutors; thereby, reflecting the norms and practices of society. This communicative act has gained considerable ...
• Nominal Recategorization in Ghanaian English: A Corpus-Based Study 

  Bosomprah, Perpetual (University of Cape Coast, 2023-07)

  The pluralization of the English language has led to several world Englishes. Following extensive debates on the existence of Ghanaian English since the 1970s, relatively recent research has proceeded to describe aspects ...
• Between Sociolinguistics and Literature: Address and Reference Terms in Post-Colonial Ghanaian Literature 

  Bonsu, Emmanuel Mensah (University of Cape Coast, 2023-06)

  Taking cognisance of the cruciality of address and reference terms (ARTs) in real-world interactions, ARTs transcend into literary texts reflecting the nexus between Sociolinguistics and Literature. Little attention has ...
• The Dilemma Tale and the Continuities of African Oral Tradition in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson And Kwaw Ansah’s Heritage Africa 

  Bentum, Samuel Ato (University of Cape Coast, 2022-04)

  This study explores the dilemma tale as a narrative technique used in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson (1990) and Kwaw Ansah’s Heritage Africa (1988) to examine the meaning of legacy or historical past to the African and ...
• Schoolscaping: Forms and Functions of Public Signs at University of Cape Coast 

  Bekoe, Kingsley (University of Cape Coast, 2023-07)

  Language has made it possible for humans as individuals and groups to communicate in diverse forms among themselves. The public space has been one of the key avenues for such an interaction. University of Cape Coast (UCC) ...
• The grammar of death and pain: a transitivity analysis of Ghanaian funeral tributes 

  Mayne, Justina Betty Arko (University of Cape Coast, 2021-07)
• “It Belongs To God”: The Rhetoric of Fundraising Speeches by Church Leaders 

  Yiadom-Boakye, Phebe (University of Cape Coast, 2021-12)

  Language is the most widely used medium to achieve persuasion. The study of rhetoric in religion aims at identifying the persuasive strategies in speeches of religious leaders. It is against this background that this study ...
• A Study of Discourse Functions of ‘Where Constructions’ in Written and Spoken Registers in English 

  Asiakman, Abraham (University of Cape Coast, 2023-10)

  This work was explored with the assumptions that the wh-item where may have other functions apart from its primary function as an interrogative property or questioning. Most discussions on the use of the ‘where’ as a ...
• Factors determining genitive alternation in English: The role of register variation and iconicity 

  Essah-Ntiful, Dora (University of Cape Coast, 2022-09)

  Much research on genitive alternation has been dedicated to investigating the factors that influence the choice between the -s genitive and the of-genitive. The focus of most of these studies has been on the role iconicity ...
• Critical discourse analysis approach to questioning strategies of police interrogations at the Central Regional Police Command, Cape Coast 

  Doe, Jennifer Emefa (University of Cape Coast, 2021-12)

  One of the goals of the police interrogation is to produce a record that reflects what was talked about during the interrogation, as much as possible in the words of the suspect. At the same time, it appears the institution ...
• From Process to Persuasion: A Transitivity Analysis of 2012 and 2016 Manifestos of the NDC Party. 

  Eric, Aning (University of Cape Coast, 2022-08)

  The study analyzed how presidential candidates employed language in the education sections of the 2012 and 2016 NDC manifestos to convey their message and motivate voters to cast ballots. The study's primary focus was an ...
• Usernames of Ghanaian University Students on Whatsapp: An Electronic Socio-Onomastic Study 

  Ampofo, Charles Larbi (University of Cape Coast, 2023-11)

  Several studies have been carried out on names, and how names are used as linguistic resource for identity construction in the traditional offline society. The advent of internet has led to the formation of online communities ...
• The Role of Home Environment in the reading Proficiency Achievement of Primary Two English Language Learners 

  Adongo, Martin Anaverise (University of Cape Coast, 2023-09)

  Learning to read and write seems to be the focal point of educating individuals and children. According to Vygotsky‘s (1978) Sociocultural Theory, children‘s learning begins at home and what takes place at school ...

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