• 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 ...
• A move Analysis of the Ghana Premier League Football Match Previews on a Ghanaian Television Sports Show 

  Abukari, Ibrahim (University of Cape Coast, 2023-08)

  The investigation of online genres has significantly expanded over time. This has led researchers to examine a range of internet genres, including pre-match previews of football games, live text commentary, sports news ...
• The Pronoun ‘We’ and Ideological Commitment: A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Analysis of the Manifestoes of the two Major Ghanaian Political Parties 

  Abubakar, Issah (University of Cape Coast, 2022-06)

  Over the years discourse analysts have developed interest in the analysis of political discourse, often focusing on campaign messages, state of the nation address, parliamentary debates, among others. However, in the context ...
• Exploring the Linguistic Landscape of Ho Through Multimodal Analysis of Billboards 

  Azidor Wonder, Calvins (University of Cape Coast, 2021-11)

  The study of the linguistic landscape is crucial as far as regulating and negotiating linguistic diversity are concerned but not much work has been done in this area in Ghana. The few works done in the area of linguistic ...
• Code-switching in Political Campaign Speeches: the Case Of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-addo 

  Antwi, Eric (University of Cape Coast, 2022-09)

  Code-switching in political discourse has gained considerable attention from researchers over the past decades. These researchers have shown how code-switching is used in political discourse to maximize personal or political ...
• A Discourse Analysis of New Year Messages of the Leaders Of the Two Major Political Parties in Ghana 

  Yaw, Osei Harrison (University of Cape Coast, 2022-06)

  ABSTRACT Studies into political speech genres continue to attract the attention of scholars and researchers. Yet, the New Year Message (NYM) remains largely under-researched. Using Genre Theory, the present study ...
• Language Use in the Home Domain in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis: a Sociolinguistic Study 

  Ohene- Asante, Flora (University of Cape Coast, 2021-07)

  Ghana is a multilingual country with English as its official language. The use of English in Ghanaian homes is backed by anecdotal evidence, but very little is known about the extent to which this happens, and its overall ...
• The Structure of the Noun Phrase in the Narrative Writing of Students of Ghanaian Colleges of Education 

  Frempong, Clara Ofosua (University of Cape Coast, 2022-02)

  ABSTRACT While the past few decades have witnessed a proliferation of studies on students’ writing, texts written by students of colleges of education remain largely underexplored. The purpose of this study was to ...

• 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 ...
• A move Analysis of the Ghana Premier League Football Match Previews on a Ghanaian Television Sports Show 

  Abukari, Ibrahim (University of Cape Coast, 2023-08)

  The investigation of online genres has significantly expanded over time. This has led researchers to examine a range of internet genres, including pre-match previews of football games, live text commentary, sports news ...
• The Pronoun ‘We’ and Ideological Commitment: A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Analysis of the Manifestoes of the two Major Ghanaian Political Parties 

  Abubakar, Issah (University of Cape Coast, 2022-06)

  Over the years discourse analysts have developed interest in the analysis of political discourse, often focusing on campaign messages, state of the nation address, parliamentary debates, among others. However, in the context ...
• Exploring the Linguistic Landscape of Ho Through Multimodal Analysis of Billboards 

  Azidor Wonder, Calvins (University of Cape Coast, 2021-11)

  The study of the linguistic landscape is crucial as far as regulating and negotiating linguistic diversity are concerned but not much work has been done in this area in Ghana. The few works done in the area of linguistic ...
• Code-switching in Political Campaign Speeches: the Case Of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-addo 

  Antwi, Eric (University of Cape Coast, 2022-09)

  Code-switching in political discourse has gained considerable attention from researchers over the past decades. These researchers have shown how code-switching is used in political discourse to maximize personal or political ...
• A Discourse Analysis of New Year Messages of the Leaders Of the Two Major Political Parties in Ghana 

  Yaw, Osei Harrison (University of Cape Coast, 2022-06)

  ABSTRACT Studies into political speech genres continue to attract the attention of scholars and researchers. Yet, the New Year Message (NYM) remains largely under-researched. Using Genre Theory, the present study ...
• Language Use in the Home Domain in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis: a Sociolinguistic Study 

  Ohene- Asante, Flora (University of Cape Coast, 2021-07)

  Ghana is a multilingual country with English as its official language. The use of English in Ghanaian homes is backed by anecdotal evidence, but very little is known about the extent to which this happens, and its overall ...
• The Structure of the Noun Phrase in the Narrative Writing of Students of Ghanaian Colleges of Education 

  Frempong, Clara Ofosua (University of Cape Coast, 2022-02)

  ABSTRACT While the past few decades have witnessed a proliferation of studies on students’ writing, texts written by students of colleges of education remain largely underexplored. The purpose of this study was to ...

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