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Participant relationship in discourse and its effect on code choice: A case study of the University community of Cape Coast

Torto, Richard Torgbor (University of Cape Coast, 2000-10)

The present study focuses on the effect of inter-personal relationship on code choice in discourse situations in the university community of Cape Coast. The study looks at the nature of the linguistic situation and the ...
A repertoire of tropes: A study of Fante-Akan Asafo songs texts from the Cape Coast area of the Central Region of Ghana

Acquah, Leonard (University of Cape Coast, 2002-09)

This study of Fante Asafo song texts from the Cape Coast area of the Central Region of Ghana was undertaken with the assumption that a close look at the texts would yield a richness of language represented by a profusion ...
A study of grammatical errors made by some Libyan students of english

Agdaem, Omar Milad Jomah (University of Cape Coast, 2004-07)

Using students from two Libyan private schools of English as the source of information, this study focused on grammatical errors committed by some Libyan students of English, which in the view of this dissertation have not ...
Assessment of flexcube wide area network training programme at the Ghana Commrecial bank limited (GCB Ltd.)

Cobbinah, Dominic (University of Cape Coast, 2007-11)

The Ghana Commercial Bank Limited (GCB, LTD) embarked on a computerisation drive in 1990 to enhance its business processes and its service delivery. The exercise resulted in the introduction of a centralised banking software ...
The subjects of motherhood and marriage in the autobiographies of Maya Angelou

Tetteh, Uriah Stonewell (University of Cape Coast, 2008-06)

The autobiography is the medium Angelou chooses to recount the defining phases of her experience as an African-American. In fact, she uses it to define her identity – who she is, her culture, and her past, present and ...
Schemes and Tropes in Borbor Mfantse Funeral Libation Texts

Nkansah, Samuel Kwesi (University of Cape Coast, 2009-06)

The thesis seeks to examine the Borbor Mfantse Funeral Libation Text to ascertain how the content gains extra effectiveness through the utilisation of repetitive constructions and figurative expressions in communicating ...
Prominence and rhythm of Ghanaian english speech: A case study of paliamentary discourse

Appartaim, Anita Beatrice (University of Cape Coast, 2009-07)

The main purpose of the study was to investigate the rhythm and stress used in the educated Ghanaian English speech with focus on parliamentary discourse. Descriptive and qualitative approaches were adopted for the study. ...
A vision of self-redemption: A thematic study of resistance to slavery in the works of two contemporary Ghanaian writers

Koomson, , Prince Ben (University of Cape Coast, 2010-02)

This study revisits the Trans-Atlantic slavery and analyses themes in slave resistance on the African continent, as fictionalized in Ghanaian literature. The topic, ‘A Vision of Self-Redemption: A Thematic Study of Resistance ...
Sms and the electronic media: A discourse analysis of text messages on radio panel discussions in Ghana

Coker, Wincharles (University of Cape Coast, 2011-04)

Over the last two decades, linguistic studies on texting have largely focused on person-to-person practices such that the use of text messages in other language domains, for instance the electronic media, is largely ...
Identity and resistance in Toni Morrison’s Song Of Solomon, Beloved and Paradise

Nomo, Joseph Kodjo (University of Cape Coast, 2011-07)

This thesis, on quest for identity and the use of resistance in Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, Beloved and Paradise, examines the African-American’s search for an authentic self and the various forms of resistance they ...
Elicitation and response strategies in courtroom crossexamination: A critcal discourse analysis

Ahialey, Helen Omavuayenor (University of Cape Coast, 2011-11)

The right to fair hearing as enshrined in the Universal Declaration for Human Rights is one of man’s fundamental need. However, this right may be repressed due to power embedded in the language. The strategic role of ...
A comparative study of cohesion in English and Ewe: A case study of some written texts

Amenorvi, Cosmas Rai (University of Cape Coast, 2011-12)

This study investigated how the Ewe language realizes cohesion in comparison with English. The study also sought to find out the extent to which either language in question interferes with the other in the use of cohesive ...
Negofeminism in the works of selected anglophone and francophone women novelists

Danquah, Grace (University of Cape Coast, 2015-05)

The portrayal of women in fictional works is still a contentious ground. Women authors have often bemoaned the portrayal of women in male-authored novels. Various scholars (Chukukere 1995; Kolawole, 1997; Fonchingong, 2006; ...
The impact of age and gender on linguistic and politeness choices in sms messaging: a case of trainee teachers in Ada College of Education

Kobla, Attiye John (University of Cape Coast, 2015-06)

This thesis explored age and gender influence on linguistic features and politeness strategies in SMS messaging among trainee teachers in Ada College of Education using Crystal’s (2008) and House & Kasper’s (1981) ...
Language, power and ideology: a critical discourse analysis of Jerry John Rawlings’ June 4 speeches

Appiah, Emmanuel Yaw (University of Cape Coast, 2015-07)

With the insight from critical discourse analysis (CDA), there have been many attempts at revealing the ideology and power that reside in many discourses. As a result, there has been a keen interest in the study of political ...
Tense in academic discourse: a study of two disciplines

Saeed Abdul-Majeed, Abdullah (University Of Cape Coast, 2016)

The study examined the types of tense used in the results and discussion sections of academic writings in M.Phil. theses in English and Health Science in the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. The mixed method approach ...
A genre analysis of the introduction sections of sports news presentation on selected Ghanaian television stations

Amoakohene, Benjamin (University of Cape Coast, 2016-03)

The study aimed to present a genre analysis of the introduction sections of sports news presentation programmes (SNPP) on selected television stations in Ghana. Specifically, the study sought to account for the schematic ...
A genre analysis of news bulletins on selected Ghanaian radio stations

Boamah, Sylvia (University of Cape Coast, 2016-06)

The study aimed to explore how journalists construct news bulletins on Ghanaian radio stations. Specifically, the study sought to examine the generic structures of news bulletins and how journalists draw on other sources ...
RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF ANNIVERSARY SPEECHES OF HEADS OF WESLEY GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL AND ST. AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE IN CAPE COAST

Gyamera, Salamatu (University of Cape Coast, 2016-07)

The study presents a case study on the use of rhetoric in anniversary speeches of heads of Wesley Girls’ Senior High School and St. Augustine’s College in Cape Coast, using Halliday and Matthiessen (2004) model ...
Dialogic positioning in literature reviews of masters’ Theses in a Ghanaian University

Afful, Isaac (2016-07)

Following insights from disciplinary variation studies on writer’s positioning and stance, there has been an interest in analyzing how academics engage in an academic interaction with their putative readers, by either ...

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