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  • Ga imperatives and richness of the base 
    Korsah, Sampson (University of Cape Coast, 2009)
    This paper proposes a solution to a Richness of the Base problem that is inherent in the morpho-tonology of Gã verbs to which the imperative morpheme i.e. a floating high tone (plus sometimes, a segmental -m´) suffix is ...
  • From polarity to reduplication in Gã 
    Korsah, Sampson (University of Cape Coast, 2009)
    There seems to be an intricate connection between reduplication of indefinite DPs and clausal negation in Gã; the reduplication is only permitted in the presence of negation. Thus, such reduplicated DPs can be construed ...
  • Duration correlates of nasal consonants in Akan 
    Bosiwah, Lawrence (University of Cape Coast, 2011)
    The study examines the duration of Akan nasal consonants at different word positions. In all, 70 speakers were recorded, ten from each of the seven Akan communities, made up of five males and five females. The subjects ...
  • A spectrographic analysis of Akan word-final nasals 
    Bosiwah, Lawrence (University of Cape Coast, 2012)
    This study examines Akan nasals at different word positions, especially the alveolar and velar nasals at word-final positions, so that both Akan and English language teachers could apply them in teaching. It finds out which ...
  • Sonic culture in Ghana and its public health implications 
    Carl, Florian; Otchere, Eric D. (University of Cape Coast, 2014)
    The sonic culture of any place is always locally specific. Yet, beyond cultural differences, there are more general health implications of sound production and exposure, particularly where high sound levels with potentially ...
  • On inherent complement verbs in Kwa 
    Korsah, Sampson (University of Cape Coast, 2014)
    Several analyses have been proposed for the “inherent complement erbs” (ICVs) of the Kwa languages. In this paper, I propose that given the morphosyntactic and semantic properties of both the erb and its complement, it ...
  • The use of insults/intemperate language in political discourse in Ghana: A critical discourse analysis 
    Ofori, Emmanuel A. (University of Cape Coast, 2014)
  • Polite request among the Akyem speech community in Ghana 
    Totimeh, Esther Ofosua; Bosiwah, Lawrence (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    This paper investigates into various ways by which native speakers of the Akyem Twi dialect of the Akan Language of Ghana make polite request and how social variables such as age, gender and socio-economic status influence ...
  • An etymological study of the word ‘aborɔfo’ (Europeans) and its Impact on Akan Language 
    Bosiwah, Lawrence; Abrefa, Kofi Busia; Asenso, Charles Okofo (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    The Akan word ‘aborɔfo’ (Europeans) came into existence in Akan through a derivational process. However, two schools of thought exist concerning the actual meaning of the word ‘aborɔfo’. Those who perceive the colonial ...
  • A sociolinguistic analysis of verbal threat among the people of Apewosika 
    Appiah, Richard Anane; Bosiwah, Lawrence (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    Verbal threat is a speech act which forms an integral part of human behaviour. It is one of the face threatening acts that confront people in their day-to-day activities. It is a language phenomenon that can generate ...
  • In a world of their own’: memory and identity in the fishing songs of a migrant Ewe community in Ghana 
    Otchere, Eric Debrah (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    The musical traditions of the southern Ewe of Ghana; particularly the Anlo, have been subject to a substantial amount of research. Existing research has focused on Anlo musical traditions as practiced in its original ...
  • Pragmatic study of verbal threats among the Fantes: A case of Apewosika 
    Appiah, Richard Anane; Bosiwah, Lawrence (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    Verbal threat is a face threatening acts that confront people. It is a language phenomenon that can generate quarrel, fight, confusion, chaos, etc. This study investigates causes, aims and effects of verbal threat, among ...
  • Spelling errors among junior high school students in the Cape Coast Metropolis 
    Dadzie, Gloria; Bosiwah, Lawrence (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    In recent years, the standard of English has been criticised as being low. The Chief Examiner’s Report on the 2001 – 2010 Basic Education Certificate Examination (B.E.C.E.) singled out poor spelling as a major cause of the ...
  • The use of indirect strategies among university students in Ghana: A case study of University of Cape Coast 
    Adjei, Lawrencia Nyamekye; Bosiwah, Lawrence (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    This study aimed at finding out why and how students employ the use of sarcasm. The students of University of Cape Coast served as a case study. It also discussed how the social variables - gender and age influence the ...
  • Constructions of masculinity among the Akan people of Ghana 
    Owusu, Mary A. S.; Bosiwah, Lawrence (University of Cape Coast, 2015-05-19)
    This paper contests Butler’s theory of gender performativity established on the premise that gender is made real through the constant enactment of certain behaviours that are learnt. Butler posits that, gender can be defined ...
  • Intertextuality and the representation of insults in Pro-NPP and Pro-NDC newspapers in Ghana: A critical discourse analysis 
    Ofori, Emmanuel Amo (University of Cape Coast, 2016)
    Intertextuality is the idea that “text cannot be viewed or studied in isolation since texts are not produced or consumed in isolation: all texts exist, and therefore must be understood, in relation to other texts” (Richardson, ...
  • Cultural congruence and unbalanced power between home and school in rural Ghana and the impact on school children 
    Maskowah, Amy L.; Bosiwah, Lawrence (University of Cape Coast, 2016)
    This ethnographic inquiry examines the cultural congruence between home and school in rural Ghana, exploring the cultural norms of child-rearing practices within families and the institution of schooling. The data illustrate ...
  • Distributed morphology of Akan-Twi plurals 
    Ofori, Emmanuel Amo (University of Cape Coast, 2016)
    Following the discussions of Bodomo and Marfo’s (2002) morphophonological analysis of Akan and Dagaare noun class system using number marking: singular and plural within Lexical Phonology theoretical framework, the present ...
  • Beyond resumptives and expletives in Akan 
    Korsah, Sampson (University of Cape Coast, 2016)
    In Akan, resumption is obligatory for extraction from a subject position. Accordingly, there is usually agreement between the resumptive pronoun (RP) and its referent constituent. However, data from the Asante-Twi dialect ...
  • Thematic analysis of inscriptions on shops: A case study of Amamoma community 
    Quayson, Anita William; Ofori, Emmanuel Amo (University of Cape Coast, 2016)
    Studies on language have drawn the attention of many scholars over decades because of language’s feature-social phenomena. Social phenomenon of language is a feature that states that language is utilized when it is identified ...

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