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Browsing FACULTY OF ARTS by Subject "Akan"

Browsing FACULTY OF ARTS by Subject "Akan"

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  • Acoustic evidence of [m] and [n] as syllabic consonants (Ç) in Akan 
    Bosiwah, Lawrence (University of Cape Coast, 2020-05-08)
    The study which is ethnographic in nature employs qualitative and acoustic analytical approach to examine [m] and [n] as syllabic consonants in Akan. In all, 30 Akan (Akuapem, Asante Twi and Fantse) native speakers were ...
  • Acoustic evidence of [m] and [n] as syllabic consonants (ç) in Akan 
    Bosiwah, Lawrence (University of Cape Coast, 2020-05-08)
    The study which is ethnographic in nature employs qualitative and acoustic analytical approach to examine [m] and [n] as syllabic consonants in Akan. In all, 30 Akan (Akuapem, Asante Twi and Fantse) native speakers were ...
  • Belief in Sasa: Its implications for flora and fauna conservation in Ghana 
    Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2012)
    The rate of depletion of plants and animal species in Ghana has assumed an alarming dimension, and the government is finding it difficult to control the process. Several factors account for this. A major one is the neglect ...
  • Children, morality and abusive words: The Ghanaian perspectives 
    Anderson Jnr, George (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    In almost every Traditional-Akan society in Ghana, generally one observes and listens to growing up child say words such as „mummy or daddy‟. Addition to these words is some few names of familiar people that the child ...
  • 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 ...
  • “He who gives power takes away power”: The role of the Ohemaa in Akan Chieftancy 
    Assanful, Vincent (University of Cape Coast, 2019)
    The institution of chieftaincy is a revered one and various actors ensure that its sanctity is preserved and protected. One of such actors is the Ohemaa, who is considered a co-ruler with the Ohene. In the processes of ...
  • A literary anthroponomastics of three selected african novels: A cross cultural perspective 
    Ennin, Theresah Patrine; Nkansah, Nancy Boahemaa (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    Names as markers of identity are a source of a wide variety of information. This paper explores the names of characters to show the sociocultural factors which influence the choice of names and the effects that the names ...
  • Non-kinship address terms in Akan: A Sociolinguistic study of language use in Ghana 
    Afful, Joseph Benjamin Archibald (University of Cape Coast, 2006)
    Following the study of Gilman and Ford on address terms, an increasing number of studies have been conducted in several sociocultural settings. In line with this trend, the present study attempts to describe and explain ...
  • 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 ...

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