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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 ...
  • Conceptualizing farm product overmaturity in the Mfantse dialect of Akan 
    Wonkyi, Patrick Nana; Bosiwah, Lawrence (University of Cape Coast, 2020-07-19)
    Within the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory by Lakoff, G. and Johnson, M., the present paper analyzes the expressions in the Mfantse dialect of Akan, which communicate the state of overmaturity in farm products, ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...

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