Browsing Department of Ghanaian Languages & Linguistics by Subject "Critical discourse analysis"

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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, ...
The use of insults to challenge political authority: A critical discourse analysis

Ofori, Emmanuel Amo (University of Cape Coast, 2017)

Many scholars have argued that insults are meant to cause mental pain, embarrassment, and disgrace; they violate the principle of politeness; and they are face-threatening acts (Agyekum, 2004; Leech, 1983; Brown & Levinson, ...

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