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Browsing Department of Ga-Dangme by Author "Otoo, R"

Browsing Department of Ga-Dangme by Author "Otoo, R"

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  • Metaphorical Extensions of Ye (eat) Verb: The Case of Gᾶ 
    Otoo, R (Published in International Journal of Linguistics, 2017)
    The aim of this paper is to examine lexical semantics from a cognitive approach in Gᾶ, a Kwa language. In Gᾶ, the verb Ye ‘eat’ has polysemous and metaphorical uses. There has been linguistic research in Gᾶ and there is ...
  • Pragmatics of Na ‘see’ Perception Verb Expressions in Gӑ 
    Otoo, R (Published in Journal of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, 2018)
    The aim of this paper is to examine lexical semantics from a cognitive approach in Gӑ, a Kwa language. In Gӑ, the verb Na ‘see’ has polysemous and metaphorical uses. There has been linguistic research in Gᾶ and there is ...
  • Pragmatics of oyiwaladↄ ŋŋ (Thank you): The case of Ga 
    Otoo, R (Published in African Journal of Applied Research, 2018)
    The study considers the marker Oyiwaladɔŋŋ (thank you) in Ga ( Niger Congo, Kwa branch), under the expressive speech act and linguistic routine The marker has a variety of functions and explore the factors (social and ...
  • The Role of Listener’s Response Tokens Mm and Oh: The Case of Ga 
    Otoo, R (Published in Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018)
    This paper aims to examine the functions of ‘Oh’ and ‘Mm’ as used in Ga, a Kwa language that is spoken in the southern part of Ghana. There has been linguistic research in Ga and there is still the interest to study the ...

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