Department of Gur-Gonja Education: Recent submissions

  • The riddling tradition of the Farefari people the Solengirega 
    Aduko, P. A. (University of Education, Winneba, 2018)
    The study is about the Gurenɛ riddle which precedes the narration of the folktale in most instances, among the Farefari people in the Upper-East Region of Ghana. The study examined the types of riddles, their themes, ...
  • Phonological and morphological adaptation of loanwords in Dagbani 
    Abdallah, I. (University of Education, Winneba., 2020-11)
    The study investigates phonological and morphological adaptation of loanwords in Dagbani, a Mabia (Gur) language spoken in the Northern part of Ghana. In contrast to existing literature in the language, this study examines ...
  • A socio-cultural analysis of Bɩrfor personal names 
    Cheditey, T.E. (University of Education, Winneba., 2019-11)
    It is widely accepted that in all societies, personal name practices and cultures are intertwined (Ngubane and Thabathe, 2013). However, this reality is more pronounced in the African society where personal names are not ...
  • Imagery in Dagaaba riddles 
    Bayor, G.Y. (University of Education, Winneba, 2016-08)
    The study examines imagery in riddles in Dagaare, a Gur language spoken by the Dagaaba in Northern Ghana. A riddle is a popular genre that appeals to people of all ages, gender and status. It is a short utterance that ...
  • The Dagbamba witchcraft and the concept of exorcism 
    Sulemana, I. (University of Education, Winneba, 2018)
    Witchcraft is considered as a feminine art in the Dagbamba society. The art is generally attributed to older women, but young women or even girls can sometimes be involved. This study sought to discuss the Dagbamba ...
  • Literary analysis of the Gonja dirge 
    Seidu, A. (University of Education, Winneba, 2020)
    This thesis is a literary analysis of fourteen Gonja dirges using descriptive theory as an analytical tool. The Gonja people are the speakers of Ngbanyato, a Kwa language spoken by about 500,000 people in the newly created ...
  • The aesthetics of Dagaaba women play songs 
    Tengepare, M. (University of Education, Winneba, 2019-11)
    This study examined the aesthetics of Dagaaba women play songs. Dagaaba are people who speak Dagaare, a Gur Language spoken in the Upper West Region of Ghana and in neighbouring Countries like Burkina Faso and Cote ...
  • A literary appreciation of some kusaa clan appellations 
    Anyabil, I.E. (2023-05)
    Studies on Kusaal literary works reveal that there is insufficient scholarly works on Kusaal oral literature. This research centers on a literary appreciation of fixed Kusaa clan appellations. Fixed Kusaa clan appellations ...
  • Riddling among the Dagbamba 
    Rashid, M. A. (University of Education, Winneba, 2017)
    This study discusses Riddling (Salinlɔha) among the Dagbamba in the Northern Region of Ghana. The study shows that the Dagbamba riddle has the antecedent and a response and an opening formula as the basic structure. It ...
  • Thematic and aesthetic analysis of Dagaaba wellerisms 
    Bakyee, A. (University of Education, Winneba, 2023)
    Wellerisms as variants of proverbs in African oral literature have gained much attention and have been explored by scholars in many languages of the African society. Wellerism proverbs are said to be a common and interesting ...
  • The Structure of the Dagbani verb phrase 
    Abdul-Kahad, T. (University of Education, Winneba, 2023)
    This thesis examines the structure of the Dagbani verb phrase, a Mabia language spoken in Northern Ghana within the framework of Functional Grammar (FG). The goals were to examine the various elements that occur within ...
  • Negation strategies in Gonja 
    Amin, T.M. (University of Education Winneba, 2023)
    This thesis discusses the concept of negation strategies in Gonja, a Guan language spoken in the Savannah Region of Ghana. It focuses on how sentential, imperatives and constituent negation is marked in Gonja. Negation ...
  • A literary analysis of Kusaal folk songs 
    Agenga, M. B. (University of Education, Winneba, 2021)
    This study entails literary analysis of Kusaal folk songs. Kusaal is a Mabia language spoken in the North Eastern corner of Ghana in the Upper East Region. The study analyses the structure of Kusaal folk songs within the ...
  • Aspectual marking in Gonja 
    Malik, F. (University of Education Winneba, 2023)
    This thesis is on aspectual marking in Gonja, a Guan language spoken in the Savannah Region of Ghana. The study employs Basic Linguistic Theory (BLT) in the data analysis. Data used in this thesis were collected from ...
  • A sociolinguistic survey of the Farefari dialect in Damongo 
    Akolgo, D.A. (University of Education, Winneba, 2023)
    The study is a sociolinguistic survey of the Farefari dialect in Damongo, seeking to investigate the various domains in which the dialect is spoken, the attitude of speakers toward their dialect, and the extent of the ...
  • A sociolinguistic analysis of Farefari praise poetry the case of booni dialect 
    Atibire, E. (University of Education, Winneba, 2023)
    This thesis largely examines Farefari praise poetry (FPP) collected from natural settings in the Bongo communities of Upper East Region. The study attempts to analyze the praise poetry based on a sociolinguistic point of ...
  • Sociolinguistic analysis of Dagaaba appellations 
    Nobaboma, B. (University of Education Winneba, 2022)
    This thesis focuses on the sociolinguistics analysis of Dagaaba appellations. The research took place in Eremon traditional area in the Lawra Municipality of the Upper West Region with sixteen (16) participants. The ...
  • Reflexivity in Dagaare 
    Puotege, J.B. (University of Education Winneba, 2022)
    The focus of this thesis has been to examine the morphology and syntax of reflexive pronouns in Dagaare, a Mabia language spoken in the Upper West Region of Ghana and some parts of Burkina Faso. Regarding the morphology ...
  • Loanword adaptation in Kusaal a phonological study 
    Sandow, L. (University of Education Winneba, 2021)
    This study investigates loanwords from Ghanaian English, Akan and Hausa into Kusaal, a Mabia (Gur) language spoken in northeastern Ghana. The purpose of the study is to investigate how source segments are adapted into ...
  • A phonological and lexical analysis of dialect variation in Kusaal 
    Asitanga, S.A. (University of Education Winneba, 2021)
    This study investigates the phonological and lexical variations in the Agole and Toende dialects of Kusaal, a Mabia language spoken in the north-eastern part of Ghana using a synchronic dialectolgical approach. It ...

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