http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/635 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:36:31 GMT 2026-04-08T15:36:31Z http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/5159 Language attitude and use of dangme by the people of Vilo and Manya Krobo Asodji, V.K. This study explores the language attitude and use of Dangme by the people of Yilo and Manya Krobo. It examines the sociolinguistic factors that are influencing language attitude in Yilo and Manya Krobo areas. The study aims at achieving the following objectives: to assess the current language attitude of the Yilo and Manya Kroo communities towards the use and study of Dangme, to identify the sociolinguistic factors that are affecting the use and study of Dangme by the people of Yilo and Manya Krobo, and to evaluate the implications of these attitudes on the preservation and transmission of Dangme language within the Yilo and Manya Krobo communities. A sample size of 80 respondents was used. The Critical Discourse Analyses and the Variationist theories were the theoretical frameworks adopted for the study to explain language attitude and the sociolinguistic factors influencing the use of Dangme in Yilo and Manya Krobo. The mixed method, which merges both quantitative and qualitative data at the same time of the research before integrating the information in the interpretation of the results was employed. Data were primarily sourced purposively from schools, churches, funerals, marriage ceremonies, and commerce using questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and participant observation from a sample size of 80 respondents. The study revealed that the negative attitude towards the Dangme language has resulted in associating negative comments to it and these have resulted in the use of two or more languages during social, economic, and cultural activities. This was largely influenced by sociolinguistic factors such as social class, prestige, political, historical, economic and government policy. The study also revealed that misinterpretation is a common phenomenon when language interpreters were used and this causes miscommunication. A thesis in the Department of Ga-Dangme Education, Faculty of Ghanaian Languages Education, submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Philosophy (Ghanaian Language Studies, Dangme Option) in the University of Education, Winneba MARCH, 2023 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/5159 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/5124 Euphemism as an indirection strategy in communication among the Dagaaba Bayor, D This study examines euphemism as an indirection strategy in communication among the Dagaaba. The study adopts a qualitative approach, incorporating ethnographic methods, observation, interviews, and discourse analysis to examine the meaning of euphemistic expressions in conversation in some identified themes and contexts such as; the theme of death, the theme of sexual intercourse, and sex organs, the theme of menstruation, the theme of pregnancy and the theme of alcoholism/drunk. It explores the functions of euphemistic expressions in conversation among the Dagaaba. The study also investigates the influence of modernization on euphemisms in communication among the Dagaaba. The data used for this study were mainly gathered from primary sources. The study employed Brown and Levinson’s 1987, politeness theory in its data analysis. The analysis of the data revealed that the Dagaaba use euphemistic expressions in their everyday interactions under various themes and circumstances. Also, the study found out that the Dagaaba does not only use these euphemistic expressions as taboo avoidance, and politeness strategy but also to disguises reality, develops intellect, reinforces cultural values, excludes participants in a conversation, and to be humorous. The study further revealed that modernization has positively enabled the younger generation to adapt new euphemistic expressions, and negatively declined oral traditions, such as storytelling, where the Dagaaba euphemisms are orally transmitted. This resulted in less transmission and usage of euphemisms within families and communities among the Dagaaba. A Thesis in the Department of Gur-Gonja Education, Faculty of Ghanaian Languages Education, summited to the School of Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Master of Philosophy Degree in Ghanaian Language Studies (Dagaare). DECEMBER, 2024 Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/5124 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/5097 Mfantse Nkurow binom hɔn huandzin mu Mpɛnsampɛnsamu Kwofie, R. Nhwehwɛmu yi fa Mfantse nkurow bi hɔn huandzin mu mpɛnsampɛnsamu ho. Nkamfo yɛ biribi a noho hia wɔ Akanfo na nyimpakuw biara asetsena mu. Ɔyɛ nkuranhyɛdze bi a nkorɔfo yɛ dze kyerɛ hɔn enyisɔ wɔ mbɔdzembɔ bi a ankorankor anaa nyimpakuw bi ayɛ. Dɛm ndzɛmba yi taa daa edzi wɔ huandzin mu. Nhwehwεmu yi dze Praemari mboanosεm a minyaa no wɔ nkcmbctwetwe mu dze dzii dwuma. Dwumadzi yi kɔr do wɔ nkurow dodowara mu mbom anan pɛr na mekaa ho asɛm wɔ mo nhwehwɛmu yi mu. Dɛm nkurow yi nye; Oguaa (Oguaa mansin), Anomabo na Akyemfo (Mfantseman mansin) na Edena (Komenda Edena Abirem mansin mu) osiandε, dεm nkurow yi yε tsetse nkurow a wcda ho kura hcn tsetse amambra na amandze mu. Nhwehwɛmu yi dze nyiyimu a ogyina nsamu anaa botae bi do na medze paaw hcn a menye hcn dzii dwuma no. Nkorcfo a mepaaw hcn nye hcn dzii nkitahodzi tsitsir wc dwumadzi yi mu yε akyeame, ebusua mpanyimfo na akyerεma. Migyinaa ‘New historicism’ a Greenblatt (1990) dze to gua do pεnsapεnsaa mboanosεm no mu. Nhwehwεmu yi ada no edzi dε Mfantse nkurow bi mu huandzin da abↄse soronko bi edzi. Kurow no huandzin no ho abↄse no yɛ dza ɔfa suahu, gyedzi, esisɛm na ehuntasɛm bi a ɔfa kurow no ho. Bio, nhwehwɛmu yi ada no edzi pefee dɛ wɔ ber na dwumadzi biara mu no, nkamfo fam nyimpakuw biara n’abrabɔ ho, Akanfo yi hɔn ho fi mu a, ɔnnkɛyɛ. Ɔda edzi dɛ kasasu ahorow pue Mfantse nkurow bi hɔn huandzin mu. Bi nye enyihanhan, nkamu, ebirabɔ na asɛmbisa a onnhia nyiano. Kasasu dwumadzi da no ho edzi ber biara wɔ kasadwumfo ne kasa mu anaa n’akyerɛw. NHWEHWƐMU DWUMADZI A MEDZE AMA ESUAPƆN YI NE FA A ƆHWƐ KASA HO ADZESUA DO NE FA A ƆHWƐ AKAN-NZEMA KASASUA A ƆWƆ SIMPA ESUAPƆN MU. MEDZE AMA ESUAPƆN YI MU “SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES” SO. IYI BƐKA HO BI MA ESUAPƆN NO AMA ME “MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (GHANAIAN LANGUAGE STUDIES-MFANTSE)” ABƆDZIN. KWAKWAR, 2024 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/5097 2025-02-01T00:00:00Z http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/5082 Semeɔtese mpɛnsɛmpɛnsɛmu a ɛfa nnua annwendej nsɛnkyerɛnne binom ho Marfo-Tawaih, C. Nhwehwjmu yi botaej ne sj jhwehwj semeotese mpjnsjmpjnsjmu a jfa nsjnkyerjnne binom a jwc nnua annwenej mu nkyerjkyerjmu a ɛda adi wɔ mu, na afei ahwj nsunsuansoc a nsjnkyerjnne a duadwumfoc nam wcn duadwini so nwene. Menam kwalitetifo ne fa a jyj ‘ethnography’ kwan so dii me dwuma no. Mede mfitiasej nsjmmoano ne mmataho nsɛmmoano na jyjj mpjnsjmpjnsjmu yi. Menyaa mfitiasej nsjmmoano yi firii Asante Mantam mu duadwumfoc num a wcn mu mmijnsa wc Ahwia na mmienu nso wc Kumase Amammerj Fie. Mede bosoom mmienu na boaboaa duadwumfoc nsjnkyerjnne aduonu a mede mpjnsjmpjnsjmu wɔ me dwumadie yi mu Anobaabaej adwumayjdej na mede dii dwuma yi titire wɔ nhwehwjmu yi mu. Ahohyjmu nhwjej nso yj adwumayjdej baako a mefaa so de nyaa nsjmmoano de dii dwuma yi. Ɛdaa adi sɛ, duadwumfoɔ nsjnkyerjnne bi yj dej jkyerj ahemfie nsjnkyerjnne, deɛ jkyerj adinkra nsjnkyerjnne anaa ahyjnsodej ne dej jkyerj Akanfoc mmj ankasa. Afei, nsunsuansoc a nsjnkyerjnne no de brj kurommafoɔ bi ne sɛ, jbjboa ma adesuafoc, nhwehwjmufoc ne amamfoc ahunu hia a jhia sj wcte wcn ani kchwj duadwinis adwuma no Mpɛnsɛmpɛnsɛmu dwumadie a Ɛfiri Suapɔn ne fa a ɛhwɔ Akan-Nzema kasa ho adesua so de kɔma “School of Graduate Studies” Yei ne ahiadeɛ baako a ɛbɛma Suapɔn no ama me Master of Philosophy (Ghanaian Language Studies-Twi) ɛwɔ University of Education, Winneba. 2023 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/5082 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z