Abdulai Akuamah
Biographic Data
| ID | 10147837 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abdulai Akuamah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abdulai |
| FAMILY NAME | Akuamah |
| SIGNATURE | AKUAMAH A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Joseph's College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6625-3228 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sociopsychological predictors of students’ willingness to communicate in their L1
This study investigated Anglophone African higher education students’ willingness to communicate in their native language(s) (L1). It primarily looked at how sociopsychological variables (including extraversion, eurocentrism, intergroup attitudes, and intellectual identity) influence students’ desire to initiate a conversation in their L1 in a given communicative context. Through a cross-sectional survey design, data were drawn from 667 students …
Phonological adaptation of Arabic names in Atebubu (Bono Region, Ghana)
This paper discusses the phonological processes embedded in some nativised Arabic personal names in Atebubu, in the Bono East Region of Ghana. The study shows that the main phonological processes entrenched in the nativisation process include segment deletion, vowel insertion, prothesis, substitution, consonant deletion, hypocorism, and free variation. These phonological processes are employed as a mitigation strategy to conform to the phonotacti…
Examining the Metaphorical Extensions of hyɛ (a dress verb) in the Akan Language
In Akan culture, the act of getting dressed is typically expressed through the use of the verb hyԑ, meaning ‘wear’. This study thus examined the various literal and metaphorical interpretations of this verb in Akan communication. Through its ability to combine with different words, hyԑ can take on a wide range of meanings. The study drew data from the Legon-Zurich-Trondheim Akan Dictionary as well as interviews with four L1 speakers of Akan in th…
A Morphosyntactic Analysis of Some Asante Weed Names
This paper investigates the morphosyntactic features of some indigenous weed names identified among the Asante people of Ghana. Asante is a dialect of Akan and belongs to the Kwa (Congo-Niger) language family spoken mainly in Southern Ghana. This paper discusses some forty-four (44) weed names in Asante. All the data used were collected from primary sources. The data were collected from twenty (20) native speakers of Asante through unstructured i…
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A Morphosyntactic Analysis of Some Asante Weed Names
This paper investigates the morphosyntactic features of some indigenous weed names identified among the Asante people of Ghana. Asante is a dialect of Akan and belongs to the Kwa (Congo-Niger) language family spoken mainly in Southern Ghana. This paper discusses some forty-four (44) weed names in Asante. All the data used were collected from primary sources. The data were collected from twenty (20) native speakers of Asante through unstructured i…
Phonological adaptation of Arabic names in Atebubu (Bono Region, Ghana)
This paper discusses the phonological processes embedded in some nativised Arabic personal names in Atebubu, in the Bono East Region of Ghana. The study shows that the main phonological processes entrenched in the nativisation process include segment deletion, vowel insertion, prothesis, substitution, consonant deletion, hypocorism, and free variation. These phonological processes are employed as a mitigation strategy to conform to the phonotacti…
Examining the Metaphorical Extensions of hyɛ (a dress verb) in the Akan Language
In Akan culture, the act of getting dressed is typically expressed through the use of the verb hyԑ, meaning ‘wear’. This study thus examined the various literal and metaphorical interpretations of this verb in Akan communication. Through its ability to combine with different words, hyԑ can take on a wide range of meanings. The study drew data from the Legon-Zurich-Trondheim Akan Dictionary as well as interviews with four L1 speakers of Akan in th…
Sociopsychological predictors of students’ willingness to communicate in their L1
This study investigated Anglophone African higher education students’ willingness to communicate in their native language(s) (L1). It primarily looked at how sociopsychological variables (including extraversion, eurocentrism, intergroup attitudes, and intellectual identity) influence students’ desire to initiate a conversation in their L1 in a given communicative context. Through a cross-sectional survey design, data were drawn from 667 students …
Linguistics (3 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (2 works) · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Arabic (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Botany (1 work)