Esther Asare
Biographic Data
| ID | 349842 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Esther Asare |
| GIVEN NAMES | Esther |
| FAMILY NAME | Asare |
| SIGNATURE | ASARE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5079-7562 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Representation of Disability in Akan Discourse
The study examines some proverbs and insults in Akan that legitimise and reinforce marginalisation and stigmatisation of people with disability (PWD) in Ghana. Analysing fifty (50) proverbs and ten (10) insults from both written and oral sources collected through interviews and library search, the findings reveal that some proverbs and insults portray PWD as weak and vulnerable, making aspects of the Akan language a perpetuator of disability. Tak…
Multilingualism in parliamentary discourse
Construing Joy as Body Parts in Akan
The present study examines the lexicogrammar of Akan (Niger-Congo: Kwa) body part joy expressions using transitivity in Systemic Functional Linguistics and Conceptual Metaphor Theory. The study is based on discourse data, supplemented with data from secondary sources and elicited data from a focus group discussion. The findings show that body part terms associated with joy in Akan comprise ani "eyes", ho "skin", akoma "heart" and the non-corporal…
Gender (In)Equality in Ghana
Gender differences have been recognized in most cultures, but the challenge arises when such differences are misinterpreted as gender inequality, especially to the gross disadvantage of women. One dimension of culture where gender inequality is generally manifested is through language and more specifically the use of proverbs, which are generally believed to host the wisdom of societies. Among some societies, people's actions or inactions are oft…
Gender (In)Equality in Ghana
Gender differences have been recognized in most cultures, but the challenge arises when such differences are misinterpreted as gender inequality, especially to the gross disadvantage of women. One dimension of culture where gender inequality is generally manifested is through language and more specifically the use of proverbs, which are generally believed to host the wisdom of societies. Among some societies, people's actions or inactions are oft…
Gender (In)Equality in Ghana
Gender differences have been recognized in most cultures, but the challenge arises when such differences are misinterpreted as gender inequality, especially to the gross disadvantage of women. One dimension of culture where gender inequality is generally manifested is through language and more specifically the use of proverbs, which are generally believed to host the wisdom of societies. Among some societies, people's actions or inactions are oft…
Construing Joy as Body Parts in Akan
The present study examines the lexicogrammar of Akan (Niger-Congo: Kwa) body part joy expressions using transitivity in Systemic Functional Linguistics and Conceptual Metaphor Theory. The study is based on discourse data, supplemented with data from secondary sources and elicited data from a focus group discussion. The findings show that body part terms associated with joy in Akan comprise ani "eyes", ho "skin", akoma "heart" and the non-corporal…
Representation of Disability in Akan Discourse
The study examines some proverbs and insults in Akan that legitimise and reinforce marginalisation and stigmatisation of people with disability (PWD) in Ghana. Analysing fifty (50) proverbs and ten (10) insults from both written and oral sources collected through interviews and library search, the findings reveal that some proverbs and insults portray PWD as weak and vulnerable, making aspects of the Akan language a perpetuator of disability. Tak…
Multilingualism in parliamentary discourse
Inequality (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (1 work) · Cognitive science (1 work) · Communication (1 work) · Communication (1 work) · Conceptual metaphor (1 work) · Creative Drama in Education (1 work)