Dominic Maximilian Ofori
Biographic Data
| ID | 6233848 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dominic Maximilian Ofori |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dominic Maximilian |
| FAMILY NAME | Ofori |
| SIGNATURE | OFORI D M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duquesne University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1802-3345 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rebranding the American Catholic Church from a Classical Rhetorical Perspective
This work represents an attempt to reimagine the American Catholic brand fractured by the clergy sexual abuse scandals and their official cover-up to save the Church from public embarrassment and humiliation, using Isocrates’ theory of self-defense and self-representation as found in his Antidosis. Built over centuries of service in America, the Catholic Church and its brand enjoyed a high moral authority in American society. However, such a mora…
I own this language that everybody speaks: Ghanaians’ attitude toward the English language
Based on interviews conducted in ten Catholic churches of the Ghanaian capital, Accra, the paper offers a profile of English use in Ghana and reports on the attitudes of Ghanaians toward English as the official language of their country. The results reveal the influential role English plays in the different settings of Ghanaian communication as well as the high esteem afforded to the English language by the majority of Ghanaian respondents. Most …
Ghanaian English and code-switching in Catholic churches
This sociolinguistic study looks at language use at Catholic Masses and in informal social interactions by worshippers in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. The focus is on English employed monolingually as well as alternated or mixed with local languages. Data for the study were collected through the participant observation method. Findings revealed that, although it is mainly a second language in Ghana, English dominates Catholic Masses in urban cent…
I own this language that everybody speaks: Ghanaians’ attitude toward the English language
Based on interviews conducted in ten Catholic churches of the Ghanaian capital, Accra, the paper offers a profile of English use in Ghana and reports on the attitudes of Ghanaians toward English as the official language of their country. The results reveal the influential role English plays in the different settings of Ghanaian communication as well as the high esteem afforded to the English language by the majority of Ghanaian respondents. Most …
Ghanaian English and code-switching in Catholic churches
This sociolinguistic study looks at language use at Catholic Masses and in informal social interactions by worshippers in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. The focus is on English employed monolingually as well as alternated or mixed with local languages. Data for the study were collected through the participant observation method. Findings revealed that, although it is mainly a second language in Ghana, English dominates Catholic Masses in urban cent…
Ghanaian English and code-switching in Catholic churches
This sociolinguistic study looks at language use at Catholic Masses and in informal social interactions by worshippers in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. The focus is on English employed monolingually as well as alternated or mixed with local languages. Data for the study were collected through the participant observation method. Findings revealed that, although it is mainly a second language in Ghana, English dominates Catholic Masses in urban cent…
I own this language that everybody speaks: Ghanaians’ attitude toward the English language
Based on interviews conducted in ten Catholic churches of the Ghanaian capital, Accra, the paper offers a profile of English use in Ghana and reports on the attitudes of Ghanaians toward English as the official language of their country. The results reveal the influential role English plays in the different settings of Ghanaian communication as well as the high esteem afforded to the English language by the majority of Ghanaian respondents. Most …
Rebranding the American Catholic Church from a Classical Rhetorical Perspective
This work represents an attempt to reimagine the American Catholic brand fractured by the clergy sexual abuse scandals and their official cover-up to save the Church from public embarrassment and humiliation, using Isocrates’ theory of self-defense and self-representation as found in his Antidosis. Built over centuries of service in America, the Catholic Church and its brand enjoyed a high moral authority in American society. However, such a mora…
History (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Catholicism and Religious Studies (1 works) · Class (philosophy (1 works) · Code (set theory (1 works) · Code-switching (1 works)