Patrick Nana Wonkyi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6810035 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patrick Nana Wonkyi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patrick Nana |
| FAMILY NAME | Wonkyi |
| SIGNATURE | WONKYI P N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Education, Winneba |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0690-0707 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
An analysis of deliberate metaphor framing of Ghana’s E-levy on social media platforms
To express displeasure with the introduction of the electronic transaction tax (E-levy), Ghanaians use humorous and unorthodox metaphors to describe its implementation. This paper examines how Ghanaians employ deliberate metaphors as source domains to communicate the adverse effects of the E-levy policy on their lives. The study focuses on the conceptualisation of the E-levy on Ghanaian social media platforms and explores what these deliberate co…
Metaphor as Sea Creature Naming Strategy in Akan
The paper discusses the role of metaphor in the name construction of sea creatures among Akan (Mfantse) people within the purview of onomasiology. The role of metaphor in the naming of sea creatures has been understudied. This paper is a step towards filling the gap by analyzing the role metaphor plays in constructing naming units for sea creatures. This study has a qualitative research design. Twelve (12) fishers were purposely sampled, three (3…
Conceptualizing Maturity in the Mfantse dialect of Akan
This paper investigates metonymic expressions that express MATURITY in the Mfantse dialect of Akan. Studies in English and Akan have demonstrated that, through metonym (and metaphor), concrete concepts and experiential realities like the heartbeat, redness of the eyes, and hotness of the skin serve as grounding for the conception of abstract concepts like fear, joy, sadness, and anger (Kövecses, 1986, 1990, 1991; Agyekum, 2018). This study analyz…
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Metaphor as Sea Creature Naming Strategy in Akan
The paper discusses the role of metaphor in the name construction of sea creatures among Akan (Mfantse) people within the purview of onomasiology. The role of metaphor in the naming of sea creatures has been understudied. This paper is a step towards filling the gap by analyzing the role metaphor plays in constructing naming units for sea creatures. This study has a qualitative research design. Twelve (12) fishers were purposely sampled, three (3…
Conceptualizing Maturity in the Mfantse dialect of Akan
This paper investigates metonymic expressions that express MATURITY in the Mfantse dialect of Akan. Studies in English and Akan have demonstrated that, through metonym (and metaphor), concrete concepts and experiential realities like the heartbeat, redness of the eyes, and hotness of the skin serve as grounding for the conception of abstract concepts like fear, joy, sadness, and anger (Kövecses, 1986, 1990, 1991; Agyekum, 2018). This study analyz…
An analysis of deliberate metaphor framing of Ghana’s E-levy on social media platforms
To express displeasure with the introduction of the electronic transaction tax (E-levy), Ghanaians use humorous and unorthodox metaphors to describe its implementation. This paper examines how Ghanaians employ deliberate metaphors as source domains to communicate the adverse effects of the E-levy policy on their lives. The study focuses on the conceptualisation of the E-levy on Ghanaian social media platforms and explores what these deliberate co…
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (3 works) · Metaphor (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Analogy (1 work) · Anger (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Biology (1 work)