Christiana Hammond
Biographic Data
| ID | 8996316 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christiana Hammond |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christiana |
| FAMILY NAME | Hammond |
| SIGNATURE | HAMMOND C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Education, Winneba |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8124-1751 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Linguistic Attitudes and Language Choices Among University Students in a Multilingual Ghanaian Academic Environment
In multilingual environments, language users continuously negotiate their linguistic identities by selecting among available languages to achieve specific communicative purposes. However, such choices are not random; they are shaped by context, domain, and attitudes toward each language. Anchored in Communication Accommodation Theory and Identity Negotiation Theory, this study examines students’ language preferences within the academic setting of…
‘We mean more than what we say on air’
This study explores the interactional metadiscourse resources employed on a Ghanaian television talk show and the communicative functions of these resources in persuading the target audience of the show. Five episodes of the television talk show prior to the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana were gathered as data and qualitatively analyzed using Hyland’s metadiscourse theory. The findings indicate that interlocutors on the ta…
A critical discourse analysis of selected animated cartoons of African origin
Animated cartoons provide entertainment for children. In addition, they serve as agents of socialization. The content of animated cartoons is capable of changing, molding and influencing the thoughts and actions of children. Using Thompson’s Modes of Ideology, this study provides a critical discourse analysis of the ideologies projected in three selected animated cartoons of African origin and how the projected ideologies are portrayed. Data were…
Politeness in Parliamentary Discourse
This study investigates politeness in parliamentary discourse in Ghana. Using politeness theory as framework and the parliamentary Hansard as source of data, the study examines the politeness strategies employed by parliamentary actors, the implications of the frequency of the usage of the politeness strategies, and how the Standing Orders of Parliament determine the choice of a politeness strategy. Findings of the study show that political actor…
Politeness in Administrative Discourse
Linguistic pragmatics studies have incorporated sociolinguistic perspectives of pragmatic variations in computer-mediated massages, and in spoken and written interactions. Rather than adhering to a strict first order participant constructed conceptions or a second order analyst constructed conceptions of politeness, this paper argues that each of them could be used to inform the other through variant methodological approaches. This paper interrog…
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Politeness in Administrative Discourse
Linguistic pragmatics studies have incorporated sociolinguistic perspectives of pragmatic variations in computer-mediated massages, and in spoken and written interactions. Rather than adhering to a strict first order participant constructed conceptions or a second order analyst constructed conceptions of politeness, this paper argues that each of them could be used to inform the other through variant methodological approaches. This paper interrog…
Politeness in Parliamentary Discourse
This study investigates politeness in parliamentary discourse in Ghana. Using politeness theory as framework and the parliamentary Hansard as source of data, the study examines the politeness strategies employed by parliamentary actors, the implications of the frequency of the usage of the politeness strategies, and how the Standing Orders of Parliament determine the choice of a politeness strategy. Findings of the study show that political actor…
Linguistic Attitudes and Language Choices Among University Students in a Multilingual Ghanaian Academic Environment
In multilingual environments, language users continuously negotiate their linguistic identities by selecting among available languages to achieve specific communicative purposes. However, such choices are not random; they are shaped by context, domain, and attitudes toward each language. Anchored in Communication Accommodation Theory and Identity Negotiation Theory, this study examines students’ language preferences within the academic setting of…
‘We mean more than what we say on air’
This study explores the interactional metadiscourse resources employed on a Ghanaian television talk show and the communicative functions of these resources in persuading the target audience of the show. Five episodes of the television talk show prior to the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana were gathered as data and qualitatively analyzed using Hyland’s metadiscourse theory. The findings indicate that interlocutors on the ta…
A critical discourse analysis of selected animated cartoons of African origin
Animated cartoons provide entertainment for children. In addition, they serve as agents of socialization. The content of animated cartoons is capable of changing, molding and influencing the thoughts and actions of children. Using Thompson’s Modes of Ideology, this study provides a critical discourse analysis of the ideologies projected in three selected animated cartoons of African origin and how the projected ideologies are portrayed. Data were…
Linguistics (4 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Negotiation (2 works) · Politeness (2 works) · Politeness Theory (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works)