Obed Atta-Asamoah
Biographic Data
| ID | 9455864 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Obed Atta-Asamoah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Obed |
| FAMILY NAME | Atta-Asamoah |
| SIGNATURE | ATTA-ASAMOAH O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-2703-1784 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The influence of colour schemes and child-sized furniture on comfort, focus, and academic outcomes in ESL classrooms
Although colour schemes and ergonomic child-sized furniture influence focus, comfort, and academic achievements, the interaction between these components has not been detailed in a single study. This article explored the concurrent synergy between these elements in supporting active agency and positive learning outcomes. The variables for this quasi-experimental study were examined among one hundred and sixty-three (163) basic six pupils from sel…
Syntactic complexity and ideologies
This paper is a comparative study of the linguistic choices made at the sentence level and the nature of the syntactic structures, and the differences in the articulation of leadership ideologies enshrined in the investiture speeches of Professors Kwasi Obiri-Danso (a Former Vice-Chancellor (VC) of KNUST) and Rita Akosua Dickson (Mrs.) (the current VC of KNUST). Quirk et al.’s (1985) theory of the sentence and Fairclough’s (1995) Critical Discour…
An Analysis of Personal Deictic Expressions in Selected Victory Speeches of Ghanaian Presidents
The essential role that language plays in politics has engendered several studies exploring language use across different political subgenres, such as inaugural addresses, concession speeches, campaign speeches, victory speeches, and state-of-the-nation addresses. However, little has been done on the use of personal deixis (person deixis) in Ghanaian presidents’ victory speeches. In filling this gap, this study adopted the qualitative approach us…
Metaphors We Shoot By
This paper examines metaphors in live text football commentary, a developing genre of computer-mediated sports discourse. Drawing on Lakoff and Johnson’s CMT, live text commentaries of three final football matches were used as the data for the study. The commentaries included that of the 2025 UEFA Champions League, 2025 Conference League and 2025 Europa League. The commentaries were analysed using the Pragglejaz Group’s (2007) procedure for ident…
Linguistic markers of modality in Ghanaian Presidential Independence Day speeches
Using Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) theory and modality framework, this study investigates linguistic markers of modality in Ghanaian Independence Day speeches. Eight speeches from John Dramani Mahama (JDM), the eleventh president of Ghana, and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (NADAA), the twelfth president of Ghana, were sampled. The analysis revealed that the top five linguistic indicators for modal meanings were modal auxiliary v…
Traditional Decorative Symbols and User Behavior
Syntax, Technology and Politics
This study used Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) theory to analyze syntactic complexity in digital communication. Thirty Facebook posts made between August and December 2023 by John Dramani Mahama, a Ghanaian former president, were analyzed in this study. A textual analysis was conducted on the data. The findings affirmed that grammatical categories are functional. There was a deliberate linguistic strategy marked by a prevalence …
Gender Differences in the Communication Styles of Vice-Chancellors
This study explored gender differences in the communication styles of Vice-Chancellors in their investiture speeches. Adopting the Deficit Theory model, we compared the speeches of Professor (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson (RAD), the current Vice-Chancellor (VC), and Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso (KOD), a former VC of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The analysis reveals partial support for Lakoff’s (1975) gender-sensitive…
A Morpho-Syntactic Analysis of Gender-Fair Language in Advertisements of Cosmetic Products in Ghana
Gender-fair language challenges and dismantles prevailing societal gender preconceptions. Cosmetic advertisements have been criticized for unfair language choices that perpetuate gender stereotypes. This study is a morphosyntactic examination of gender-fair language in cosmetic advertisements. The social constructionist theory underpins the study. Thirty (30) product packages and labels for the Ghanaian market were used in this qualitative descri…
‘Chale Sup’
The English language is used for official purposes and the language in education in Ghana. However, the continuous penetration of Pidgin English (PE) in Ghanaian Senior High Schools (SHS) has been evident in recent times. The paper focuses on the motivations and perceptions of students, in a Senior High School (SHS) in Ghana, on their use of PE in school. It adopts the various motivations and perceptions of students on the use of PE, as identifie…
“And Jesus began to teach”
Religious discourse offers significant value for linguistic analysis. Functional analysis of religious texts provides a lexico-semantic approach to interpreting these discourses, though it remains underexplored in the literature. To fill this gap, the study undertook a functional analysis of the Parable of the Sower within the framework of transitivity. A mixed-method approach was employed. The text was taken from the Modern English Version (MEV)…
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A Morpho-Syntactic Analysis of Gender-Fair Language in Advertisements of Cosmetic Products in Ghana
Gender-fair language challenges and dismantles prevailing societal gender preconceptions. Cosmetic advertisements have been criticized for unfair language choices that perpetuate gender stereotypes. This study is a morphosyntactic examination of gender-fair language in cosmetic advertisements. The social constructionist theory underpins the study. Thirty (30) product packages and labels for the Ghanaian market were used in this qualitative descri…
‘Chale Sup’
The English language is used for official purposes and the language in education in Ghana. However, the continuous penetration of Pidgin English (PE) in Ghanaian Senior High Schools (SHS) has been evident in recent times. The paper focuses on the motivations and perceptions of students, in a Senior High School (SHS) in Ghana, on their use of PE in school. It adopts the various motivations and perceptions of students on the use of PE, as identifie…
“And Jesus began to teach”
Religious discourse offers significant value for linguistic analysis. Functional analysis of religious texts provides a lexico-semantic approach to interpreting these discourses, though it remains underexplored in the literature. To fill this gap, the study undertook a functional analysis of the Parable of the Sower within the framework of transitivity. A mixed-method approach was employed. The text was taken from the Modern English Version (MEV)…
Syntax, Technology and Politics
This study used Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) theory to analyze syntactic complexity in digital communication. Thirty Facebook posts made between August and December 2023 by John Dramani Mahama, a Ghanaian former president, were analyzed in this study. A textual analysis was conducted on the data. The findings affirmed that grammatical categories are functional. There was a deliberate linguistic strategy marked by a prevalence …
Gender Differences in the Communication Styles of Vice-Chancellors
This study explored gender differences in the communication styles of Vice-Chancellors in their investiture speeches. Adopting the Deficit Theory model, we compared the speeches of Professor (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson (RAD), the current Vice-Chancellor (VC), and Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso (KOD), a former VC of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The analysis reveals partial support for Lakoff’s (1975) gender-sensitive…
An Analysis of Personal Deictic Expressions in Selected Victory Speeches of Ghanaian Presidents
The essential role that language plays in politics has engendered several studies exploring language use across different political subgenres, such as inaugural addresses, concession speeches, campaign speeches, victory speeches, and state-of-the-nation addresses. However, little has been done on the use of personal deixis (person deixis) in Ghanaian presidents’ victory speeches. In filling this gap, this study adopted the qualitative approach us…
Metaphors We Shoot By
This paper examines metaphors in live text football commentary, a developing genre of computer-mediated sports discourse. Drawing on Lakoff and Johnson’s CMT, live text commentaries of three final football matches were used as the data for the study. The commentaries included that of the 2025 UEFA Champions League, 2025 Conference League and 2025 Europa League. The commentaries were analysed using the Pragglejaz Group’s (2007) procedure for ident…
Linguistic markers of modality in Ghanaian Presidential Independence Day speeches
Using Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) theory and modality framework, this study investigates linguistic markers of modality in Ghanaian Independence Day speeches. Eight speeches from John Dramani Mahama (JDM), the eleventh president of Ghana, and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (NADAA), the twelfth president of Ghana, were sampled. The analysis revealed that the top five linguistic indicators for modal meanings were modal auxiliary v…
Traditional Decorative Symbols and User Behavior
The influence of colour schemes and child-sized furniture on comfort, focus, and academic outcomes in ESL classrooms
Although colour schemes and ergonomic child-sized furniture influence focus, comfort, and academic achievements, the interaction between these components has not been detailed in a single study. This article explored the concurrent synergy between these elements in supporting active agency and positive learning outcomes. The variables for this quasi-experimental study were examined among one hundred and sixty-three (163) basic six pupils from sel…
Syntactic complexity and ideologies
This paper is a comparative study of the linguistic choices made at the sentence level and the nature of the syntactic structures, and the differences in the articulation of leadership ideologies enshrined in the investiture speeches of Professors Kwasi Obiri-Danso (a Former Vice-Chancellor (VC) of KNUST) and Rita Akosua Dickson (Mrs.) (the current VC of KNUST). Quirk et al.’s (1985) theory of the sentence and Fairclough’s (1995) Critical Discour…
Linguistics (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Art (2 works)