Invective language in contemporary Ghanaian politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6085121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kofi Agyekum (0000-0002-6177-2819) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 345-375 |
| Publication date | 2004-08-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Language and Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-2159 • E-ISSN: 1569-9862 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/jlp.3.2.10agy |
| OpenAlex | W2017509530 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper addresses the use of invectives in modern Ghanaian politics. Evidence is drawn from public speeches of political activists of the two leading parties of the country, namely: the National Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The paper analyses at the context as well, i.e. the participants involved, the reaction of the public, and tries to answer the question what makes a public speech or utterance an invective. It also considers some pragmatic effects of such invectives in the over all development of the country and the need for reconciliation
Context (archaeology · Democracy · Invective · Linguistics · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Utterance · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |