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Marfo, Charles Ofosu – 2002
This paper discusses the phonology-syntax interface in Akan, a language spoken in Ghana and the Cote d'Ivoire, describing a medium of exchange between phonology and syntax. Studies in lexical phonology have distinguished two levels in phonology--lexical and post-lexical--based on how and where phonological rules apply, although some phonological…
Descriptors: Akan, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Patterns
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Leitner, Gerhard; Hesselmann, Markus – World Englishes, 1996
Combines contextual parameters with media language studies, focusing on the sports domain in the print and broadcast media in British, Indian, and Ghanaian English. The article examines the link between the sports register and the media version of actions. Findings confirm that media are a considerable differentiating factor. (18 references)…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Athletics, Broadcast Industry, Broadcast Journalism