An analysis of lexical innovation in Ghanaian English uses ten linguistic categories identified in earlier research on Nigerian English, offering an explanation of each category and a number of examples. The categories include: loanshifts (English words manipulated to produce and transmit meanings beyond purely denotative reference and conveying a range of emotional, attitudinal, and symbolic content); semantic underdifferentiation (neutralization of emotive distinctions between lexical items); lexico-semantic duplication and redundancy ("couldn't be able to"); ellipsis (headword deletion in a nominal group structure); conversion (use of noun as a verb); clipping (subtraction of one or more syllables from a word); acronyms; translation equivalents (translation of native language usage into English); analogical creation formation of new words on the basis of partial likeness or agreement in form or sense with existing words in English); and coinages (invention of lexical items that expand the contextual usefulness of English. Four stages of creation and adoption of lexical innovation are also identified: non-recognition of the local variety; expanding usage; gradual acceptance as the norm; and recognition. Contains 21 references. (MSE)