LELADA
University of Education at Winneba
Graduate Program in Lexicography, Language Description and Analysis
LELADA Le(xicography) La(nguage) D(escription) A(analysis)
LELADA offers a 4 years doctoral program in Linguistics with a focus on general linguistics (Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics), and digital language description and documentation of Ghanaian languages
LELADA's vision is to support linguistic education in Ghana with the goal to teach future language experts skills in creating and interpreting spoken and written language. This will make LELADA graduates highly employable not only in the educational system, but also in general administration and industry.
Next to its educational goal, LELADA is dedicated to the creation of digital language resources for the languages of Ghana.
Present LELADA Projects
| Project owner | Project description |
| The role of Tone in the morpho-syntax of Akan. | |
| Kwasi Adomako | Tonal Phonology of loanwords adaptation of Akan and ... |
| Structures of Akan VPs | |
| Categories of Akan verbs | |
| Acoustic correlates of vowel harmony in Farefari | |
| Morphological and socio-linguistic study of the names of birds and animals in Ewe. | |
| A socio-linguistic analysis of Gurenɛ proverbs - Choice and Usage. This study focuses on the
use of proverbs in the interaction between parents and children. | |
| Syllable Structure Processes in Dagbani | |
| Serial Verb Constructions in Nzema. | |
| Compound formation in Dagbani. | |
| Vowel Harmony in Nzema. |
