LELADA
University of Education at Winneba
Graduate Program in Lexicography, Language Description and Analysis
LELADA Le(xicography) La(nguage) D(escription) A(analysis)
LELADA will offer 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 | |
| A morphological and socio-linguistic study of Ewe animal names
The linguistic nature of animal names among the Ewe of Ghana has so far not been investigated. It is worrisome that Ewe people use more and more English to name animals, and it needs to be feared that with rising education among the Ewe, Ewe names for animals will be replaced with English names. In documenting Ewe animal names, I will focus on their origin, their morphological structure and on the socio-linguistic factors that have influenced the naming process. This study intends to create a digital lexicon of Ewe animal names using methods established in digital lexicography and language documentation. | |
| 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. | |
| Sapaty Afeafa Georgina | Comparative study of the phonological structures of two dialects of Ewe. |
