Language Use in Interethnic Marriage Ceremonies in Greater Accra

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dc.contributor.authorNuworsu, A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-15T12:50:11Z
dc.date.available2018-02-15T12:50:11Z
dc.date.issued2015-07
dc.descriptionMPhil.en_US
dc.description.abstractAccra, the capital city of Ghana, is highly multilingual and has a fair representation of most of the major languages in the country. In this regard, a lot of intercultural activities are expected to occur. This study explores an underrated importance of language use in forming congenial relationships during intercultural encounters such as interethnic marriage ceremonies in Greater Accra. The study analyses how language is negotiated and used during these ceremonies. It reveals that the languages to be used for the ceremonies are often negotiated for prior to the day of the ceremony. Using Fairclough’s (1995) model of Critical Discourse Analysis, the study shows language imperialism and misinterpretation as some of the problems associated with language usage within the context of interethnic marriage ceremonies. The study also examines the socio-pragmatic factors that inform the language choices of speakers during the course of the ceremonies following Myers-Scotton’s (1993) Marked Model. It shows that speakers make marked choices for the purposes of giving directives, to accommodate other interlocutors, to sing songs and for quotations.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/22742
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity Of Ghanaen_US
dc.subjectInterethnic Marriageen_US
dc.subjectMarriage Ceremoniesen_US
dc.subjectLanguage Useen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleLanguage Use in Interethnic Marriage Ceremonies in Greater Accraen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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