The use or misuse of the relative clause as a modifier: A case of two Ghanaian Newspapers

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dc.contributor.authorAdika, G.S.K.
dc.contributor.authorKlu, E.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-19T15:53:35Z
dc.date.available2018-12-19T15:53:35Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the use of the relative clause as a modifier in two major Ghanaian newspapers – Daily Graphic and Daily Guide. Specifically, it examines how the three main relative clauses; namely, defining, non-defining and sentential have been used in the selected newspapers. Analyzing data drawn from both newspapers from 1st June – 30th November, 2011, the researchers discovered that both newspapers contained violations of the syntactic and semantic rules with regard to the use of relative clauses. These violations, the researchers argue, could create potential sources of confusion for the reader in the interpretation of the sentences. The paper describes the nature of the violations and recommends that editors pay greater attention to this aspect of written communication. Furthermore, language courses in schools and institutes of journalism as well as universities in Ghana should pay substantial attention to the teaching of relative clauses as modifiers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationG.S.K Adika & E.K. Klu (2015) The Use or Misuse of the Relative Clause as a Modifier:, International Journal of Educational Sciences, 10:1, 168-173, DOI: 10.1080/09751122.2015.11890356en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1080/09751122.2015.11890356
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/26512
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Educational Sciences (IJES)en_US
dc.subjectRelative Clauseen_US
dc.subjectModifiersen_US
dc.subjectNewspapersen_US
dc.subjectAmbiguityen_US
dc.subjectAntecedentsen_US
dc.titleThe use or misuse of the relative clause as a modifier: A case of two Ghanaian Newspapersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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