Prof. Emmanuel Amo Ofori
Focus & expertise
Specializations
Academic interests · number = colleagues who share it
Recent activity
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Conference
Jul 2019
12th Linguistics Association of Ghana (LAG) Annual Conference
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Conference
May 2019
50th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL)
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Conference
Aug 2017
West African Linguistics Society and Linguistics Association of Ghana joint conference
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Conference
Mar 2017
48th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL)
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Conference
Apr 2015
46th Annual Conference on African Linguistic (ACAL)
Background
🎓 Education & qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics
University of Florida
2015
Master of Philosophy in Linguistics
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2008
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Psychology
University of Ghana
2005
★ Career & positions
Head of Department
Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics
Aug, 2020 to Sep, 2020
Director
Confucius Institute
Aug, 2023 to Aug, 2023
Director
Confucius Institute
Aug, 2023 to Aug, 2026
Director
Confucius Institute
Aug, 2026 to Aug, 2026
Engagements
📅 Conferences attended
2019
12th Linguistics Association of Ghana (LAG) Annual Conference
Presented a paper: Disabling Language: Representation of Disability in Akan Discourse · University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, Ghana
2019
50th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL)
Paper Presented: Disabling Language: Representation of Disability in Akan Discourse · at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
2017
West African Linguistics Society and Linguistics Association of Ghana joint conference
Presented a paper: The use of Metaphors and Similes in Ghanaian Political Discourse · The University of Education, Winneba, Ghana
2017
48th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL)
Presented a paper: Moral Panic in Ghanaian Political Discourse: a Preliminary Study · Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A
2015
46th Annual Conference on African Linguistic (ACAL)
Presented a paper: The use of insults to challenge political authority in Ghana: A Critical Discourse Analysis · The University of Oregon, Eugene. U.S.A.
2014
45th Annual Conference on African Languages (ACAL)
Presented a paper: Inter-party insults: The use of insults in Ghanaian Political Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis · The University of Kansas, Lawrence. U. S. A
2011
8th Inter-University Conference on the Co-existence of Languages in West Africa
Presented a paper: The use of the pronoun ‘bε’ in Bono. · University of Education, Winneba, Ghana
Honors & affiliations
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Member
West African Linguistics Society (WALS) · 2016
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Member
Association of Contemporary African Linguistics (ACAL) · 2014
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Member
Ghana Studies Association · 2013
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Member
Linguistics Association of Ghana (LAG) · 2009
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Member
Linguistlist · 2009
Colleagues & frequently viewed together
Dr. Benjamin Kubi
Lecturer · Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics
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Prof. Edoh Torgah
Associate Professor · Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics
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Dr. Vincent Erskine Aziaku
Senior Lecturer · Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics
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Dr. Sampson Korsah
Senior Lecturer · Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics
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Dr. Kofi Busia Abrefa
Senior Lecturer · Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics
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Mr. Emmanuel Asubonteng
Senior Lecturer · Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics
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Dr. Sampson Korsah
Senior Lecturer · Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics
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Mr. Emmanuel Asubonteng
Senior Lecturer · Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics
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Dr. Francis Tabiri
Lecturer · Department of Arts Education
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Prof. Eric Anane
Associate Professor · Institute of Education
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Mr. Lawrence Bosiwah
Senior Lecturer · Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics
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Dr. Kofi Busia Abrefa
Senior Lecturer · Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics
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