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Lexical variations in the Ewe language spoken in Ho

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dc.contributor.author Sam, J
dc.contributor.author Sam, J
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-13T13:42:03Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-13T13:42:03Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/1707
dc.description A Thesis in the Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Foreign Languages Education and Communication, submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Philosophy (Applied Linguistics) in the University of Education, Winneba February, 2021 en_US
dc.description.abstract The study looks at the lexical variations that were noticed in the Ewe language that is spoken in the Ho community. It sets out to investigate the variants that were noticed in the speech of the indigenes as well as that of the immigrants from around the capital of Volta Region, Ho. To analyse the data, Labov’s Variationist theory of 1996, as well as Giles’ speech accommodation theory of 1973, were brought to bear. Data was collected from indigenous settlements and settlers who found themselves in the region of the study. The qualitative research approach as well as purposive sampling techniques were used. The data were obtained by the use of observation and interviews as well as the analysis of recorded radio programmes. Investigations revealed that there is a significant degree of regional and social variations in the Ewe spoken in Ho which has significantly resulted in the use of diverse linguistic features in everyday language. These variations manifested as lexical, phonological, and grammatical differences existing among all the dialects which seem to be in contact within the speech community. Among the three dialects, some lexicons are common to all three dialects, some are common to only two of the three dialects while others are distinct from each other. Interestingly, the study confirms that the dialectal backgrounds of language users within the speech community do not affect the issue of understanding each other as the Eedome, Aŋlↄ and Tↄŋu dialects can be considered as being mutually intelligible. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Unversity Of Education,Winneba en_US
dc.subject Ewe language en_US
dc.subject Lexical variations en_US
dc.title Lexical variations in the Ewe language spoken in Ho en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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