James Gyimah Manu
Department of EnglishSocial Sciences

James Gyimah Manu

12 Publications8 Research Themes10 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work integrates multiple theoretical frameworks in language studies, focusing on the nuanced interplay between discourse, metaphors, and cultural dynamics across various domains. Their research employs stylistic, pragmactic, and metaphorical approaches to analyze texts such as Ghanaian newspaper editorials, Arthur Miller's works, Kemi Adetiba's films, president's speeches, literature, and art, all within the broader context of how language shapes identity and discourse in social sciences.

Faculty Biography

James Gyimah Manu is currently a Lecturer at the Department of Engllish. He holds an MPhil and BA, all in English, from KNUST. His research interests cover topics and issues in the areas of Semantics, Stylistics, Pragmatics and Syntax. His recent works have focused on how Conceptual Metaphor, as a cognitive machinery, is used for the purpose of communication by Ghanaian Commentators of football and how presupposition, as a linguistic phenomenon, is employed in the Ghanaian media landscape.  Mr. Gyimah Manu enjoys teaching and deems it a crucial profession for a country's development. He therefore works assiduously to create a serene and congenial atmosphere for effective teaching and learning to take place.

Key Research Themes (8)
Social Sciences

African history and culture analysis

Social Sciences

Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research

Social Sciences

Discourse Analysis in Language Studies

Social Sciences

Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies

Social Sciences

Language, Metaphor, and Cognition

Social Sciences

Multilingual Education and Policy

Social Sciences

Public Spaces through Art

Social Sciences

Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria

Publications (12)

The Role of Conceptual Metaphors in Public Perception of Ghanaian Court Judgments

On Critical Linguistic Landscape in Motion: A Decolonial Approach to Automobile Graffiti

2025Public Spaces through ArtDOI: 10.1080/10228195.2025.2514596

Leveraging Political Messaging with Religious Resonance: A Transitivity Analysis Of the Easter Address of a Ghanaian President

Open Access
2025Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in NigeriaDOI: 10.38159/ehass.20256513

Ghanaian language as a national language: perspectives of Ghanaian university students

Open Access
2024Multilingual Education and PolicyDOI: 10.32690/salc58.3

ANALYSING PRESUPPOSITION: A STUDY ON PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO’S STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS (SONA), 2022

Open Access
2023Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesDOI: 10.30743/ll.v7i2.8035

The Heroine’s Monomyth: A Study of Buchi Emecheta’s Kehinde

Open Access
2023African history and culture analysisDOI: 10.15642/nobel.2023.14.2.133-148

I-You Indexicals in Ghanaian Church Music

Open Access
2023Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesDOI: 10.24071/llt.v26i2.6767

‘CHALE SUP’: MOTIVATIONS AND PERCEPTIONS OF PIDGIN ENGLISH USAGE IN A GHANAIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Open Access
2023Multilingual Education and PolicyDOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v7i1.6975

“GRIEF AND RESILIENCE LIVE TOGETHER”: AN ASSESSMENT OF ARTHUR MILLER’S DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Open Access
2022Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary ResearchDOI: 10.22219/celtic.v9i2.23114

“Proverbs are the Wisdom of the Streets”: A Pragma-Stylistic Analysis of Proverbs in Kemi Adetiba’s King of Boys Movie Franchise

Open Access
2022Language, Metaphor, and CognitionDOI: 10.38159/ehass.2022384

A Stylistic Exploration of Headlines in Ghanaian Newspaper Editorials

Open Access
2022Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesDOI: 10.38159/ehass.2022311

Presupposition in Ghanaian and British Newspaper editorials

Open Access
2020Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesDOI: 10.4314/gjl.v9i1.2
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of English
Total Publications12
Research Themes8
Open Access Papers10

Department of English

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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