Samuel Alhassan Issah
List of John Benjamins publications in which Samuel Alhassan Issah is involved.
Articles
2024 The heart became hot: A conceptualization of anger in Dagbani and Dangme International Journal of Language and Culture 11:1, pp. 31–57 | Article
This paper provides a comparative study of the conceptualization of ANGER in Dagbani and Dangme, classified as Mabia and Kwa languages respectively. We employ the Conceptual Metaphor Theory as an analytical tool for explaining the empirical facts on the conceptualization of anger in these… read more
2023 Mabia languages and cultures expressed through personal names International Journal of Language and Culture 10:1, pp. 87–114 | Article
This paper is a comparative study of names and naming practices among speakers of Dagbani, Kusaal, Likpakpaanl and Sɩsaalɩ. We discuss in detail the ceremonies that accompany the naming of a newborn among speakers of these languages. By using the framework of ethnopragmatics, the study explores… read more