Rachel Thompson
List of John Benjamins publications for which Rachel Thompson plays a role.
Articles
2021 Insults in political comments on GhanaWeb: Ethnopragmatic perspectives Pragmatics and Society 12:1, pp. 33–58 | Article
This paper explores the practice of insults on GhanaWeb, a popular online platform on which some Ghanaians post comments and share opinions in reaction to various news reports. Among other things, the study entails understanding how the prevalence of harsh insults stands against the backdrop of… read more
2018 “Insanity is from home”: The expression of mental health challenges in Akan International Journal of Language and Culture 5:1, pp. 1–28 | Article
This paper examines selected expressions relating to the articulation of mental health challenges in three Akan speaking communities in Ghana, in the context of considering that language is reflective of human thought, and that human cultural practices and behavior emanate from people’s… read more