The conceptualization and application of ‘adwene’ in Akan customary jurisprudence
Discourse Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Text and Talk
Published online on May 14, 2026
Abstract
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This study analyzes the linguistic and conceptual role ofadwene(a judicial concept) in Akan judicial discourse. Using transcripts collected from 10 Akan Native Courts in Ghana and working within Lakoff and Johnson’s Conceptual Metaphor Framework (CMF), ...
This study analyzes the linguistic and conceptual role ofadwene(a judicial concept) in Akan judicial discourse. Using transcripts collected from 10 Akan Native Courts in Ghana and working within Lakoff and Johnson’s Conceptual Metaphor Framework (CMF), ...