Education
Education
2014- Present Rutgers University, Ph.D. Linguistics
2012- 2014 University of Ghana, Mphil Linguistics
Thesis: Linguistics strategies in the expression of modality in Akan.
2007- 2011 University of Cape Coast, B.A English, and Linguistics
Thesis: The Semantics of the Akan indefinite determiner bi.
Invited Talk
2021 Definite indefinite stacking in Akan.
Triple A Semantics Conference. National University of Singapore
2020 Definite Propositions and Clausal Determiners
Colloquium talk. Boston University. Boston Massachusetts
2017 Actuality Entailment in Akan. New York University
Linguistics Department
Conference Presentations
Conference Presentations
Conference Presentations
2019 Bare Nouns in Akan Revisted. Semantics of African, Asian and Austronesian Languages (TripleA6)-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. (handout)
Determiners outside the nominal domain. Annual Conference of African Linguistics (ACAL50. The University of British Columbia, Vancouver
2018 Actuality Entailment in Akan and Lubukusu
Annual Conference of African Linguistics (ACAL) 49, Michigan State University (with Ken Safir)
Tense and Aspect in Akan Coordinate Constructions
Annual Conference of African Linguistics (ACAL) 49, Michigan State University
2017 Actuality Entailment in Akan
Semantics of African, Asian and Austronesian Languages (TripleA 4)- Gothenburg, Sweden
Another look at bi: an Epistemic Indefinite Analysis
Annual Conference of African Linguistics (ACAL) 48, Indiana University
The Typology of NC sequences in Central Tano.
Annual Conference of African Linguistics (ACAL) 48, Indiana University
2016 Actuality Entailment in Akan (Poster)
Mid-Atlantic Colloquium of Studies in Meaning (MACSIM) 6, Hunter College, CUNY.
2015 Modal Concord in Akan
8th World Congress of African Linguistics, Kyoto University, Japan.
2013 A comparative study of Reflexivisation in Akan and Ewe.
Linguistics Association Conference (LAG), University of Cape Coast.
Manuscripts
2017 Tense and Aspect in Akan Multi-verbal Clauses. Qualifying Paper, Rutgers University
2016 Actuality Entailment in Akan. Qualifying Paper. Rutgers University
Teaching
Boston College
2022 Spring Semantics
Language and the study of Africa
The Linguistic Structure of Akan
2021 Fall General linguistics
Languages of Africa
Primary instructor (Rutgers)
2020 Summer Introduction to Linguistic Theory
Undergraduate Course
2019 Fall Exploring Language
2018 Summer Introduction to Linguistic Theory
Undergraduate Course
2017 Summer Introduction to the Study of Language
Undergraduate Course
Spring Introduction to Linguistic Theory
Undergraduate Summer Course
2019 Summer Semantics Faculty African Linguistics School, Grahams town South Africa
African Linguistic School (2019)
Teaching Assistant (Rutgers)
2017 Fall Introduction to the Study of Language
Undergraduate Course (TA for Simon Charlow , instructor)
2016 Summer Introduction to Semantics
African Linguistics School, (TA for Veneeta Dayal)
2014 Pragmatics
University of Ghana, (TA for Prof. Kofi Agyekum)
Language and Business
University of Ghana, (TA for Prof. Nana Aba Amfo)
2011 Syntax
University of Cape Coast , (TA for Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia)
Graduate Assistantship
2017-2019 Research Assistant and Assistant Director. The African Anaphora Project;An on-line resource for research on African Languages
Service
2019 Journal Review
Journal of West African Languages
Conference Abstract Reviews
Semantics of African, Asian and Austronesian Languages (Triple A) 51st Annual
Meeting of the North East Linguistic Society (NELS 51)
Annual Conference of African Languages (ACAL 51)
2018 Planning committee. Workshop on Displaced Lives: Gender Based Violence, Refugees, and Resettlement organized by Center on Violence Against Women and Children, Rutgers University.
Volunteer as ESL instructor. Interfaith RISE,Highland Park NJ; Refugee and Immigrant Services and Empowerment.
2016-2018 Organizer. Semantics Reading Group at Rutgers
2017-2018 President Linguistics Graduate Students Association