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Mercy Bobuafor · Peerford

University of Ghana / Scholars

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Mercy Bobuafor

University of Ghana

Lecturer, University of Ghana, since 2014per ORCID

Publishing since 2018, latest 2024

Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language
Philosophy
Archeology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

ORCID 0000-0003-1946-8079
Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 52018–2024
Citations: 15to those papers
h-index: 2i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 1.331.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 40%2 of 5 scored papers
Open access: 40%2 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

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What they work on

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, LinguisticsUniversity of Ghanasince 2014

Education

PhD, African Languages and CulturesUniversiteit Leiden2006–2010

Publications

5 in all

Newest Most cited Oldest Title

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Adposition classes in Tafi and Sɛlɛɛ
2024Studies in language companion seriesBook chapterFirst author0 citations10.1075/slcs.235.04bob
Cultural values and the pragmatic significance of proverbial sayings in Tafi and Ewe
2021Journal of PragmaticsJournalFirst authorCorresponding

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Language and Linguistics5100%
Linguistics and Language240%
Philosophy240%
Archeology120%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology120%

Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies3
Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis3
Linguistic Variation and Morphology2
Linguistics and Discourse Analysis2
Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation2
Ancient Egypt and Archaeology1
Archaeology and Historical Studies1
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where they publish

Ghana Journal of Linguistics1
Journal of African Languages and Linguistics1
Journal of Pragmatics1
Studies in African Linguistics1
Studies in language companion series1

How it can be read

40% free to read

Diamond 2 · 40%Free to read and to publish
Closed 3 · 60%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 5 papers name a funder

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education4
2Zero hunger1

Most cited

Cultural values and the pragmatic significance of proverbial sayings in Tafi and Ewe
Journal of Pragmatics4
20219 citations
Separation events in Tafi language and culture
Studies in African Linguistics4
20215 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
“Paddling a Canoe and Preparing Rice Balls” The Semantics of Tafi Cuisine
Ghana Journal of Linguistics2
20181 citationWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Adposition classes in Tafi and Sɛlɛɛ
Studies in language companion series4
20240 citations
Comparative constructions in Tafi
Journal of African Languages and Linguistics4
20210 citations

9 citations

10.1016/j.pragma.2021.03.013

Separation events in Tafi language and culture

2021Studies in African LinguisticsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.32473/sal.v47i1.107650

Comparative constructions in Tafi

2021Journal of African Languages and LinguisticsJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1515/jall-2022-2025

“Paddling a Canoe and Preparing Rice Balls” The Semantics of Tafi Cuisine

2018Ghana Journal of LinguisticsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4314/gjl.v7i2.6