Pethias Siame

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Also at Kwame Nkrumah Universityfrom their recent papers

Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University, since 2019per ORCID

Publishing since 2022, latest 2026

I hold a Primary Teacher's' Certificate, Secondary Teachers' Diploma in English and Zambian Languages, BAED in Linguistics and African Languages, and English language and, a Master of Arts in Linguistic Science. I also hold a PhD in Linguistics from the University of the Western Cape. My research interest revolves around Comparative Linguistics, Documentary Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Bantu Linguistics, Theoretical Linguistics, Stylistics, Psycholinguistics, Applied… More on ORCID

Linguistics and Language
Language and Linguistics
Education
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Literature and Literary Theory
Artificial Intelligence

Publications: 272022–2026
Citations: 26to those papers
h-index: 3i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 0.841.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%5 of 27 scored papers
Open access: 85%23 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

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

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Linguistics and Language933%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Literature and LanguagesKwame Nkrumah Universitysince 2019

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), LinguisticsUniversity of the Western Cape Faculty of Arts and Humanities2020–2023
Master of Arts in Linguistic Science, Literature and LanguagesUniversity of Zambia School of Humanities and Social Science2016–2019
Bachelor of Arts with Education (BA.ED), Literature and LanguagesUniversity of Zambia School of Education2010–2015

Honours, memberships and service

Publications

27 in all

Vulnerability and the Future of Small Businesses: A Case of Small Businesses at Kalikiliki Market in Zambia
2026Journal of Emerging Markets and ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.63385/jemm.v2i1.217
THE LANGUAGE OF FINTECH: A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF PERSUASION AND FRAMING IN FINANCIAL INNOVATION
2026

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Language and Linguistics830%

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology519%

Literature and Literary Theory519%

Artificial Intelligence311%

Sociology and Political Science311%

Business and International Management27%

Developmental and Educational Psychology27%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Linguistic Variation and Morphology7
Multilingual Education and Policy4
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies3
Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis3
Phonetics and Phonology Research3
African history and culture analysis2
African studies and sociopolitical issues2
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning2
Gender Studies in Language2
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development2
Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies2
Second Language Acquisition and Learning2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

44% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written14811151822Home

Most frequent partner countries

Zambia25
South Africa4
United States3
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM25 papers
University of ZambiaZM4 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH4 papers
University of the Western CapeZA4 papers
Stockton UniversityUS3 papers
University of NigeriaNG1 paper
Rivers State UniversityNG1 paper
Ebonyi State UniversityNG1 paper
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-AlikeNG1 paper

Where they publish

ARRUS Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities4
Daengku Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Innovation4
Journal of Emerging Markets and Management3
EduLine Journal of Education and Learning Innovation2
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research2
Comparative Linguistics Translation and Literary Studies1
Electronic Journal of Business and Management1
ELT Worldwide Journal of English Language Teaching1

How it can be read

85% free to read

Diamond 13 · 48%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 9 · 33%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 4 · 15%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education15
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
8Decent work and economic growth1
10Reduced inequalities1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Vowel hiatus resolution strategies in the Lungu, Mambwe and Namwanga languages: a micro-variation analysis
South African Journal of African Languages4
20244 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
A Morphophonological Analysis of the Applicability of Nasalisation Principles in Lungu, Mambwe and Namwanga Languages
Daengku Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Innovation4
20234 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Career-related teacher support and decision to choose teaching as a career: a three-wave study of Nigerian and Zambian university students
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance16
20234 citationsWorld top 10%
A Morphological Analysis of Micro-variations on Verbal Extensions in ciLungu, ciMambwe and ciNamwanga Languages
Comparative Linguistics Translation and Literary Studies
20243 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Anthropological Symbolic Significance of the Number ‘Three’: A Case of Selected Languages and Cultures in Zambia
Global Academic Journal of Linguistics and Literature4
20243 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Lecturer, Literature and LanguagesKwame Nkrumah University, Zambia

Lecturer, Literature and LanguagesKwame Nkrumah University, Zambiasince 2019

Lecturer, Literature and LanguagesKwame Nkrumah Universitysince 2019

Graduated with a DISTINCTION at undergraduate, Literature and LanguagesUniversity of Zambia School of Education2015

The Discourse of Distant Care: A Multimodal and Pragmatic Analysis of Medical Tourism Marketing and Its Sustainable Paradox

2026Electronic Journal of Business and ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.65136/ejbm.v11i1.221

GENDERED LINGUISTICS IN THE URBAN INFORMAL ECONOMY OF ZAMBIA

2026World conference on womens studiesPublicationOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.17501/24246743.2025.10105

A Transitivity Analysis of the Clause in SiLozi Language (K21)

2025Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and LiteratureJournalOpen access0 citations10.36348/sijll.2025.v08i01.001

Remedies for English Inversion Difficulties Among Grade 12 Pupils

2025Innovations in Pedagogy and TechnologyJournalFirst author0 citations10.63385/ipt.v1i1.32

“Anti-Texture” Agents in the Written English Essays of Students in a Ghanaian University

2024ELT Worldwide Journal of English Language TeachingJournalOpen access0 citations10.26858/eltww.v11i1.61014

Vowel hiatus resolution strategies in the Lungu, Mambwe and Namwanga languages: a micro-variation analysis

2024South African Journal of African LanguagesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1080/02572117.2024.2313481

A Morphological Analysis of Micro-variations on Verbal Extensions in ciLungu, ciMambwe and ciNamwanga Languages

2024Comparative Linguistics Translation and Literary StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.70036/cltls.v1i1.3

Influence of Morphophonological Processes on the Verbal Structure of the Mambwe Language

2024ARRUS Journal of Social Sciences and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.35877/soshum1887

Anthropological Symbolic Significance of the Number ‘Three’: A Case of Selected Languages and Cultures in Zambia

2024Global Academic Journal of Linguistics and LiteratureJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.36348/gajll.2024.v06i01.002

A Morphophonological Analysis of the Applicability of Nasalisation Principles in Lungu, Mambwe and Namwanga Languages

2023Daengku Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences InnovationJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.35877/454ri.daengku1461

Phonological Processes Governing Borrowing from English to Lungu, Mambwe, and Namwanga Languages

2023Daengku Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences InnovationJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.35877/454ri.daengku1765

A Morphological Analysis of Tense in Mambwe Language

2023Daengku Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences InnovationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.35877/454ri.daengku1605

Critical Impediments Facing In-service Teachers during Distance Education: A Case of Kwame Nkrumah University in Zambia

2023ARRUS Journal of Social Sciences and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.35877/soshum1731

A Mixed Blessing: Impact of Covid-19 on Authors and Libraries in Zambia

2023ARRUS Journal of Social Sciences and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.35877/soshum1725

The Effectiveness of Induction of Novice Academics at Kwame Nkrumah University in Zambia

2023International Journal For Multidisciplinary ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.6087

An Assessment of the Effectiveness of E-learning during Post Covid-19 at Kwame Nkrumah University in Zambia

2023International Journal For Multidisciplinary ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.6867

Word Order of Noun Phrase by Modification in Mambwe Language

2023Daengku Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences InnovationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.35877/454ri.daengku1606

Massaging the Contours of Poverty and General Malaise amid Opportunities: Zambian and African Writers

2023ARRUS Journal of Social Sciences and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.35877/soshum1766

Potholes in the Teaching of Zambian Languages in Secondary Schools: A Case of Bemba Language

2022EduLine Journal of Education and Learning InnovationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.35877/454ri.eduline1460