Richard Lawer

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, since 2024per ORCID

Publishing since 2019, latest 2026

Richard Lawer is a Ghanaian linguist, composition and rhetoric scholar, and educator pursuing a Ph.D. in English (Composition and Rhetoric) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He holds M.A English (Comp/Rhet) from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, M.Phil. Linguistics from the University of Ghana and has taught English language, linguistics, and communication courses at both secondary and tertiary levels in Ghana. His research lies at the intersection of applied… More on ORCID

Language and Linguistics
Literature and Literary Theory
Linguistics and Language
Communication
Education
Anthropology

Publications: 122019–2026
Citations: 8to those papers
h-index: 1i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 0.351.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 8%1 of 12 scored papers
Open access: 83%10 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

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Graduate Teaching Assistant, EnglishUniversity of Nebraska–Lincolnsince 2024
Lecturer, Applied Modern Languages and CommunicationHo Technical University2020–2024

Education

Master of Philosophy, Linguistics DepartmentUniversity of Ghana2015–2017

On their papers

Publications

12 in all

Pronouns as Political Instruments: Constructing Self and Other in Ghanaian Political Discourse
2026Journal of CommunicationJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.47941/jcomm.3568
From Oral Wisdom to Corporate Ethics: Human Resource Lessons From Akan and Yorùbá Proverbs
2026Human Resource and Leadership Journal

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Language and Linguistics542%
Literature and Literary Theory433%
Linguistics and Language325%
Communication217%
Education217%
Anthropology18%
Artificial Intelligence18%
Clinical Psychology18%
Cognitive Neuroscience18%
Cultural Studies18%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Multilingual Education and Policy3
Discourse Analysis in Language Studies2
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning2
Second Language Learning and Teaching2
African cultural and philosophical studies1
African history and culture studies1
Autism Spectrum Disorder Research1
Business Strategies and Management Research1
Child Development and Education1
Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills1
Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification1
Digital Communication and Language1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

58% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223455Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States6
Liberia1
Italy1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nebraska–LincolnUS6 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH4 papers
University of Media, Arts and CommunicationGH3 papers
University of GhanaGH3 papers
Miami UniversityUS1 paper
University of VeronaIT1 paper
University of Cape CoastGH1 paper
William V. S. Tubman UniversityLR1 paper
University of Professional StudiesGH1 paper

Where they publish

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)2
Journal of Linguistics Literature and Language Teaching (JLLLT)2
CaLLs (Journal of Culture Arts Literature and Linguistics)1
European Journal of Linguistics1
Human Resource and Leadership Journal1
International Journal of Language and Literary Studies1
International Journal of Social Sciences and Educational Studies1
Journal of Asian and African Studies1

How it can be read

83% free to read

Diamond 8 · 67%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 1 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 17%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education2

Most cited

Understanding Primary School Teachers’ Remediation Strategies in Assisting Pupils with Reading (Phonic) Difficulties
International Journal of Social Sciences and Educational Studies4
20216 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Navigating Multilingual Classrooms: Teachers’ Perspectives and Practices of Translanguaging in Ghanaian Junior High School.
CaLLs (Journal of Culture Arts Literature and Linguistics)4
20251 citationWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Understanding Petty Traders’ Use of Honorifics as a Persuasive Tool in Sales
Journal of Asian and African Studies
20241 citation
Pronouns as Political Instruments: Constructing Self and Other in Ghanaian Political Discourse
Journal of Communication
20260 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
From Oral Wisdom to Corporate Ethics: Human Resource Lessons From Akan and Yorùbá Proverbs
Human Resource and Leadership Journal
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Every institution they have given on a paper.

The Language of Anxiety: A Stylistic Reading of T. S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

2026DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen access0 citations

Language and Ideologies in Mission Statements of State and Private Universities in Ghana

2026Journal of Linguistics Literature and Language Teaching (JLLLT)JournalOpen access0 citations10.37249/jlllt.v5i2.1626

Navigating Multilingual Classrooms: Teachers’ Perspectives and Practices of Translanguaging in Ghanaian Junior High School.

2025CaLLs (Journal of Culture Arts Literature and Linguistics)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.30872/calls.v11i1.18645

The Manifestation of English Dental Fricatives in Ghanaian Technical University Students’ Spoken English

2025International Journal of Language and Literary StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.36892/ijlls.v7i3.2119

Language Practices in Multilingual Ghanaian Nuclear Families: Exploring Mother-Child Interaction and L1 Transmission

2025Journal of Linguistics Literature and Language Teaching (JLLLT)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.37249/jlllt.v4i2.850

Understanding Petty Traders’ Use of Honorifics as a Persuasive Tool in Sales

2024Journal of Asian and African StudiesJournalSenior author1 citation10.1177/00219096231224676

Understanding Primary School Teachers’ Remediation Strategies in Assisting Pupils with Reading (Phonic) Difficulties

2021International Journal of Social Sciences and Educational StudiesJournalOpen access6 citations10.23918/ijsses.v8i4p189

Beyond cardinals and ordinals

2019DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalSenior author0 citations10.53228/njas.v28i2.427