Communication & Linguistics Studies (CLS)

Followers

332

Following

Co-authors

Public Views

Communication and Linguistics Studies (CLS) is a bimonthly, open access, and a refereed international journal publishing original and high-quality articles and book reviews that make a clear contribution to current debate in both theoretical and practical aspects of linguistics and communication (all discourses) in texts and talks. The mission of CLS is to tellingly broaden the knowledge base of its readers and to do so, the journal must concentrate on only those papers that fall within its purview.

less

InterestsView All (20)

Uploads

Vol.1.3-Aug. 2015 by Communication & Linguistics Studies (CLS)

Audience Perception of Synonyms from the Pulpit: A Case among Six Church Ancillary Groups in Madina

Science Publishing Group, Jul 22, 2015

This work investigated audience perception of messages that contained synonyms. Some church membe... more This work investigated audience perception of messages that contained synonyms. Some church members opined that synonyms changed meanings of messages intended by Ministers of the Christian religion. The study was conducted among 161 church members drawn from six church ancillary groups in Madina, a suburb of Accra. The groups were selected from Orthodox, Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches in Madina. A qualitative approach was used in this study. It was found that sets of words used as synonyms did not make any much difference in meaning to the majority of the members in the audience nor did it have any significant effect on their perception of the messages preached from the pulpits. The work concludes that, so long as synonym use in the pulpits does not create any misunderstanding among the audience, its’ use by Ministers of the Christian faith will continue.

Communication & Linguistics Studies (CLS)

Uploads

Vol.1.3-Aug. 2015 by Communication & Linguistics Studies (CLS)

Vol.1.2-jun. 2015 by Communication & Linguistics Studies (CLS)

Vol.1.1- Apr. 2015 by Communication & Linguistics Studies (CLS)

Special Issue by Communication & Linguistics Studies (CLS)

Papers by Communication & Linguistics Studies (CLS)

Vol. 3- 2017 by Communication & Linguistics Studies (CLS)

Log In