267:, Mrs. McCallien, Lindsay Criper and Helmut Truteneau. She rose to become the Head of the Linguistics Department, a position she held on two separate occasions. She also became Senior Tutor and Warden of Volta Hall, the only female hall of residence at the time. Florence Dolphyne was appointed Professor of Linguistics in 1996. She also served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the university. She was awarded an honorary doctorate (D.Litt) by the University of Ghana in 2004.
286:
Florence
Dolphyne has been the chairperson of the National Council for Women and Development in Ghana. She has also been one of the commissioners who sat on the National Reconciliation Commission (2002 to 2004) which looked into the effects of military rule on people in Ghana. She has also been first
262:
in Accra for a year. After her postgraduate studies, she joined the academic staff of the
University of Ghana in September 1965. She was one of the founding members of the Department of Linguistics and Ghanaian Languages of the University of Ghana. She was joined by one other Ghanaian, Lawrence Boadi
192:. Her primary school education was at the Wenchi Methodist Primary School. She continued at Achinakrom Methodist Primary School as her family had moved there. She had to sell bread and kenkey after school due to the family's low income. Her next school was at Mmofraturo Girl's Boarding School at
503:
727:
1003:
227:
of Ghana. This was then a boys' school with a mixed sixth form section. She distinguished herself there by being the first female student to win a prize at the school.
911:
287:
and second Vice
President of the Bible Society of Ghana. She was also a member of the Methodist University College Council and has been a Conference Member of
969:
Machado-Guichon, M. (2023). Reimagining
African womanhood in an unjust world order: Exploring the writings of Ghanaian women’s rights advocates, 1970s–1980s.
1028:
338:
Florence
Dolphyne was the first woman to be appointed a Professor in Ghana. She was the first female pro-vice chancellor of the University of Ghana as well.
326:. She has been the Chairperson of the Ghana Education Service between 2002 and 2006. She has also been a board member of the Ghana Education Trust Fund and
942:"Vol. 7 No. 2 (2018): Ghana Journal of Linguistics 7.2 (2018) Special Issue Dedicated to Professor Florence Abena Dolphyne | Ghana Journal of Linguistics"
234:
in 1958 and graduated with a BA(Hons) degree in
English in 1961. She obtained a scholarship which enabled her to pursue postgraduate studies at the
341:
The
University of Ghana organised an event themed “New Frontiers in Language Studies in Ghana” on the occasion of her 80th birthday to honour her.
250:
in
Phonetics and Linguistics in 1965 with a dissertation entitled "The phonetics and phonology of the verbal piece in the Asante dialect of Twi".
235:
134:
511:
279:
and others, of the
Linguistic Circle of Accra in 1967, which evolved into the Linguistic Association of Ghana. She was also involved with the
779:
315:
1008:
208:
810:
888:
854:
435:
414:
393:
1048:
820:
487:
657:
596:
280:
185:
844:
878:
759:
570:
1018:
919:
477:
1033:
425:
404:
383:
41:
311:
259:
1023:
451:
372:. She had a sister and three brothers. She married Kofi Dolphyne, an aircraft engineer whom she met in London.
323:
276:
1043:
631:
1013:
365:
288:
224:
721:
1038:
998:
533:
295:
239:
456:
264:
231:
173:
150:
129:
117:
785:
303:
884:
850:
816:
775:
483:
431:
410:
389:
216:
172:
and academic. She was the first female professor and first female pro-vice chancellor of the
984:
Special Issue of Ghana
Journal of Linguistics dedicated to Professor Florence Abena Dolphyne
767:
701:
479:
Quest for excellence : biographies of 15 successful Ghanaians who passed through Legon
258:
Florence Dolphyne was a lecturer and researcher. Her first job was as a teacher at the
243:
197:
189:
983:
941:
689:
604:
356:
Florence Dolphyne was the first surviving child born to her parents. Her father was a
992:
789:
319:
294:
Dolphyne has also held visiting scholar positions at various institutions including
361:
307:
201:
169:
60:
771:
220:
212:
124:
758:
Connell, Bruce; Akinlabi, Akinbiyi (13 June 2019), Wolff, H. Ekkehard (ed.),
744:
The phonetics and phonology of the verbal piece in the Asante dialect of Twi
357:
90:
973:(Cambridge University Press), 93(2), 273-292. doi:10.1017/S0001972023000244
64:
299:
705:
385:
The Akan (Twi-Fante) Language - Its Sound Systems and Tonal Structure
193:
742:
880:
Good Pastors, Bad Pastors: Pentecostal Ministerial Ethics in Ghana
577:. No. 261. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. p. 6
369:
327:
166:
760:"African Linguistics in Official English-Speaking West Africa"
406:
A Comprehensive Course in Twi (Asante) for the Non-Twi Learner
247:
766:(1 ed.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 153–177,
207:
Florence Dolphyne had a senior high school education at the
815:. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 117.
658:"Professor Dolphyne honoured for dedicated service"
146:
141:
123:
113:
108:
96:
86:
78:
70:
56:
48:
30:
23:
632:"Professor Dolphyne Honoured on Her 80th Birthday"
504:"Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs - MOWAC"
348:dedicated to Professor Dolphyne appeared in 2018.
726:: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of September 2024 (
427:The Emancipation of Women: An African Perspective
184:Florence Dolphyne hails from Akyinakrom in the
564:
562:
560:
558:
556:
554:
200:as her father was then a Methodist minister at
690:"Profile of Professor Florence Arena Dolphyne"
368:of Ghana. Her mother was from Achinakrom near
275:Florence Dolphyne was a founding member, with
683:
681:
679:
677:
675:
424:Dolphyne, Florence Abena (5 September 2000).
8:
688:Adika, Gordon S.K., ed. (24 December 2018).
403:Dolphyne, Florence Abena (20 October 1998).
849:. Cambridge University Press. p. 164.
382:Dolphyne, Florence Abena (1 January 1988).
912:"Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs"
634:. Legon: University of Ghana. 9 March 2018
597:"Wesley Girls High School - Past Students"
82:First female University Professor in Ghana
20:
1004:Academic staff of the University of Ghana
651:
649:
843:Ekkehard Wolff, H., ed. (18 July 2019).
747:(phd thesis). SOAS University of London.
236:School of Oriental & African Studies
135:School of Oriental & African Studies
809:Owusu-Ansah, David (28 February 2014).
700:(2). Linguistics Association of Ghana.
656:Ofori, Porcia Oforiwaa (2 March 2018).
468:
719:
569:Tawiah, Augustina (26 October 2005).
316:University of California, Los Angeles
7:
626:
624:
622:
1029:Alumni of SOAS University of London
660:. Graphic Communications Group Ltd
215:. Her sixth form education was at
14:
877:Quampah, Dela (20 August 2014).
846:A History of African Linguistics
764:A History of African Linguistics
281:West African Linguistics Society
209:Wesley Girls Senior High School
883:. Wipf and Stock. p. 36.
812:Historical Dictionary of Ghana
16:Ghanaian academic and linguist
1:
283:and served as its president.
708:(inactive 19 September 2024)
694:Ghana Journal of Linguistics
430:. Ghana Universities Press.
409:. Ghana Universities Press.
388:. Ghana Universities Press.
346:Ghana Journal of Linguistics
38:1938 (age 85–86)
1065:
1009:University of Ghana alumni
534:"The Ark Foundation,Ghana"
772:10.1017/9781108283977.008
312:Michigan State University
260:Labone Senior High School
156:
104:
1049:Ghanaian women academics
741:Dolphyne, F. A. (1965).
452:Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu
324:Fulbright Senior Scholar
277:Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu
180:Early life and education
482:. K. Amoak. p. 7.
344:A special issue of the
246:where she obtained her
163:Florence Abena Dolphyne
25:Florence Abena Dolphyne
476:Amoako, Kwesi (2008).
263:and some expatriates,
186:Ejisu-Juabeng District
35:Florence Abena Akesson
571:"Prof Abena Dolphyne"
230:Dolphyne entered the
1019:Linguists from Ghana
296:University of Ibadan
291:, Ghana since 1999.
240:University of London
165:(born in 1938) is a
1034:Ghanaian Methodists
964:Relevant literature
607:on 1 September 2016
514:on 20 December 2016
457:Alan Stewart Duthie
232:University of Ghana
174:University of Ghana
151:University of Ghana
130:University of Ghana
118:University of Ghana
109:Academic background
601:wesleygirls.edu.gh
360:minister from the
304:Fourah Bay College
781:978-1-108-28397-7
376:Some publications
364:of Esiama in the
217:Mfantsipim School
160:
159:
71:Years active
1056:
957:
956:
954:
952:
938:
932:
931:
929:
927:
918:. Archived from
908:
902:
901:
899:
897:
874:
868:
867:
865:
863:
840:
834:
833:
831:
829:
806:
800:
799:
798:
796:
755:
749:
748:
738:
732:
731:
725:
717:
715:
713:
706:10.4314/gjl.v7i2
685:
670:
669:
667:
665:
653:
644:
643:
641:
639:
628:
617:
616:
614:
612:
603:. Archived from
593:
587:
586:
584:
582:
566:
549:
548:
546:
544:
530:
524:
523:
521:
519:
510:. Archived from
508:Female Achievers
500:
494:
493:
473:
441:
420:
399:
289:Methodist Church
271:Other activities
21:
1064:
1063:
1059:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1054:
1053:
1024:Women linguists
989:
988:
980:
966:
961:
960:
950:
948:
940:
939:
935:
925:
923:
922:on 4 March 2016
916:femaleachievers
910:
909:
905:
895:
893:
891:
876:
875:
871:
861:
859:
857:
842:
841:
837:
827:
825:
823:
808:
807:
803:
794:
792:
782:
757:
756:
752:
740:
739:
735:
718:
711:
709:
687:
686:
673:
663:
661:
655:
654:
647:
637:
635:
630:
629:
620:
610:
608:
595:
594:
590:
580:
578:
568:
567:
552:
542:
540:
532:
531:
527:
517:
515:
502:
501:
497:
490:
475:
474:
470:
465:
448:
438:
423:
417:
402:
396:
381:
378:
354:
336:
273:
256:
182:
133:
63:
44:
39:
37:
36:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1062:
1060:
1052:
1051:
1046:
1044:Ashanti people
1041:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
991:
990:
987:
986:
979:
978:External links
976:
975:
974:
965:
962:
959:
958:
933:
903:
890:978-1625640512
889:
869:
856:978-1108417976
855:
835:
821:
801:
780:
750:
733:
671:
645:
618:
588:
575:Junior Graphic
550:
525:
495:
488:
467:
466:
464:
461:
460:
459:
454:
447:
444:
443:
442:
437:978-9964301880
436:
421:
416:978-9964302450
415:
400:
395:978-9964301590
394:
377:
374:
366:Western Region
353:
350:
335:
332:
272:
269:
255:
252:
244:United Kingdom
225:Central Region
198:Ashanti Region
190:Ashanti Region
181:
178:
158:
157:
154:
153:
148:
144:
143:
139:
138:
127:
121:
120:
115:
111:
110:
106:
105:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
80:
79:Known for
76:
75:
72:
68:
67:
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
40:
34:
32:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1061:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1014:Living people
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
996:
994:
985:
982:
981:
977:
972:
968:
967:
963:
947:
943:
937:
934:
921:
917:
913:
907:
904:
892:
886:
882:
881:
873:
870:
858:
852:
848:
847:
839:
836:
824:
822:9780810875005
818:
814:
813:
805:
802:
791:
787:
783:
777:
773:
769:
765:
761:
754:
751:
746:
745:
737:
734:
729:
723:
707:
703:
699:
695:
691:
684:
682:
680:
678:
676:
672:
659:
652:
650:
646:
633:
627:
625:
623:
619:
606:
602:
598:
592:
589:
576:
572:
565:
563:
561:
559:
557:
555:
551:
539:
535:
529:
526:
513:
509:
505:
499:
496:
491:
489:9789988111830
485:
481:
480:
472:
469:
462:
458:
455:
453:
450:
449:
445:
439:
433:
429:
428:
422:
418:
412:
408:
407:
401:
397:
391:
387:
386:
380:
379:
375:
373:
371:
367:
363:
359:
351:
349:
347:
342:
339:
333:
331:
329:
325:
321:
320:United States
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
292:
290:
284:
282:
278:
270:
268:
266:
261:
253:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
228:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
205:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
179:
177:
175:
171:
168:
164:
155:
152:
149:
145:
142:Academic work
140:
136:
131:
128:
126:
122:
119:
116:
112:
107:
103:
100:Kofi Dolphyne
99:
95:
92:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
66:
62:
59:
57:Occupation(s)
55:
51:
47:
43:
33:
29:
22:
19:
970:
949:. Retrieved
945:
936:
924:. Retrieved
920:the original
915:
906:
894:. Retrieved
879:
872:
860:. Retrieved
845:
838:
826:. Retrieved
811:
804:
793:, retrieved
763:
753:
743:
736:
722:cite journal
710:. Retrieved
697:
693:
662:. Retrieved
636:. Retrieved
609:. Retrieved
605:the original
600:
591:
579:. Retrieved
574:
541:. Retrieved
537:
528:
516:. Retrieved
512:the original
507:
498:
478:
471:
426:
405:
384:
362:Nzema people
355:
345:
343:
340:
337:
330:Trust Fund.
308:Sierra Leone
293:
285:
274:
257:
229:
206:
202:Manso Atwere
183:
162:
161:
147:Institutions
74:1965 to 2001
18:
1039:Akan people
999:1938 births
543:11 December
518:11 December
322:. She is a
265:Alan Duthie
49:Nationality
993:Categories
611:5 February
463:References
221:Cape Coast
213:Cape Coast
125:Alma mater
42:Gold Coast
790:191874355
358:Methodist
114:Education
91:Professor
926:8 August
446:See also
170:linguist
167:Ghanaian
65:Lecturer
61:Linguist
52:Ghanaian
951:20 June
946:laghana
896:14 June
862:13 June
828:14 June
795:20 June
712:13 June
664:13 June
638:13 June
581:13 June
334:Honours
318:in the
300:Nigeria
242:in the
238:of the
223:in the
196:in the
188:of the
971:Africa
887:
853:
819:
788:
778:
486:
434:
413:
392:
352:Family
254:Career
194:Kumasi
97:Spouse
786:S2CID
538:h-net
370:Ejisu
328:VALCO
137:(PhD)
132:(BA)
87:Title
953:2020
928:2015
898:2020
885:ISBN
864:2020
851:ISBN
830:2020
817:ISBN
797:2020
776:ISBN
728:link
714:2020
666:2020
640:2020
613:2017
583:2020
545:2016
520:2016
484:ISBN
432:ISBN
411:ISBN
390:ISBN
314:and
31:Born
768:doi
702:doi
306:in
298:in
248:PhD
219:at
995::
944:.
914:.
784:,
774:,
762:,
724:}}
720:{{
696:.
692:.
674:^
648:^
621:^
599:.
573:.
553:^
536:.
506:.
310:,
302:,
211:,
204:.
176:.
955:.
930:.
900:.
866:.
832:.
770::
730:)
716:.
704::
698:7
668:.
642:.
615:.
585:.
547:.
522:.
492:.
440:.
419:.
398:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.