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Currently, Agbemabiese is involved in a series of research projects, paramount among which is "The Study of Anlo-Ewe
Proverbs and Appellations as Principles of Argumentative and Persuasive Discourse". This project embodies an interpretive and theatrical study of aspects of literary traditions created
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