About

Dr. George Kodie Frimpong is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Ghana. He is a linguist and applied language researcher whose work focuses on the analysis of language variation across genres, registers, and varieties of English, particularly within Ghanaian and other non-native English-speaking contexts. His scholarship combines corpus-based approaches with functional linguistic theory to examine how language users make grammatical and discourse choices in different communicative settings.

Dr. Frimpong’s research has contributed to ongoing discussions in register studies, World Englishes, corpus linguistics, and discourse analysis. His work is especially concerned with the relationship between language structure and communicative purpose, investigating how linguistic patterns vary across academic, media, administrative, and institutional texts. 

He combines research and teaching with administrative duties. He was Senior Tutor of Akuafo Hall and is currently the Hall Master. He has been the head of Department of English since 2023.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy Degree in English (2015), University of Ghana, Legon
• Master of Philosophy Degree in English (2007), University of Ghana, Legon
• Bachelor of Arts in English (2003), University of Ghana, Legon 

Research Interest

Dr. Frimpong’s research centres on discourse, grammar, and corpus-based approaches to English language studies.

His major research interests include:

• Applied Linguistics
• Corpus Linguistics
• Register and Genre Analysis
• Systemic Functional Linguistics
• Discourse Analysis
• World Englishes/ Ghanaian English
• English Grammar
• English for Academic Purposes
• Language and Communication

A significant aspect of his work investigates how grammatical structures vary across registers and communicative contexts. His research examines linguistic choices in newspapers, academic writing, administrative documents, and other institutional forms of communication. He has also contributed to studies on Ghanaian English and the development of English within multilingual African societies.