

Costanza Franceschini
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@cosfranceschini
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Cultural Anthropology, Leiden University | Adjunct Researcher, Centre for Asian Studies, University of Ghana #ChinaAfrica



On Chinese construction sites in Ghana, language barriers often cause misunderstandings. However, using a mix of Chinese and English, Chinese supervisors and local construction workers can communicate and even joke, writes Costanza Franceschini. globalchinapulse.net/chinese-englis…

⏬Planning to submit a paper to #ECAS2025? If you are researching everyday brokerage, trade, and cooperation in the context of South-South engagement in Africa, consider submitting to the panel I co-convene with @cosfranceschini! 👇👇guarant.eu/ecasconference… @GlobalDevInst



































