Indexicality of won: Yoruba language and culture

The Yoruba pronoun won is equivalent to the English pronoun they, and can occur in various syntactical constructions including passives. Indefinite pronouns of passive constructions by definition are silent about the identity of their subject. However, Yoruba peoples' cultural interpretation at...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of African cultural studies Jg. 24; H. 2; S. 195 - 207
1. Verfasser:	Agwuele, Augustine
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.12.2012
Schlagworte:	African culture African languages Causality Cultural continuity Cultural Identity Culture Deixis English language Identity Identity formation Interpersonal communication Interpersonal relations Language Language Culture Relationship Linguistics Modernity Narratives Passive voice Pronoun Pronouns Reference (Semantic) Religion Religious traditions Syntactic Structures Syntax Traditions Utterances Worldview Yoruba Yoruba language Yoruba people Africa
ISSN:	1369-6815, 1469-9346
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
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