African Sociolinguistic and Sociocultural Studies
Edited by: Rainer Voßen. With contributions by: Joseph C.A. Agbakoba, Vincent Erskine Aziaku, Carl Ebobissé, Henrike Firsching, Eva Rothmaler, Julia Maximiliane Schwarz, Naïma Tahiri.
Series: FAB Frankfurt African Studies Bulletin Year 2009, Volume 21
2014131 pp.
2 maps, 7 diagrams, 2 graphs, numerous tables and charts
Text language(s): English, German
Format: 160 x 240 mm
310 g
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CONTENTS
Editor’s Note
Joseph C.A. Agbakoba: The impact of the belief in the paranormal and the occult on economic and political development in West Africa
Vincent E. Aziaku: Sociolinguistic perspectives of animal names among the Ewe of Ghana
Carl Ebobissé: Language and power in sub-Saharan Africa – a case study of Cameroon
Henrike Firsching: Examples of metaphor translation in Hausa and Swahili bibles
Eva Rothmaler: Kanuri cuisine – was macht sie besonders?
Julia Maximiliane Schwarz: Zur Problematik von Sprachattitüden und nationaler Sprachpolitik am Beispiel Ugandas
Naima Tahiri: Von der Interferenz zum Sprachwandel – eine Diasporavarietät des Tarifit im Werden
Under these links you will find publications of the contributors and studies of dialogue analyses and speech strategies in African languages:
Accompanying material:
- A Linguistic Study of Ewe Animal Names among the Ewe of Ghana
(ISBN 978-3-89645-474-4 ) - Alltägliche Zauberei
(ISBN 978-3-89645-310-5 ) - Language and Development
(ISBN 978-3-89645-720-2 ) - Perception of the Invisible
(ISBN 978-3-89645-603-8 ) - Speech Acts and Speech Events in African Languages
(ISBN 978-3-89645-893-3 ) - Topics in West African Discourse-Pragmatics
(ISBN 978-3-89645-856-8 )
Cross-reference:
- Bridging the Language Gap
(ISBN 978-3-89645-890-2 ) - Gesprächsstrategien im Swahili
(ISBN 978-3-927620-41-4 ) - Hexenjagd und Aufklärung in Ghana
(ISBN 978-3-89645-909-1 ) - Justice and Dignity for All
(ISBN 978-3-89645-166-8 ) - La dynamique des noms de personnes chez les Ding de la République démocratique du Congo (1885–1960)
(ISBN 978-3-89645-896-4 ) - Les noms de naissance
(ISBN 978-3-89645-605-2 )
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