The lexicalization of concepts of time in naming sequences of days in Tanzanian Bantu
The conceptualization of time-frames in African societies was presumed to bear elaborate abstract past that connects to ancestors and short future that links to the present time. I argue against this claim and establish that both pasts and futures are elaborate at least in 26 Tanzanian Bantu langua...
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| Language: | English |
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LibraryPress@UF
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Studies in African Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/133797 |