The Sociolinguistics of Thanking in Akan
The Akan cherish people who are grateful. The paper addresses the language of thanking in Akan under expressive speech acts and linguistic routines. The paper gives ethnographic situations and communicative events for thanking including, (1) thanking after child birth; (2) thanking in joyful occasi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nordic Africa Research Network
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Nordic Journal of African Studies |
| Online Access: | https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/204 |