Proverbial futures: proverbs and political discourse in Africa
Examining references to proverbs in African political discourses in light of Integrational semiology and Southern Theory, we find not fossils of ancient wisdom but the creative construction of desired futures that may grow out of the present situation in light of what has been learned from the past...
Main Authors: | Vicky Khasandi-Telewa, Sinfree Makoni, David Bade |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós-graduação em Linguística
2022-02-01
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Series: | Fórum Linguístico |
Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/forum/article/view/84047 |
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