Underapplication in an Akan language game
This paper discusses the phenomenon of underapplication of palatalization in a Pig Latin game in Akan, a Niger-Congo (Kwa) language. Akan Pig Latin (henceforth APL), which is popularly known in Akan as Megesege, is a language game played usually by Akan youth. The game is played by appending the ve...
Main Author: | Kwasi Adomako |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nordic Africa Research Network
2019-05-01
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Series: | Nordic Journal of African Studies |
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Online Access: | https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/398 |
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