Metaphor as an object naming tool in the Mfantse dialect of Akan
This article discusses the use of metaphor in Akan (Mfantse) object names from an onomasiological point of view. Metaphors in naming have received little attention in the Akan literature on naming, but they play an important role in the formation of new object naming units among the Akan (Mfantse)...
Main Author: | Patrick Nana Wonkyi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nordic Africa Research Network
2021-02-01
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Series: | Nordic Journal of African Studies |
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Online Access: | https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/746 |
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