Silence Is Also Language: Hausa Attitudes About Speech and Language  

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Hunter, Linda

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Anthropological Linguistics (ada di JSTOR) vol. 24 no. 4 (1982), page 389-409.
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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/ALI/24 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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The importance of the ability to manipulate speech and language skillfully and creatively in African societies has long been recognized by linguists, anthropologists, students of literature and history. Zahan (1979) sums up the importance very well when he says, "the African places the true basis for the human being's dominion over his acts and his conduct in the power and control exercised over his speech" (p. 112). This power and control is so vital that considerable attention is given to maintaining it in many cultural areas: oral narratives, customs, even hygiene. It could be said that loss of the power over speech is regarded almost as a speech disorder. This paper examines Hausa attitudes towards the form and content of speech. Extensive examples from the lexicon of Hausa are provided as examples.

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