Honorific possession: Power and language in Pohnpei, Micronesia

Language in Society

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-268

  Keating, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Honorifics; Metaphor; Micronesia; Pohnpei; Possessive constructions; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031158703     PISSN: 00474045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0047404500020923     Document Type: Article

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