Honorifics and status indexing in akan communication

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 369-385

  Agyekum, Kofi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Formality; Honorifics; Persuasion; Politeness; Power; Solidarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248714657     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434630308666506     Document Type: Article

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