Building publics, shaping public opinion: Interanimating registers in Malagasy Kabary oratory and political cartooning

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 214-235

  Jackson, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Linguistic variation; Madagascar; Oratory; Political cartoons; Publics

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049158691     PISSN: 10551360     EISSN: 15481395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1395.2008.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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