Speech rhythm in Akan oral praise poetry

Text and Talk

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-218

  Purvis, Tristan Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Akan; Harmonic speech; Metrical structure; Oral traditions; Praise poetry; Speech rhythm

Indexed keywords

EID: 62849089969     PISSN: 18607330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/TEXT.2009.009     Document Type: Review

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