A sociolinguistic interpretation of the social meanings of kinship terms in Shona urban interactions

Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 27-42

  Mashiri, Pedzisai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

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EID: 9944232504     PISSN: 16073614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16073610409486358     Document Type: Article

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