An Ethno-pragmatic Analysis of Verbal Indirection in Yoruba
The Yoruba language is one of the richest languages in the world in terms of how words and expressions can be employed beyond their conventional meanings. One way of achieving unconventional meaning of words and expressions in the language is the deployment of verbal indirection which is a strategic...
Main Author: | Temitope Michael Ajayi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universitas Andalas
2018-10-01
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Series: | Arbitrer |
Online Access: | http://arbitrer.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/arbitrer/article/view/110 |
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