Silence and ritual response in Igbo discourse

作者

  • Bertram A. Okolo

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https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v20i2.107451

关键词:

silence, ritual response, Igbo, discourse

摘要

This study discusses silence and ritual response as behavioural acts that are communicatively significant among the Igbos of Nigeria. Using actual discourse samples, the appropriate and inappropriate uses of these acts as well as their functions are highlighted.

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1989-08-01

期

卷 20 编号 2 (1989): Studies in African Linguistics

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