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Publication details [#12139]

Agyekum, Kofi. 1999. The pragmatics of Duab? 'Grievance imprecation' taboo among the Akan. Pragmatics 9 (3) : 357–382.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
ethnography of speaking | face maintenance | magic | participant | speech act | taboo
Language as a subject
Akan
Person as a subject
Hymes, D.H.
Place, Publisher
International Pragmatics Association
ISBN
1018-2101
Journal DOI
10.1075/prag

Annotation

This Akan religious verbal taboo is described in the framework of ethnography of commucation as a speech act that invokes supernatural powers to punish the target. The etymology, morphology, typology, syntax and semantics of this speech act are also communicated.