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Chia, Emmanuel N. 1986. Indirect quote as the dominant style of reporting in Kan. In Tracy, Karen, ed. Understanding face-to-face interaction: Issues linking goals and discourse. Lawrence Erlbaum. pp. 149–161.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
functional sentence perspective | indirect expression | manner of speaking
Language as a subject
Kan

Annotation

C. discusses styles of reporting in Kan (Western Grassfields Bantu) from a functional perspective. It is shown that, as a result of difficulties arising from inappropriate use of certain styles, the indirect quote style turns out to be the dominant and appropriate style of reporting.

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