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Publication details [#49426]

Zungu, Phyllis. 1996. New Lamps for Old: 'Relexification' of Traditional Zulu Proverbs and Idioms. Language Matters: Studies in the Languages of Africa 27 (1) : 23–45.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
idiom | language and culture | modernization | proverb
Language as a subject
Zulu
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

This article explores the modernization of Zulu proverbs in their cultural context and compares them with the older traditional versions.