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Matkiki, Alfred. 1996. A Semiotic Reading of Proverbs Used by the Chewa in Malawi. Language Matters: Studies in the Languages of Africa 27 (1) : 46–55.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
emic vs. etic | meaning | men's language | proverb | stereotype
Language as a subject
Chewa
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

From an emic perspective, this paper focuses on the use and meaning of proverbs, generally generated by men, among the Malawian Chewa people.