Publications

Publication details [#51641]

Ochieng Orwenjo, Daniel. 2009. Political grandstanding and the use of proverbs in African political discourse. Discourse & Society 20 (1) : 123–156.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

election manifesto | language and culture | language use | political language | proverb

Language as a subject

Kenyan

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

This paper explores how Kenyan politicians and political parties used proverbs to strengthen their respective political positions regarding the then proposed new Kenyan constitution, to spread their different ideologies, to attract potential voters and to challenge opposing views.