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Publication details [#56217]

Rodriguez, Juan Luis. 2012. The interplay of greetings and promises: Political encounters between the Warao and the new indigenous leadership in the Orinoco Delta. Pragmatics 22 (1) : 167–188.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

audience | greeting | political language | political speech | promising

Language as a subject

Warao

Place, Publisher

International Pragmatics Association

Journal DOI

10.1075/prag

Annotation

This article discusses greeting use and promise significance in political speeches of Warao and non-Warao indigenous politicians, directed towards Warao audiences in the Orinoco Delta of Venezuela.