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Autor:
Dorothy Pokua Agyepong
Publikováno v:
Studies in African Linguistics, Vol 51, Iss 2 (2023)
Cross-linguistically, verbs have combinatorial patterns. When the semantics of a verb combines with the semantics of its internal arguments, different interpretations are derived. These interpretations can be literal or non-literal (Ameka 2019; Spale
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https://doaj.org/article/e1282fc225aa43eebaab82e6f6ce8f33
Publikováno v:
Nordic Journal of African Studies, Vol 26, Iss 1 (2017)
This paper discusses two consumption verbs in Akan (Niger-Congo, Kwa), dí ‘to eat’ and nóḿ ‘to drink’. The study argues that in addition to their basic meanings, the verbs serve as rich sources of metaphorical extensions. Starting from
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https://doaj.org/article/0b234cebfcc64966a674b52b1b4a407e
Autor:
Grace Diabah, Dorothy Pokua Agyepong
Publikováno v:
Social Dynamics. 48:509-532
Autor:
Grace Diabah, Dorothy Pokua Agyepong
Publikováno v:
Discourse & Society. 32:267-291
This paper examines the representations of women in the discourses on the 2019 edition of Ghana’s National Science and Math Quiz. With data from online news articles and three social media outlets, the study examines stereotypical views about gende
Publikováno v:
Urban Contact Dialects and Language Change ISBN: 9780429487958
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::3f5c7aef03b792e6465b490e3a935c46
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429487958-7
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429487958-7
Autor:
Dorothy Pokua Agyepong
Publikováno v:
Sociolinguistic Studies. 15
Events of tearing in Asante-Twi (Akan, Niger-Congo, Kwa) are described with two verbs, te ‘to tear’ and suane ‘to tear lengthwise’. The former is generic and describes all forms of tearing. The latter, which is more specific, describes tearin