A pragmatic reading of Ahmed Yerima's proverbs in Yemoja, Attahiru, and Dry Leaves on Ukan Trees

Unlike earlier studies that have examined proverbs from the point of view of speech acts, the present article draws on the more recent perspective of pragmatic acts or pragmatic acting. It examines three recent dramas by Ahmed Yerima, the prominent Nigerian playwright and director of the Nigerian Na...

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Veröffentlicht in:Intercultural pragmatics 2006-01, Vol.3 (2), p.153-169
1. Verfasser: Odebunmi, Akin
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Sprache:eng
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