A Conversational Analysis of Acholi: Structure and Socio-Pragmatics of a Nilotic Language of Uganda
Maren Rüsch
A Conversational Analysis of Acholi elucidates various interaction strategies for the Nilotic language Acholi. Based on detailed examples, Maren Rüsch links the structural organization of Acholi conversations to cultural features such as politeness, language socialization and narrations. Despite common claims of universality regarding the structuring of human languages by previous authors, the study shows that some Acholi strategies differ from other languages. The verbal and non-verbal practices displayed give an in-depth insight into speakers’ cognitive participation during interaction. On the basis of in-situ research in Uganda, including the collection of rich audio- and video-material, this volume provides an innovative approach to language documentation and description and constitutes a thorough conversation analytic study of an African language.
年:
2020
出版社:
Brill
语言:
english
页:
376
ISBN 10:
9004437584
ISBN 13:
9789004437586
系列:
Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture 25
文件:
PDF, 5.48 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2020
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