Shona sentential names : a brief overview /

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This book draws on the case of the Shona and other Bantu people of Africa to argue that names are not mere identity tags. Names are an important cultural symbol of the people who give and bear them. The book challenges linguists and other social scientists to pay particular attention to the signific...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mapara, Jacob
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mankon, Bamenda [Cameroon] : Langaa RPCIG, 2013.
Temas:
Shona (African people) > Zimbabwe > History.
Shona (African people) > Zimbabwe > Religion.
Shona (African people) > Zimbabwe > Social life and customs.
Manyika (African people) > Zimbabwe > History.
Manyika (African people) > Zimbabwe > Religion.
Manyika (African people) > Zimbabwe > Social life and customs.
Shona language > Etymology > Names.
Names, Shona > Zimbabwe.
Shona (Peuple d'Afrique) > Zimbabwe > Histoire.
Shona (Peuple d'Afrique) > Zimbabwe > Religion.
Shona (Peuple d'Afrique) > Zimbabwe > Mœurs et coutumes.
Manyika (Peuple d'Afrique) > Zimbabwe > Histoire.
Manyika (Peuple d'Afrique) > Zimbabwe > Religion.
Manyika (Peuple d'Afrique) > Zimbabwe > Mœurs et coutumes.
Shona (Langue) > Étymologie > Noms.
African history.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics.
Manyika (African people)
Names, Shona
Shona (African people)
Shona (African people) > Religion
Shona (African people) > Social life and customs
Zimbabwe
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Shona names as heritage and cultural expressions
  • The socio-cultural names of the Manyika
  • Some Shona theophoric sentential names
  • Chimurenga names
  • Conclusion.

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