A contrastive analysis of language, culture and meaning in the Yoruba and English languages : a modern approach and new perspective

Some aspects of language use and cultural practices across the English and Yoruba languages are contrastively discussed. These include patterns and forms of greetings determined by spatio-temporal circumstances such as greetings and naming traditions, among other norms, to ascertain the aspects in...

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Main Author: Sani, Abdullahi-Idiagbon Mohd
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2019-09-01
Series:Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning
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Online Access:http://perlinguam.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/684