Euphemism in Tshivenda : a socio-pragmatic analysis

Thesis (Ph. D. (Tshivenda)) --University of Limpopo, 2016 === This study examined Tshivenḓa euphemisms from a socio-pragmatic perspective within a framework of Politeness and Indirectness Communicative theories. According to Brown and Levinson (1987), Politeness Theory describes politeness as showin...

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Main Author: Mudau, Mmbulaheni Lawrence
Other Authors: Madadzhe, R. N.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Limpopo 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1988