A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Selected African- American Women Proverbs

The status of women has witnessed remarkable shifts in European and American history. These changes did not take one form or similar directions, but rather they differed from one place to another and from one civilization to another. With regard to America, the focus of this research is mainly on t...

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Published in:	آداب الكوفة
Main Authors:	Qasim Al-Azzawi, Afaf Salih
Format:	Article
Language:	Arabic
Published:	Unviversity of Kufa, Faculty of Arts 2021-07-01
Subjects:	Sociolinguistics African Americans Proverbs Women the culture
Online Access:	https://www.journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kufa_arts/article/view/539

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