Honorifics and Status Indexing in Akan Communication

• Autores: Kofi Agyekum
• Localización: Journal of multilingual and multicultural development, ISSN 0143-4632, Vol. 24, Nº. 5, 2003, págs. 369-385
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper addresses honorifics as an important aspect of formality, persuasion and politeness in Akan. Akan is a traditional society that attaches greater importance to address forms, honorifics and politeness in speech situations. This paper considers honorifics as a deference system; it treats types of honorifics and their linguistic forms, such as power-based, solidarity, occupational and gender-based honorifics. I shall also look at some of the ethnographic situations in which honorifics are employed.