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Contents P R E F A C E IX A C K N O W L E D G M E N TS xiii 1. Toward a Contextual Theory 3 Part One: 19308-19608 35 2. Proverbial Speech among the Ex-enslaved: Speech Events with European-Americans 37 3. Proverbs in Blues Lyrics: Creativity and Innovation 77 Part Two: Contemporary Speech Acts 119 4. Proverb Masters and SymbolicMeaning 121 5. Proverb Speech Acts among Peers 165 A P P E N D I X 195 N O T E S 26l R E F E R E N C E S 267 I N D E X 287 This page intentionally left blank ...

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