In this Book
- Shona Sentential Names: A Brief Overview
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: LANGAA RPCIG
summary
This book draws on the case of the Shona and other Bantu people of Africa to argue that names are not mere identity tags. Names are an important cultural symbol of the people who give and bear them. The book challenges linguists and other social scientists to pay particular attention to the significance of names in the study of language use in society. Equally, it demonstrates the importance of names as part of the distinctive repertoire of Shona cultural heritage. Each Shona sentential name is a statement about that reality of being Shona. Carried in each name are sentiments that reflect on prevalent social, economic and political relations. The book focuses in particular on social names, religious names and war names inspired by such events as Zimbabwe�s war of liberation.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-3
- Acknowledgements
- pp. ix-11
- Chapter I - Introduction
- pp. 1-32
- Chapter V - Chimurenga names
- pp. 111-148
- Chapter VI - Conclusion
- pp. 149-153
- References
- pp. 155-163
- Back cover
- p. 176
Additional Information
ISBN
9789956790791
Related ISBN(s)
9789956790753
MARC Record
OCLC
853361177
Pages
174
Launched on MUSE
2013-12-09
Language
English
Open Access
No