Documenting Praise Names Ahanoŋkɔ Among Ewes: A Socio-Semantic Perspective

dc.contributor.authorYegblemenawo, Doreen Enyonam Esi
dc.contributor.authorYegblemenawo, Stella Afi Makafui
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-15T12:57:17Z
dc.date.available2024-03-15T12:57:17Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-19
dc.description.abstractNames generally identify an individual and set him/her apart from other individuals. The Ewe (ISO639-3 [ewe])-speaking people of Ghana are known to have names which reflect an idea that a name giver or name bearer intends to put across. These names could be given due to, among others, circumstances under which the bearer was born, the day of birth, order of birth, or religious affiliations. Using a multifaceted approach in language documentation, this study focuses on a type of personal names termed ahanoŋkɔ (which literally translates as ‘drinking name’ or ‘name used while drinking alcohol’) among the Ewe of southeast Ghana, and investigates the semantic perspective of these praise names; ahanoŋkɔwo, as well as their social impact on the bearers and non-bearers of the names.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5578844
dc.identifier.urihttps://africarxiv.ubuntunet.net/handle/1/588
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/544
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/544
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/544
dc.subjectpraise names ahanoŋkɔ
dc.subjectNames
dc.subjectEwes
dc.titleDocumenting Praise Names Ahanoŋkɔ Among Ewes: A Socio-Semantic Perspective

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