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Sankore

Named after the University of Sankore in Timbuktu — one of the world’s oldest centres of learning. Every figure here is computed from work-level records in our own graph, never copied from a source’s summary count.

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KEEPING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN ONE UNIT: A STUDY OF IRONY AS COMMUNICATIVE TOOL IN SELECTED SISAALA PERSONAL NAMES · Sankore

KEEPING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN ONE UNIT: A STUDY OF IRONY AS COMMUNICATIVE TOOL IN SELECTED SISAALA PERSONAL NAMES

2022Journal of Language and CommunicationJournal

10.47836/jlc.9.1.04 Full text0 citations

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3 authors.

Confidence Gbolo SankaFirst author
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
Charity Azumi Issaka
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
Francis Elsbend KofigahSenior author
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)

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Language, Metaphor, and Cognitionlevel 3 · 0.99
Names, Identity, and Discrimination Researchlevel 3 · 0.98
Multilingual Education and Policylevel 3 · 0.98

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2022 · Journal of Language and Communication · 0 citations
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