Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: The paper investigates the morphosyntactic features of Dangme allusive names. Dangme belongs to the Kwa family of languages. It is spoken in two Regions of Ghana. As in other cultures, the people of Dangme consider naming as an important aspect of their culture. Allusive names are names based on ideas and beliefs of parents and family members. It is believed that allusive names also have elements of insinuation, and can reflect the mind and emotions of the namer (s) and also have an effect (positive or negative) on the named. This paper discussed one hundred and twenty (120) allusive names in Dangme. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. The primary data were collected from twenty one native speakers of Dangme through unstructured interviews. Data were analyzed using categorization and coding. It is to be noted that the morphological analysis revealed that Dangme allusive names have the form of single words, di-morphemic, phrase and clauses reduced to personal names. Syntactically, these sentential names can be simple, embedded or compound sentences which can function as declarative, interrogative and imperative sentences.
Source: Journal of Universal Language
Author: Regina Oforiwah Caesar
Institution: University of Education, Winneba
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2981096733