Written by an international team of experts, this is the first work of its kind to offer comprehensive coverage of folklore throughout the African continent. Over 300 entries ...

"... offers readers profound insights and useful information on the power of the word in African societies... " -- Research in African Literatures "I would recommend Speaking ...

Attracting renewed attention by a new generation of scholars, the book presents a comprehensive ethnography of proverb communication in an African culture. The author ...

This is the text of an inaugural lecture delivered by the Professor of Linguistics at the University of Ghana, Legon. He examines the cultural foundations of free speech, as ...