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Universität Bern
2017
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- When Shikamoo Mama/Baba replaces Tukuwoni Mawu/Dadi: An account of shifting access rituals among the Ngoni of Tanzania Gastor Mapunda Gabriele Sommer Lengua y Literatura The current paper is an attempt at providing an ethnographic description of Tanzanian Ngoni access rituals (greetings) considering verbal and visual aspects of these communicative routines. Three methods of data collection were used, namely: role-play, semi-structured interview, and observation. The role-plays were used in order to see how the Ngoni apply their knowledge of this kind of access ritual still acquired in the course of growing up in their communities. Role-plays were recorded with a digital camcorder after the interviews had taken place. Semi-structured interviews were meant to provide insights into diachronic developments such as how the expression of politeness through greetings may have changed. Observation method was meant to capture behavioural patterns shown during greeting exchanges and notes were taken immediately thereafter. The main findings are that due to pervasive contact between Ngoni and Swahili, greetings tend to be brief today and there is a widespread use of code-switching by all age groups. The tendency to prefer Swahili is viewed by older members of the community as lack of respect whereas the younger generations regard the use of Swahili as more appropriate and as a reflection of social changes that have been taking place in the community. 2017 artículo científico 1615-3014 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=664573440002 http://dx.doi.org/10.13092/lo.84.3847 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=6645 Linguistik online application/pdf Universität Bern Linguistik online (Suiza) Num.5 Vol.84