A Conversational Analysis of Acholi : Structure and Socio-Pragmatics of a Nilotic Language of Uganda (Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture)

This volume elucidates various interaction strategies for the Nilotic language Acholi.

Based on detailed examples, Maren Rüsch links the structural organization of Acholi conversations to cultural features such as politeness, language socialization and narrations.