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 | Language in African Social Interaction: Indirectness in Akan Communication by Samuel Gyasi Obeng Hardcover, 183 Pages, Published 2003 ISBN-10: 1-59033-783-2 / 1590337832 ISBN-13: 978-1-59033-783-7 / 9781590337837 In African societies, much as plain or direct language is cherished and highly appreciated because of the pragmatic clarity it offers, implicitness, indirectness, vagueness, prolixity, ambiguity and even avoidance are even more cherished and preferred especially when the subject matter of what is be | |