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Proverb Ethnography

Proverb Ethnography is a scholarly method that systematically documents and analyzes the contextual use, social functions, and cultural meanings of proverbs within specific speech communities through immersive fieldwork and qualitative observation.

24

Publications

606

Citations

39

Authors

20

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

24

Proverbs and the Ethnography of Speaking Folklore<sup>1</sup>

E. Ojo Arewa, Alan Dundes · American Anthropologist · 1964 · 125 citations

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Proverbs: the aesthetics of traditional communication

Kwesi Yankah · Research in African Literatures · 1989 · 50 citations

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Power and Performance. Ethnographic Explorations through Proverbial Wisdom and Theatre in Shaba, Zaire

Johannes Fabian · Yearbook for Traditional Music · 1992 · 41 citations

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The Function of Proverbs as Educational Media: Anthropological Linguistics on Wolio Proverbs

Firman Alamsyah Mansyur, La Ode Achmad Suherman · ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities · 2020 · 40 citations · Full text

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Proverbs and Patriarchy: Analysis of Linguistic Prejudice and Representation of Women in Traditional Akan Communities of Ghana

Charles Gyan, Eunice Abbey, Michael Baffoe · Social Sciences · 2020 · 38 citations · Full text

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Authors

39

  1. KA
    Kofi Agyekum

    University of Ghana, Ghana

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  2. FA
    Firman Alamsyah Mansyur

    Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton, Indonesia

    1 publications · 40 citations

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  3. KY
    Kwesi Yankah

    University of Ghana, Ghana

    1 publications · 50 citations

    1

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  4. JB
    James B. Christensen

    Wayne State University, United States

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  5. FM
    Festus Moasun

    Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

20

  1. University of Ghana

    Accra, Ghana

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    31 citations

  2. Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton

    Bau-Bau, Indonesia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    80 citations

  3. Bahir Dar University

    Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  4. University of Warsaw

    Warsaw, Poland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  5. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  6. Mizan Tepi University

    Mīzan Teferī, Ethiopia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  7. Jambi University

    Jambi City, Indonesia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    20 citations

  8. Communication Disorders Technology (United States)

    Bloomington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

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Venues

  1. Social Sciences

    1 publications · 38 citations

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  2. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

    Repository · 1 publications · 15 citations

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  3. Qualitative Social Work

    QSW · 1 publications · 12 citations

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  4. American Anthropologist

    1 publications · 125 citations

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  5. Africa

    1 publications · 18 citations

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