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A sociolinguistic inquiry into wax-dyed cloth names in Togo and Côte d'Ivoire /
Davis
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Glenda
. - : McGill University, 2003
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According to Domowitz (1992) ; the Agni women of Cote d'Ivoire assign proverbs and aphorisms as names to wax-dyed cloth. Women then use the imagery and associated proverbs behind cloth names to send non-verbal messages they would otherwise be unable to express publicly. The purpose of this study is twofold: first ; to investigate wax-dyed cloth names including their underlying meanings and uses given by women in Cote d'Ivoire and Togo ; and second ; to investigate how these names are acquired in French by women who have no formal education. Qualitative results revealed that women in these two countries are very motivated to learn cloth names. New undocumented names and their underlying meanings were also found. Some of these meanings were found to be educational ; others are used to maintain status or to clarify power relationships. At the same time ; quantitative results indicated that knowledge and use of cloth names in both communities studied is in decline.
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