“THE GRIZZLY BEAR IS LIKE OUR BROTHER,” IDENTITY IN INTERTRIBAL DISCOURSE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46827/ejlll.v4i4.244Keywords:
Amerindian, powwow, rhetoric, identity work, sermonizing, metaphorizingAbstract
Identity work through traditional metaphorizing in the discourse genre of sermonizing in the context of Amerindian intertribal gatherings is interpreted as to strategies of inclusiveness and reaffirmation of social structures.References
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