Wendy Schottman
Biographic Data
| ID | 93016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wendy Schottman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wendy |
| FAMILY NAME | Schottman |
| SIGNATURE | SCHOTTMAN W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université Clermont Auvergne |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Baatɔnu Personal Names from Birth to Death
The circumstances of a child's birth define his or her starting point in life, and they will be inscribed in the child's file, so to speak, by means of a set of rule-governed birth names. These 'child names' are perfectly suitable for this initial stage of life, but all Baatɔmbu aspire one day to replace this original set of 'orthodox' names by another orthodox name, an inherited title name, corresponding to an achieved social and spiritual statu…
Baat[unknown]nu Personal Names from Birth to Death
The circumstances of a child's birth define his or her starting point in life, and they will be inscribed in the child's file, so to speak, by means of a set of rule-governed birth names. These 'child names' are perfectly suitable for this initial stage of life, but all Baatɔmbu aspire one day to replace this original set of 'orthodox' names by another orthodox name, an inherited title name, corresponding to an achieved social and spiritual statu…
Proverbial dog names of the Baatombu: A strategic alternative to silence
A theoretical framework is presented to account for various means of indirect verbal communication used by the Baatombu of northern Benin to accomplish face-threatening acts, and a particular technique involving dog names is discussed. By carefully choosing a proverbial name for a puppy, the owner can then, simply by calling the dog, convey a message meant either for a particular neighbor or for anyone who hears it and feels concerned by its cont…
Participant, Observer and Mother: In an African Village
The author spent 3 months with her 14 month old daughter, Iza, among the Baatombu of northern Benin doing research for her doctorate in ethrjolinguistics which she plans to present in autumn 1989. A Canadian protestant missionary, whom she had met during her previous 2 year stay in Benin as an English teacher, located afamily for them in the village of Subado. The nearest market, telephone and bush taxi were 3 km. away at Perere. These excerpts a…
Participant, Observer and Mother in an African Village, Part 2
International audience
Proverbial dog names of the Baatombu: A strategic alternative to silence
A theoretical framework is presented to account for various means of indirect verbal communication used by the Baatombu of northern Benin to accomplish face-threatening acts, and a particular technique involving dog names is discussed. By carefully choosing a proverbial name for a puppy, the owner can then, simply by calling the dog, convey a message meant either for a particular neighbor or for anyone who hears it and feels concerned by its cont…
Baatɔnu Personal Names from Birth to Death
The circumstances of a child's birth define his or her starting point in life, and they will be inscribed in the child's file, so to speak, by means of a set of rule-governed birth names. These 'child names' are perfectly suitable for this initial stage of life, but all Baatɔmbu aspire one day to replace this original set of 'orthodox' names by another orthodox name, an inherited title name, corresponding to an achieved social and spiritual statu…
Participant, Observer and Mother: In an African Village
The author spent 3 months with her 14 month old daughter, Iza, among the Baatombu of northern Benin doing research for her doctorate in ethrjolinguistics which she plans to present in autumn 1989. A Canadian protestant missionary, whom she had met during her previous 2 year stay in Benin as an English teacher, located afamily for them in the village of Subado. The nearest market, telephone and bush taxi were 3 km. away at Perere. These excerpts a…
Participant, Observer and Mother in an African Village, Part 2
International audience
Proverbial dog names of the Baatombu: A strategic alternative to silence
A theoretical framework is presented to account for various means of indirect verbal communication used by the Baatombu of northern Benin to accomplish face-threatening acts, and a particular technique involving dog names is discussed. By carefully choosing a proverbial name for a puppy, the owner can then, simply by calling the dog, convey a message meant either for a particular neighbor or for anyone who hears it and feels concerned by its cont…
Baatɔnu Personal Names from Birth to Death
The circumstances of a child's birth define his or her starting point in life, and they will be inscribed in the child's file, so to speak, by means of a set of rule-governed birth names. These 'child names' are perfectly suitable for this initial stage of life, but all Baatɔmbu aspire one day to replace this original set of 'orthodox' names by another orthodox name, an inherited title name, corresponding to an achieved social and spiritual statu…
Baat[unknown]nu Personal Names from Birth to Death
The circumstances of a child's birth define his or her starting point in life, and they will be inscribed in the child's file, so to speak, by means of a set of rule-governed birth names. These 'child names' are perfectly suitable for this initial stage of life, but all Baatɔmbu aspire one day to replace this original set of 'orthodox' names by another orthodox name, an inherited title name, corresponding to an achieved social and spiritual statu…
Sociology (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · History (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (2 works) · Baptism (2 works)