The Structure of Texts from Herbalist-Client Encounters in Yoruba Traditional Medicine

The Structure of Texts from Herbalist-Client Encounters in Yoruba Traditional Medicine

Using data from Yoruba therapeutic communication, this paper describes the structure of texts from herbalist-client encounters in the practice of Yoruba traditional medicine. The study reveals, among other things, that some Yoruba traditional medicine texts have solely dialogical structures which a...

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Main Author:	Adegbite, Wale
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	Discourse structure Yoruba traditional medicine Turntaking Moves
Online Access:	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2693
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