Copyright Acknowledgment Quotations in Chapter 4 from R. Andriamanjato, Le tsiny et le tody dans la pensée malgach ( Paris: Présence Africaine, 1957), are reprinted with the permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dahl, Øyvind, 1940-- Meanings in Madagascar: cases of intercultural communication Øyvind Dahl. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-89789-642-4 (alk. paper) 1. Intercultural communication--Madagascar. 2. Intercultural communication. 3. Interpersonal communication. 4. Philosophy, Malagasy. 5. Madagascar--Social life and customs. I. Title. GN661.M2D35 1999 303.48'2'09691-dc21 98-41386 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1999 by Øyvind Dahl All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-41386 ISBN: 0-89789-642-4 First published in 1999 Bergin Ø Garvey, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝‡ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.49-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |