Metaphorical Personal Names in Mabia Languages of West Africa

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

See the manuscript. Analysis and discussion is not the same.

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

Thank you very much to the reviewer. All comments are answered in the main manuscript. However, the pdf document shows how these were responded per the suggestions given in it. 

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Reviewer 2 Report

- The methodology needs to be clarified on the sets of data used. It is not clear which data is from previous studies and which one was collected specifically for the current study. And the relationship between the two sets of data.

- a general overview of the languages used in the study is necessary, their relationship, mutual intelligibility??

- the paper presents an interesting dimension to the study of names, using the Conceptual Metaphor Theory, so it brings something new and fresh to the study of personal names.

-find more comments in the attached manuscript.

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

comments made on the manuscript..

Author Response

Thank you very much for the comments. I have responded to the comments in the pdf file on how each was addressed in the main document. Attached is the pdf file which shows what was done in the main document.

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Reviewer 3 Report

some typesetting mistakes, e.g.:

-page 6, line 3: out;lines;

-page 8, 4.1., line 4: In this Article;

-References, 12: What IS...;

Author Response

Thank you very much. Attached is how each comment was addressed in the main document. Thank you.

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