Interpretation of Spoken French in Chad from Sociolinguistic and Cultural Points of View

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62413/lc.2013(2).04

Keywords:

spoken French, interpretation, sociolinguistics, cultural context, themes

Abstract

The study is about the interpretation of spoken French built on themes: coded message, relative, delinquency, hospitality, meeting, corruption, superstition, syntax, phonetics, etc. which give some ideas of a double set of sociolinguistic and cultural context of words and expressions in French. By applying the variational and systemic approaches, it is possible to explain why language changes in meaning from one part of the world to another. It is hoped that this study will permit non Chadians to understand what could be described as “specific French” spoken in Chad compared with “global French” which is known as standard French.

 

Cuvinte-cheie: franceza vorbită, interpretare, sociolingvistică, context cultural, teme

 

REZUMAT

Studiul se concentrează pe interpretarea limbii franceze vorbite, construită pe teme precum mesajul codificat, rudenia, delincvenţa, ospitalitatea, întâlnirea, corupţia, superstiţia, sintaxa, fonetica etc. Analiza realizată oferă idei cu privire la contextele sociolingvistic şi cultural ale glosemelor şi sintagmemelor din limba franceză. Prin aplicarea abordărilor variaţionale şi sistemice, este posibil să se explice de ce limba îşi schimbă conţinutul de la o parte a lumii la alta. Sperăm că acest studiu va permite non-chadienilor să înţeleagă ce ar putea fi descris ca „franceză specifică” vorbită în Ciad, în comparaţie cu „franceza globală”, cunoscută şi sub numele de franceză-standard.

 

LANGUAGES OF PUBLICATION

English (main text) and French (corpus)

 

UDC: 811.133.1`27

 

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Received: August 12, 2013 | Reviewed: August 24, 2013 | Accepted for publication: August 26, 2013

 

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Author Biography

Voudina Ngarsou, Emi Koussi University, Doba University, Republic of Chad

Associate Professor, Ph.D., email: nvoudina@yahoo.co.uk

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Published

14.11.2013

How to Cite

Ngarsou, V. (2013). Interpretation of Spoken French in Chad from Sociolinguistic and Cultural Points of View. Limbaj şi Context / Speech and Context International Journal of Linguistics, Semiotics and Literary Science, 2(5), 62–66. https://doi.org/10.62413/lc.2013(2).04