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Catherine Taine-Cheik's focus on the phenomenon of insults in the Arabic-speaking society of Mauritania, begins with a study of the various terms of the Hassaniyya dialect relating to this semantic field. She then outlines the importance and the complexity of the "insult effect", in a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université de Provence
2004-06-01
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| Series: | Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/1201 |
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| Summary: | Catherine Taine-Cheik's focus on the phenomenon of insults in the Arabic-speaking society of Mauritania, begins with a study of the various terms of the Hassaniyya dialect relating to this semantic field. She then outlines the importance and the complexity of the "insult effect", in a society strongly immersed in the value of honor where not only criticism but also praise can express insult. By reviewing various situations borrowed from everyday life or drawn from literary materials (some written, most oral), the author points out various strategies, by which insulters and insultees try to control the effects of "improper" words (or gestures). Although the problem of self-control almost always appears paramount, the handling of insults reveals an important differentiation based on sex and the social status of the actors concerned. |
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| ISSN: | 0997-1327 2105-2271 |