De l'injure en pays maure ou « qui ne loue pas critique »

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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Catherine Taine-Cheikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2004-06-01
Series:Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/1201
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1841552032811450368
author Catherine Taine-Cheikh
author_facet Catherine Taine-Cheikh
author_sort Catherine Taine-Cheikh
collection DOAJ
description 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.
format Article
id doaj-art-0408dc4366cb42299ae37f727084142e
institution Kabale University
issn 0997-1327
2105-2271
language English
publishDate 2004-06-01
publisher Université de Provence
record_format Article
series Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée
spelling doaj-art-0408dc4366cb42299ae37f727084142e2025-01-09T13:23:37ZengUniversité de ProvenceRevue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée0997-13272105-22712004-06-0110310312610.4000/remmm.1201De l'injure en pays maure ou « qui ne loue pas critique »Catherine Taine-CheikhCatherine 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.https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/1201
spellingShingle Catherine Taine-Cheikh
De l'injure en pays maure ou « qui ne loue pas critique »
Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée
title De l'injure en pays maure ou « qui ne loue pas critique »
title_full De l'injure en pays maure ou « qui ne loue pas critique »
title_fullStr De l'injure en pays maure ou « qui ne loue pas critique »
title_full_unstemmed De l'injure en pays maure ou « qui ne loue pas critique »
title_short De l'injure en pays maure ou « qui ne loue pas critique »
title_sort de l injure en pays maure ou qui ne loue pas critique
url https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/1201
work_keys_str_mv AT catherinetainecheikh delinjureenpaysmaureouquinelouepascritique