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De la transgression langagière dans le discours politique ivoirien
Language transgression in Ivorian political discourse

Author(s): Yves Marcel Youant
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: UNIVERSITATEA »ȘTEFAN CEL MARE« SUCEAVA
Keywords: speech; political; variation; transgression; standard;

Summary/Abstract: Caught in the vortex of sociolinguistic change, political discourse in Côte d'Ivoire is now a field of manifestation of language varieties coexist on Ivorian territory. At the heart of linguistic reality, so it oscillates between transgression and normative achievement. Proof of the dynamic evolution of these varieties, it can take a look at the contemporary evolution of the French language in Francophone Africa.

  • Issue Year: 9/2014
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 168-181
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: French
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