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Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature (SIJLL)
Volume-4 | Issue-02 | 39-47
Review Article
Taboos and Euphemistic Idioms in Ejagham: A Sociopragmatic Analysis
Gabriel MBA, Besong Charlotte
Published : Feb. 9, 2021
DOI : 10.36348/sijll.2021.v04i02.002
Abstract
A People’s culture is embedded in its language. This is the case of the Ejagham community and its language, an Ekoid Bantu language of the Benue Congo family spoken in the Manyu Division of the South West Region of Cameroon and in the Cross River state of Nigeria [1]. Culture observes some restricted domains which are not talked about freely, generally known as taboos. The Ejagham speakers, in order to communicate, substitute these areas of restriction with the use of less offensive expressions known as euphemisms; thereby avoiding the occurrence of taboos. This article highlights some taboo related areas in the Ejagham culture, and shows the euphemistic idioms used by Ejagham speakers to talk about certain restricted areas (death, marriage, sex) during verbal interactions. Social cohesion is therefore guaranteed as face saving strategies are used.
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