Politeness Strategies Employed towards Linguistic Taboos in Tlemcen Society

Ghounane, Nadia; Mortad, Mohammed Hichem; Rabahi, Hanane

doi:10.4236/ojml.2017.75016

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“…In similar vein, Ghounane, Serir-Mortad & Rabahi (2017) carried out a research on how Algerians refer to death in their everyday communication, the study covered 200 participants of both gender. It revealed that the vast majority are likely to soften and avoid using the word "death" directly [2].…”

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“…This goes hand in hand with what Brown & Levinson (1987) refer to as politeness strategies; they claim that speakers are likely to be polite because of the fact that they have the tendency to put their public image first, that is to say, being polite in one's talk is attributed to saving the face, otherwise there is all likelihood that one could lose their face only because of inappropriate manner of speaking. Similarly, Ghounane, Serir-Mortad & Rabahi (2017) argued that one's face is treated as their honour which may represent the whole society, this is likely to be said about Muslim societies [2]. Therefore, politeness is urged to be used in their verbal interactions.…”

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“…According to Edwards and Guth (2010) [3], "Honour, dignity and self-respect are "sacred" concepts among Arabs since pre-Islamic times, and are considered taboos, which should not be abused by anybody" (p. 33), as cited in Ghounane, Serir-Mortad & Rabahi (2017) [2]. When it comes to euphemism, speakers frequently soften the words that seem to be harsh, rude or unspoken about.…”

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The Representation of Euphemism in Moroccan Societal Discourse

Ouzguid¹

2019

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Individuals are more often involved in the process of exchanging information between one another; they could do so by a shared understanding of symbol systems, that is to say, sharing the same language. This communication process is a typically social and human phenomenon which occurs on a daily basis in anticipation of carrying social experiences to others. It is undeniable that communication may differ from one culture to another. Therefore, the way of speaking varies between individuals according to their social and education backgrounds. Yet, there is all likelihood that individuals tend to soften their language while conversing about certain topics. In this regard, one has to carefully select the efficient and appropriate vocabulary as not to hurt the listener(s). This strategy of softening the language is referred to as "euphemism". The frame of this descriptive paper focuses on casting light on the linguistic and cultural aspects of euphemism in the Moroccan language (Darija). The examples of Moroccan euphemisms which are used in this study are mainly collected from random Moroccan speakers either in the media or other social media. The description of Moroccan Darija implies that most Moroccans tend to play down certain words, or even tend to skip such words and use phonemic replacement, instead.

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The Representation of Euphemism in Moroccan Societal Discourse

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2019

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“…It is hoped that the study would uncover why there are certain sensitive situations where euphemism is needed, such as those of religion, social circumstances, and death situations. Ghounane et al (2017) studies the politeness strategies used by Tlemcen community speech-Algeria to avoid taboo topics and face threatening act when discussing certain taboo themes. The data of this study was made with the help of a questionnaire and a focus group interview.…”

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An intercultural study of euphemistic strategies used in Saudi Arabic and American English

Al-Khasawneh

2018

Indonesian J. Appl. Linguist

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People often use euphemistic utterances or expressions to avoid offensive or tabooed topics, to make them more implicit and considerate. This paper explores the euphemistic strategies used in Saudi Arabic and American English. The sample of this study includes 145 college students (78 Saudis and 67 Americans). A questionnaire adopted from Rabab’ah and Al-Qarni (2012) was used to collect the data of the present study. The results revealed various strategies used by the participants, such as deletion, synonyms, metaphor, understatement, part-for-whole, overstatement, and jargons. The most frequent strategies used by the Saudis were ‘part-for-whole’, ‘understatement’, and ‘general- for-specific’. The American participants tended to use ‘taboo words’, ‘general-for-specific’ and ‘synonyms’ more frequently than the other strategies. The findings also showed that there is no relationship between strategy choice and gender. The findings suggest that Saudi Arabic seems to use euphemistic strategies more than the Americans. These results could be referred to cultural and religious beliefs and values. The study recommends raising the awareness of euphemism strategies for more active communication.

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“…Furthermore, there were researchers who wanted know the effect of culture and linguistic choice on politeness strategy. The results showed that culture, linguistic choice has an impact on the way of people to another people, and it influences the level of politeness and its strategy (Ghounane, Mortad, Rabahi, 2017;Fitriah & Hidayat, 2018).…”

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Integrating Politeness Principles and Strategies in Counselling Technique: A Phenomenological Study

Syafryadin

2021

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Politeness is an important academic topic. An action must be taken to prevent rudeness. As a result, this study investigates how counseling techniques can modify students' behavior to be more courteous by implementing politeness tactics and concepts. Furthermore, the purpose of this study is to determine why counseling strategies may alter students' perspectives. The research was conducted using a phenomenological study using an observation checklist and interview guideline. The instruments were triangulated for validity. Data collection, data condensation, data display, and conclusion were all used in the data analysis. The findings revealed that Counselling Technique could have an impact on the outcome. The findings revealed that Counselling Technique had the ability to change students' conduct to become more polite. The students used negative politeness methods to consult with the instructors during its execution. Furthermore, students used all of the politeness standards, including the tact principle, generosity principle, modesty principle, approval principle, compassion principle, and agreement principle. In summary, the counseling strategy could be employed to help pupils with their behavioral issuesKeywords: Politeness principles, strategies; counselling technique, Phenomenological study

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Politeness Strategies Employed towards Linguistic Taboos in Tlemcen Society

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The Representation of Euphemism in Moroccan Societal Discourse

The Representation of Euphemism in Moroccan Societal Discourse

An intercultural study of euphemistic strategies used in Saudi Arabic and American English

Integrating Politeness Principles and Strategies in Counselling Technique: A Phenomenological Study

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