Pre-funeral condolence visits as pragmemes
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: In this chapter we discuss the discursive structure and features of pre-burial visits among the Basotho people. We look at these visits as a pragmatic phenomenon, with a particular focus on the language used and how the social context shapes language use. Language used in these contexts constitutes a particular kind of social action whose function extends well beyond the semantic structure of what is said. The chapter therefore illuminates the significance of language as an action embedded in a particular socio-cultural context.
DOI: 10.14749/32382945
Author: Human Sciences Research Council
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Human Sciences Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W7162186114
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