View on the Updating of Nouchi Lexicon and Expressions

Béatrice Akissi Boutin (1, 2) , Jean-Claude Dodo (3)

1 ILA - Institut de Linguistique Appliquée
2 CLLE-ERSS - Cognition, Langues, Langage, Ergonomie
3 UFHB - Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny

We are interested in Nouchi (Côte d’Ivoire), and particularly in the updating process of its lexicon, and aim to shed light on the social significance of the lexical innovation strategies. We want to show how the updating of Nouchi effectively participates in Ivorian social life, not only through songs but also through other communication channels or media.

Mots clés: nouchi; Côte d'ivoire; lexical innovation

Domaines: Linguistique

Béatrice Akissi Boutin, Jean-Claude Dodo. View on the Updating of Nouchi Lexicon and Expressions. Hurst-Harosh, Ellen & Fridah Kanana Erastus. African Youth Languages. New Media, Performing Arts and Sociolinguistic Development, Palgrave Macmillan, pp.48-65, 2018, 9783319645612. ⟨hal-01827166⟩