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Anchimbe, Eric A.:
Socio-ethnic stereotypes and the refusal of offers.
In: Ghana Journal of Linguistics.
Vol. 10
(2021)
Issue 1
.
- pp. 73-92.
ISSN 2026-6596
Abstract in another language
The aim of this paper is to establish the impact of stereotypes directed at social and ethnic groups in interpersonal interaction in collectivist postcolonial societies. Focus is on the refusal of offers whose acceptance is otherwise supposed to be default. I illustrate using interviews conducted in two Cameroonian towns, Bamenda and Yaounde in 2009, that knowledge of socio-ethnic stereotypes plays a significant role in speakers’ decision to accept or refuse offers from people of certain ethnic background or origin. From a postcolonial pragmatics standpoint, the analysis shows that the desire to enhance in-group cohesion, adhere to societal norms and defend in-group collectivist face while attacking out-group collectivist face is salient in interlocutors’ verbal and physical behaviour.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | stereotypes; offer refusals; collectivist / group face; ethnic group; postcolonial pragmatics |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Chair English Linguistics Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Chair English Linguistics > Chair English Linguistics - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Mühleisen Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > African Studies Research Institutions > Central research institutes > Institute of African Studies - IAS Graduate Schools > BIGSAS Faculties Profile Fields Profile Fields > Advanced Fields Research Institutions Research Institutions > Central research institutes Graduate Schools |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 400 Language 400 Language > 410 Linguistics |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2026 05:59 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Apr 2026 05:59 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/96831 |