domains covered

Cahiers Africains de Rhétorique specialises in five complementary fields: linguistics, stylistics, discourse analysis, literature and communication.

• 01 — Linguistics

  The study of language, languages and their uses.

• 02 — Stylistics

  The analysis of expressive techniques and stylistic effects.

• 03 — Discourse analysis

  The study of discourse, its contexts and argumentative strategies.

• 04 — Literature

  The analysis of literary texts, forms and practices.

• 05 — Communication

  The study of communication practices and the circulation of messages.

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A shared scholarly focus

Cahiers Africains de Rhétorique studies rhetorical, argumentative and discursive practices in African languages, literatures and communication, while welcoming comparative and international contributions. The fields above converge on the study of meaning-making, persuasion and the effects of language.

Research areas

• Rhetoric and argumentation: figures, persuasion, ethos and legitimation strategies.
• Languages, stylistics and discourse: enunciation, linguistic choices, multilingualism and social representations.
• Literatures and oral traditions: narrative and poetic forms, cultural transmission and rhetorical effects.
• Communication and public spheres: political, institutional, media and digital discourse.

A local corpus can make an internationally relevant contribution by illuminating a scholarly question, developing a method or revealing original phenomena. Comparisons are encouraged but are not required in every article.