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Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

ISSN 1607-3614

1 paper in the library · publishing 2023

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Cross-cultural conceptualisations of schizophrenia in Cameroonian languages

Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies July 17, 2023 Rodolphe Prosper Maah

This article investigates the culturally constructed conceptualisations of schizophrenia in Cameroonian languages. Twenty languages from the four Cameroonian cultural areas were investigated using focus group discussions and individual interviews. A thematic analysis was used, and the results of these investigations indicate that the meaning attached to schizophrenia is culture specific. The...