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Edmond OSSOKO.

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In this paper, I am attempting to show how linguistic forms can be a window through which people social position can be watched. In fact, when people communicate in a given situation, there is a need to select particular linguistic forms to address one another. The selection of such forms is conditioned by relationships among participants Selecting an inappropriate form may probably lead to inconvenience. So, there is a need to use the right form for the right participant in order to avoid such situations. The question which is therefore raised here is whether there are forms that best sculpt the way to address among participants. The answer to this concern is based on the assumption that the forms that express social position best sculpt the way to address. It is important to have quite a good knowledge of such forms which contextual use depends on the type of relationship among participants.

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