Les figures du monstre-prédateur dans les contes du Nord-Cameroun
The figures of the predatory monster in the tales of North Cameroon

Summary/Abstract: This contribution analyses the various semiological representations and figures ofthe predatory monster as they are realized in some moundang, guidar and gbaya tales ofNorthen Cameroon. The rhetorical and semiological approaches on which it is basedhighlight the textual places of the figurative and metaphorical constructions of this mythicalcharacter while emphasizing the actancial role he plays in storytelling, then in socialimagination and local beliefs. This study, focused on the processes of storytelling, also makesit possible to appreciate the physiological mutations of the character which take place whiledetermining the symbolism of this metamorphosis, in connection with the human conditionand the crisis of social values that the traditional environments in full mutation areexperiencing.

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