Language Use and Behavior-Shaping Amongst Buea Denizens in the Covid-19 Era.

This study aimed at investigating language use and  behavior-shaping during  the Covid-19 Pandemic. Adopting a mixed-methods Confirmatory Design, 100  participants were subjected to questionnaire, interviews, and focus-group discussions. Halliday's (1978) SFL  Model  used to analyze data. Findings have implications for 'medicalese' and  behavior-shaping, for Public Health Policy Formulation & implementation.