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Al Kayed, Murad – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
The study aims at investigating the discourse marker "hasa" 'now' in Jordanian Arabic using relevance theory. The study also examined the grammaticalization of "hasa" and how it developed to be a discourse marker. The study also explored the functions of "hasa" in Jordanian Arabic. The data, which consisted of 500…
Descriptors: Grammar, Form Classes (Languages), Semitic Languages, Foreign Countries
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Manasrah, Mohammad; Al-Delaimi, Zeydan – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2008
This study attempts to investigate politeness in the requests produced by a sample of Jordanian students. The study deals with how they request, the main and supportive strategies and the influence of status, degree of imposition and the difficulty of the task between the requester and the requestee on selecting request expressions and strategies…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Native Speakers