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Download full textYaseen, Maha S.; Sa'di, Rami A.; Sharadgah, Talha A. – Arab World English Journal, 2021
This study examines the frequency and the functions of code switching in informal conversations among Jordanian pilots, who have created their own jargon. It also explores the most frequent English expressions that the pilots switch to in their informal Arabic discourse. The conversations of eight Jordanian pilots aged between thirty and…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Transportation, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
Sa'aida, Zainab – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
This study aims at describing types and usages of deixis in the speech of Jordanian Urban Arabic native speakers. The present study was conducted in different settings which researcher's family members, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances took part in. Data of the study were collected through observing spontaneous speech of native speakers of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Urban Areas, Native Speakers, Semitic Languages
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The study examines formulaic politeness expressions used in Jordanian Arabic by looking into two salient features that characterize this set of idioms: figuration and traces of religious texts. One main goal is to explore the conceptual metaphors that are represented in these idioms and show their coherence and consistency with cultural values.…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Semitic Languages, Religious Factors, Islam
Jaran, Samia A.; Al-Haq, Fawwaz Al-Abed – English Language Teaching, 2015
Languages tend to be modified to accommodate for the speakers needs, such as, discussing or dealing with certain topics and domains. An example, university students, in Jordan, modify their own language, being colloquial Arabic, with terms and expressions from the English language in order to interact and adapt to everyday college life. Due to…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Semitic Languages, Gender Differences, Questionnaires
Al Soudi, Layth – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This paper aims to investigate the use of connotations of inanimate objects to describe people by speakers of Jordanian Arabic. Its main goal is to analyze the positive and negative connotative meanings of inanimate object used to describe people in Jordan. Besides, the contribution of gender in making connotative meanings. The study provides a…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Language Variation, Language Research, Pragmatics
Abdel-Jawad, Hassan – 1983
A study of differences in linguistic behavior between men and women in Amman, Jordan, used a random sample of 150 individuals as subjects. Distribution of lexical items was examined for variation correlating lexical choice with sex of the speaker, and phonological variable standardization and the manner in which choice of variant is conditioned by…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Arabic, Comparative Analysis, Dialects
