Code-switching from the Jordanian Bedouin dialect to the Jordanian urban dialect, in Amman : a sociolinguistic study

العناوين الأخرى

التحول اللغوي من اللهجة البدوية الأردنية إلى اللهجة المدنية الأردنية، في عمان : دراسة لغوية اجتماعية

مقدم أطروحة جامعية

al-Muhayrat, Abd Allah

مشرف أطروحة جامعية

Ibrahim, Majid Abd al-Latif

أعضاء اللجنة

Khalaldah, Raya
al-Zayid, Nurma Nawwaf

الجامعة

جامعة الشرق الأوسط

الكلية

كلية الآداب و العلوم

القسم الأكاديمي

قسم اللغة الإنجليزية

دولة الجامعة

الأردن

الدرجة العلمية

ماجستير

تاريخ الدرجة العلمية

2015

الملخص الإنجليزي

The study aims to investigate Code-switching from the Jordanian Bedouin dialect to the Jordanian Urban dialect, in Amman.

The purpose of this study is to find out the domains where speakers of Jordanian Bedouin dialect code-switch their dialects to the Jordanian Bedouin dialect in Amman, the attitudes towards code-switching to Jordanian Bedouin dialect, and the reasons that result in in code-switching .

In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher selected a sample that consisted of (66) Bedouin dialect respondents who reside in Amman- Jordan .The instruments of the study were a community profile based on open ended interviews and a sociolinguistic questionnaire.

Results showed that speakers of the Bedouin dialect code-switch between the two dialects in most social domains in Amman.

In addition, Bedouin speakers code-switch their dialects at the work place, neighborhood, with relatives, friends and less with family members at home and while expressing emotional expressions.

Although the attitudes towards code-switching were negative, most speakers feel that it is important to code-switch in some cases when it is necessary.

Jordanian Bedouin speakers in Amman believe that the Jordanian Bedouin dialect is switched to the Jordanian Urban dialect more often than the opposite.

According to the results of the study, the majority see that female speakers code-switch more than males in Jordan.

The study proves that the strong relationship between the speakers of the two dialects, marriage, affection and migrations are the most important factors that help in the occurrence of the phenomenon of code-switching.

The study suggests several ideas for further research like conducting similar studies on Bedouin and Urban speakers in Jordan and nearby countries and also the importance of the factor of gender in codeswitching between dialects.

التخصصات الرئيسية

اللغات والآداب المقارنة

عدد الصفحات

95

قائمة المحتويات

• APA
• MLA
• AMA

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

نوع البيانات

رسائل جامعية

رقم السجل

BIM-691573