The use of euphemisms by Jordanian speakers of Arabic

العناوين الأخرى

استخدام الأردنيين لعبارات التلطف العربية

مقدم أطروحة جامعية

al-Azzah, Ikram Ismail

مشرف أطروحة جامعية

Husayn, Riyad Fayiz Isa

أعضاء اللجنة

Khafaji, Rasul
al-Zbun, Fawwaz M.

الجامعة

جامعة الشرق الأوسط

الكلية

كلية الآداب و العلوم

القسم الأكاديمي

قسم اللغة الإنجليزية

دولة الجامعة

الأردن

الدرجة العلمية

ماجستير

تاريخ الدرجة العلمية

2010

الملخص الإنجليزي

This study was an attempt to explore “the use of euphemism by Jordanian Arabic speakers”.

It aimed to investigate the most common euphemisms Jordanian Arabic speakers use to refer to tabooed words, topics and concepts in their daily communication.

The study examined the effect of social variables such as, the dialectal variety, gender and age on the use of euphemism in the Jordanian society in the light of Politeness Principle and Context Theory.

To achieve this goal, the researcher raised the following four questions: 1- What euphemisms do Jordanian Arabic speakers use to refer to each of the following topics: Death, sickness, mental illness, excretory functions and cancer? 2- Which euphemisms are group-specific? 3- Which euphemisms are age-differentiated and which are gender-differentiated? 4- What euphemisms do Jordanian Arabic speakers use to refer to other concepts such as: certain places, certain jobs, certain body features, naming and addressing? To answer the above questions, a questionnaire was developed and distributed to 300 Jordanian Arabic speakers.

The sample represented different ages, genders and the three Jordanian varieties, Bedouin, Fallahi and Madani.

The questionnaire consisted of three sections which covered the four dimensions of the study: 1- The most common euphemisms.

2- The group-specific euphemisms.

3- Euphemisms that were gender-differentiated.

4- Euphemisms that were age-differentiated.

The results of the study showed that Jordanian Arabic speakers tended to employ euphemisms in their daily face-to-face communication.

Some euphemisms are viewed as dysphemisms and others are contaminated by the negative connotation of the original term.

Jordanians of different varieties vary in their use of euphemisms.

Age and gender factors have a considerable effect on Jordanians' choice and use of euphemisms.

التخصصات الرئيسية

اللغات والآداب المقارنة

عدد الصفحات

156

قائمة المحتويات

• APA
• MLA
• AMA

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

نوع البيانات

رسائل جامعية

رقم السجل

BIM-693105