A sociolinguistics study of colors used in colloquial Jordanian Arabic
Other Title(s)
دراسة لغوية اجتماعية للألوان التي تستخدم في اللهجة العامية الأردنية
Joint Authors
Ubaydat, Muhammad M.
al-Harahishah, Ahmad Muhammad Mushrif
Source
Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 44, Issue 4 (sup2) (31 Dec. 2017), pp.241-250, 10 p.
Publisher
University of Jordan Deanship of Academic Research (DAR)
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
Based on a sociolinguistic perspective, the present study aims at shedding light on gender differences in colornaming system in Colloquial Jordanian Arabic (henceforth CJA).
Though the connotations of colors have been examined from semantic, pragmatic and psychological viewpoints, this study tackles the phenomenon from a sociolinguistic view in CJA.
The participants of the study were 80 young Jordanians (40 women and 40 men).
The participants were given the color spectrum wheel (**) and were asked to write down the names of the colors they can perceive and distinguish in Arabic.
The theoretical framework for this study is based on the Linguistic Relativity Theory, in particular the Domain-Centered Approach.
The study concludes that there are gender differences in the color naming system in CJA, as young Jordanian women employ more color names than young men do.
In addition, young women associate the names of terms with socially familiarized objects such as fruits, vegetables and sweets in order to distinguish between them.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Harahishah, Ahmad Muhammad Mushrif& Ubaydat, Muhammad M.. 2017. A sociolinguistics study of colors used in colloquial Jordanian Arabic. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences،Vol. 44, no. 4 (sup2), pp.241-250.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-847543
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Harahishah, Ahmad Muhammad Mushrif& Ubaydat, Muhammad M.. A sociolinguistics study of colors used in colloquial Jordanian Arabic. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences Vol. 44, no. 4 (Second supplement) (2017), pp.241-250.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-847543
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Harahishah, Ahmad Muhammad Mushrif& Ubaydat, Muhammad M.. A sociolinguistics study of colors used in colloquial Jordanian Arabic. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences. 2017. Vol. 44, no. 4 (sup2), pp.241-250.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-847543
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-847543