Diminutives in english and hadhrami Arabic
Other Title(s)
التصغير في اللغة الإنجليزية و اللهجة الحضرمية
Author
Source
Hadhramout University Journal of Humanities
Issue
Vol. 15, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2018), pp.257-266, 10 p.
Publisher
Hadhramout University Deanship of Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research
Publication Date
2018-06-30
Country of Publication
Yemen
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
-This study aims at investigating diminutive forms in both English and Hadhrami Arabic through showing the ways these diminutives are formed morphologically; the parts of speech they incorporate and through shedding lights on the use of these forms and the meanings, they impart in Both English and Hadhrami Arabic.
The study shows that whereas diminutives in English are formed analytically (through the addition of an analytic marker preceding the noun) and synthetically (through the addition of a derivational affix), diminutives in Hadhrami Arabic are formed nonconcatinatively through the modification of the vowels of the root in accordance with certain patterns.
It also shows that only nouns and in a few cases certain adjectives in English are diminuted.
However, it has been found that in HA nouns, adjectives, some verbs, some adverbs of place, demonstrative pronouns and some conjunctions can be diminuted.
Regarding the use of these diminutives, the study shows that they are used to connote either pejorative meanings or meanings indicating smallness, affection and endearment in both English and Hadhrami Arabic.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ibn Makhashin, Khalid Awad. 2018. Diminutives in english and hadhrami Arabic. Hadhramout University Journal of Humanities،Vol. 15, no. 1, pp.257-266.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1002151
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ibn Makhashin, Khalid Awad. Diminutives in english and hadhrami Arabic. Hadhramout University Journal of Humanities Vol. 15, no. 1 (Jun. 2018), pp.257-266.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1002151
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ibn Makhashin, Khalid Awad. Diminutives in english and hadhrami Arabic. Hadhramout University Journal of Humanities. 2018. Vol. 15, no. 1, pp.257-266.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1002151
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-1002151