Using masculine expressions to address beloved women in Iraqi folk poetry : a sociolinguistic study

Author

Hamzah, Husam Kamil

Source

مجلة كلية التربية

Publisher

Wasit University Educational College

Publication Date

2020-02-29

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

14

Main Subjects

Literature

Topics

• Social factors
• Women’s studies
• Society
• Iraq
• Folk poetry
• Social aspects

English Abstract

One of the most valuable areas in sociolinguistics is one that deals with the social factors that affect certain grammatical aspects in a language.

The proliferation of academic studies concerning men and 'masculinity' in the last twenty years has mirrored the growth of feminist studies of women and gender relations.

Iraqi folk poetry is a wealthy area of variable social factors reflected in certain aspects language.

The current study aims at investigating the Iraqi social impact on linguistic aspect of addressing woman with masculine expressions.

It is intended to answer some questions concerning the Iraqi social factors which lead to address woman with masculine expressions in folk Iraqi poetry.

Moreover, it investigates the social status of woman in Iraqi society and the traditions that this society have concerning woman.

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-1047836

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