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Animal names used to address people in Jordanian spoken Arabic
Other Title(s)
استخدام أسماء الحيوانات لمخاطبة الناس في اللهجة الأردنية
Joint Authors
al-Harahishah, Ahmad Muhammad Mushrif
al-Rusan, Rafat Mahmud Rifai
Source
Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 47, Issue 1 (31 May. 2020), pp.328-336, 9 p.
Publisher
University of Jordan Deanship of Academic Research (DAR)
Publication Date
2020-05-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
This paper examines the metaphorical and vocative uses of animal names in Jordanian Spoken Arabic (JSA) to address people, either abusively or affectionately, thereby communicating the attitudes and feelings of the speakers toward their addressees.
The results of the study are based on a survey that contained 44 animal names which were distributed to100 undergraduate students (50 males and 50 females) at Yarmouk University, Jordan.
This study is qualitative in nature.
The participants were asked (a) to determine if they use the animal name to address a male or a female, (b) to determine the pragmatic meanings attached to these animals, (c) to give the syntactic structures in which they use these names, and (d) to describe real situations in which these names are used in Jordanian Spoken Arabic (JSA).The study concludes that animal vocative structures are usually used as human invectives.
The study also reveals that Jordanians attribute animal names to humans based on the following aspects: Appearance, Behaviour, Intelligence, and Character.
The study suggests that linguists should consider such aspects when conducting pragmatic studies about speech conversations in JSA.
This study highlights a significant pragmatic feature of JSA.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Harahishah, Ahmad Muhammad Mushrif& al-Rusan, Rafat Mahmud Rifai. 2020. Animal names used to address people in Jordanian spoken Arabic. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences،Vol. 47, no. 1, pp.328-336.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1300095
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Harahishah, Ahmad Muhammad Mushrif& al-Rusan, Rafat Mahmud Rifai. Animal names used to address people in Jordanian spoken Arabic. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences Vol. 47, no. 1 (May. 2020), pp.328-336.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1300095
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Harahishah, Ahmad Muhammad Mushrif& al-Rusan, Rafat Mahmud Rifai. Animal names used to address people in Jordanian spoken Arabic. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences. 2020. Vol. 47, no. 1, pp.328-336.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1300095
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Record ID
BIM-1300095