The connotations of bird names in Arabic and English
Other Title(s)
دلالات أسماء الطيور في اللغتين العربية و الإنجليزية
Joint Authors
al-Rashdan, Umran
al-Salim, Muhammad Nur Ahmad
Ali, Iman
Source
Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 48, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2021), pp.398-411, 14 p.
Publisher
University of Jordan Deanship of Academic Research (DAR)
Publication Date
2021-09-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
This paper analyzes the use of bird names in describing people in Arabic and English.
Specifically, the study aims to find the frequency of using such terms in the two languages and the extent to which the gender of the addressee affects their use.
The participants are 24 native speakers of American and British English and 24 native speakers of Jordanian Arabic.
The data were gathered using a questionnaire that contains 29 bird names and has two versions: one in Arabic and another in English.
The findings revealed that there are no differences between the two languages in terms of the overall frequency of using bird names in describing people.
However, the Jordanian participants are found to be more gender-sensitive in using the targeted bird names.
The results also revealed that, in both languages, speakers tend to use bird names to transfer aspects of character more frequently than referring to facets of intelligence and physical appearance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Salim, Muhammad Nur Ahmad& Ali, Iman& al-Rashdan, Umran. 2021. The connotations of bird names in Arabic and English. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences،Vol. 48, no. 3, pp.398-411.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1364552
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Salim, Muhammad Nur Ahmad…[et al.]. The connotations of bird names in Arabic and English. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences Vol. 48, no. 3 (Sep. 2021), pp.398-411.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1364552
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Salim, Muhammad Nur Ahmad& Ali, Iman& al-Rashdan, Umran. The connotations of bird names in Arabic and English. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences. 2021. Vol. 48, no. 3, pp.398-411.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1364552
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Record ID
BIM-1364552