Multifunctionality of the pragmatic marker ‘ɂamaanah’ in Yemeni spoken Arabic
Other Title(s)
الوظائف المتعددة للعلامة التداولية "أمانة" في اللغة المنطوقة لليمنية الدارجة
Author
Source
Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Arts and Humanities
Issue
Vol. 28, Issue 13 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.312-328, 17 p.
Publisher
King Abdulaziz University Scientific Publishing Center
Publication Date
2020-12-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
The present study aims at exploring and describing the multiple functions of the pm ‘ɂamaanah’ in the corpus of Yemeni spoken Arabic.
a total of 174 audio-recorded data of natural conversations were analyzed as spoken corpus of Yemeni Arabic.
the study is based on an eclectic analytical method whose views have been drawn from the theoretical frameworks of the speech act theory, politeness theory, model of functional systemic linguistics (the interpersonal metafunction), and relevance theory.
the findings of the study show that the pm ‘ɂamaanah’ functions as: an expression of oath; a commitment marker to a future action on the part of the speaker and the addressee; a mitigation marker, preceding potentially face-threating speech acts; a signal introducing reprimanding; an attitude marker expressing a speaker’s attitude and emotion; an epistemic marker evaluating the subjectivity of the speaker’s propositional content; an entreaty-marker on directive act; and a displeasure marker on the part of the speaker.
the study concluded with a suggestion on conducting a further research exploring the discourse functions of the marker.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zubayri, Hamid Yahya Ahmad. 2020. Multifunctionality of the pragmatic marker ‘ɂamaanah’ in Yemeni spoken Arabic. Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Arts and Humanities،Vol. 28, no. 13, pp.312-328.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1366492
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zubayri, Hamid Yahya Ahmad. Multifunctionality of the pragmatic marker ‘ɂamaanah’ in Yemeni spoken Arabic. Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Arts and Humanities Vol. 28, no. 13 (2020), pp.312-328.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1366492
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zubayri, Hamid Yahya Ahmad. Multifunctionality of the pragmatic marker ‘ɂamaanah’ in Yemeni spoken Arabic. Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Arts and Humanities. 2020. Vol. 28, no. 13, pp.312-328.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1366492
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 324-327.
Record ID
BIM-1366492