Allah lexicon and Arabic the function of Allah expressions in Arabic interaction: a conversation analysis study

Abstract EN

-beside their literal meanings, Allah expressions have acquired over time a number of non-literal meanings that have become accessible to speakers as conventionalized meanings.

The present study highlights that Allah expressions can be used as devices to achieve certain conversational purposes such as holding the floor, changing the topic, closing a turn or ending a conversation.

It is a conversation analysis study concerned with investigating the function of Allah expressions; it aims at exploring what function these expressions may achieve in Arabic everyday interaction.