Lexical and associative meaning of cultural expressions related to body parts
Other Title(s)
استخدام المعنى المفاهيمي و المجازي لبعض التعابير اللغوية المتعلقة باستخدام أجزاء الجسم
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
al-Khawlidah, Muhammad Arshid Said
Comitee Members
al-Sakarnah, Ahmad Khalaf
Abd al-Haqq, Fawwaz Muhammad
al-Najadat, Jumah Salim
University
Mutah University
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Department
Department of English Language and Literature
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2014
English Abstract
The aim of this thesis is to investigate the difference between conceptual and connotative meaning of certain expressions related to body parts used by Jordanians, and to find cultural and linguistic explanations for these usages.
It has been recognized that different parts of the body are used intensively in Jordanian Arabic to express certain meanings which differ from their conceptual meanings such meanings are linguistically described as the connotative or associative meanings of words.
Two hundred subjects participated in study.
A questionnaire was used to collect the data that were used to achieve the purpose of this study.
Results show that the most of the subjects use the associative meanings rather than the lexical ones.
moreover, the lexical meanings of such expressions were ignored.
Main Subjects
Psychology
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
No. of Pages
32
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Introduction.
Chapter Two : Literature review.
Chapter Three : Methodology.
Chapter Four : Findings and date analysis.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Mawajdah, Lina Awad. (2014). Lexical and associative meaning of cultural expressions related to body parts. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-673656
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Mawajdah, Lina Awad. Lexical and associative meaning of cultural expressions related to body parts. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University. (2014).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-673656
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Mawajdah, Lina Awad. (2014). Lexical and associative meaning of cultural expressions related to body parts. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-673656
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-673656
