Language maintenance among the Armenians of Jordan
Other Title(s)
صيانة اللغة بين الأرمن الأردنيين
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
Comitee Members
al-Hajjaj, Hamid Husayn Ali
Kanakri, Mahmud Ali
Husayn, Riyad Fayiz Isa
University
Middle East University
Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of English
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2009
English Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the Armenians of Jordan maintained or lost their language.
The population of this study was the Armenians of Jordan who reside in Amman, Zarqa and Irbid.
The sample consisted of (100) Armenians of different ages, gender and educational background.
Instruments used in this study are: personal observations, interviews and questionnaires distributed among the sample in order to answer questions related to four different areas: language background and proficiency, domains of language use, language attitudes and factors that have lead to the maintenance of the Armenian language.
The researcher concluded that the Armenians of Jordan maintained their language despite their long stay in Jordan and showed high proficiency in both languages Arabic and Armenian.
Also, they used Armenian in different social domains such as home, neighborhood, place of learning, religious and cultural settings.
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
No. of Pages
136
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Introduction.
Chapter Two : Review of literature.
Chapter Three : Methodology, sampling and procedures.
Chapter Four : Results of the study.
Chapter Five : Discussion and recommendations.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Nahar, Raidah. (2009). Language maintenance among the Armenians of Jordan. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692157
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Nahar, Raidah. Language maintenance among the Armenians of Jordan. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University. (2009).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692157
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Nahar, Raidah. (2009). Language maintenance among the Armenians of Jordan. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692157
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-692157
