Speech accommodation in inter-dialectal conversations : exploiting linguistic repertoire and weighing sociolinguistic options
Other Title(s)
التكيف اللغوي في المحادثات بين أصحاب اللهجات المختلفة : استثمار المخزون اللغوي و الموازنة بين الخيارات اللغوية الاجتماعية المتاحة
Author
Source
Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 45, Issue 4 (sup 1) (31 Dec. 2018), pp.479-493, 15 p.
Publisher
University of Jordan Deanship of Academic Research (DAR)
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
Conversations of eight USA-based native speakers of Arabic, four Jordanians and four Egyptians, were recorded during several casual conversations.
Contrary to the prevailing assumption about Arabic interdialectal communication, the participants maintained their speech and rarely switched to their interlocutors’ dialect of Arabic.
Moreover, while only few instances of switching to Educated Spoken Arabic (ESA) were observed, several instances of switching to English were documented.
In this regard, this study invalidates the once-prevailing assumption about the role of ESA as an extensive accommodation strategy for Arabic inter-dialectal interactions and reveals the role of English as a converging strategy in these interactions
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd Allah, Majdi. 2018. Speech accommodation in inter-dialectal conversations : exploiting linguistic repertoire and weighing sociolinguistic options. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences،Vol. 45, no. 4 (sup 1), pp.479-493.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-908846
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd Allah, Majdi. Speech accommodation in inter-dialectal conversations : exploiting linguistic repertoire and weighing sociolinguistic options. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences Vol. 45, no. 4 (First supplement) (Dec. 2018), pp.479-493.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-908846
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd Allah, Majdi. Speech accommodation in inter-dialectal conversations : exploiting linguistic repertoire and weighing sociolinguistic options. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences. 2018. Vol. 45, no. 4 (sup 1), pp.479-493.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-908846
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-908846