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Xiaoqing Hu; Ilangko Subramaniam; Alla Baksh Bin Mohamed Ayub Khan – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2022
A context is realized by language registers, which are regarded as functional and semantic variants of a language. The context is studied as a part of discourse analysis and pragmatics, and along with register, it defines the Systemic Functional Linguistics theory (Halliday, 1994). This study aimed at providing a critical analysis of the…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Language Styles, Semantics, Cultural Context
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Hana Asaad Daana; Maisa Sadi Jaber; Sereen Jubran – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2023
This study aims to explore and tackle different phenomena of syllable structure and syllabification patterns in Jordanian Arabic (JA). The study compares and contrasts the permissible syllable structures in different Jordanian dialects. It also presents a comprehensive analysis of how speakers of different Jordanian dialects tackle the consonantal…
Descriptors: Phonology, Arabic, Language Variation, Foreign Countries
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Doa’a Faiz Al-Momani; Fatima Z. Al-Qudah; Sa’ida Sayyed – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2023
Optimality theory (OT) is the latest model of phonology which views the language acquisition process as a way of reordering universal constraints provided by Universal Grammar (UG) according to the language-specific grammar. It, therefore, presents a more promising model towards language universalities. This study aims to utilize the OT framework…
Descriptors: Language Universals, Phonology, Linguistic Theory, Standard Spoken Usage