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Hoxha, Diellza – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
The paper focuses on addressing the bilingual phenomenon among bilingual speakers that learn or even speak the language at the same time L1 and L2. The phenomenon of bilingualism emerges as a result of the languages in contact. Within this phenomenon, we will consider the use of Albanian language and the local speech of the citizens of Rahovec,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Speech, Indo European Languages, Foreign Countries
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Alduhaim, Asmaa; Alkhaldy, Muman – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
This article presents an account of the interpreting process and its strategies in warzones, and most importantly during the Arab Spring, specifically in Libya. The data used is divided into two categories, Mummar Algaddafi speech during the Arab Spring, and press conferences of Libyan officials and two interviews on CNN. The article will present…
Descriptors: Translation, Social Action, Speeches, Violence
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Sa'aida, Zainab – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
This study aims at describing types and usages of deixis in the speech of Jordanian Urban Arabic native speakers. The present study was conducted in different settings which researcher's family members, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances took part in. Data of the study were collected through observing spontaneous speech of native speakers of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Urban Areas, Native Speakers, Semitic Languages
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Alomoush, Omar Ibrahim Salameh – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
This paper is devoted to the investigation of synonymy in Jordanian Arabic. It has been assumed that synonymy in Jordanian Arabic has partial rather than complete synonymy. This means that the abundance of Jordanian Arabic in synonyms can be attributed to a number of explanations, namely dialectical variations, the speaker's attitude, and origin…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Semitic Languages, Dialects, Language Usage
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Salah, Reem – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
This research aims at discovering the gap between Standard Arabic and the current spoken varieties of Arabic due to social, educational, political, colonial, and media factors. The researcher will try to also analyse the causes of the current gap and suggest remedies. Standard Arabic (SA) or FuSha (the Arabic term for "standard Arabic")…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Language Variation, Semitic Languages, Dialects
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Xu, Sibing – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
This paper explains the situation of Mandarin, Suzhou dialect and English in Suzhou, the relation between language policy and language use, discusses the positive and negative consequences that multilingualism in Suzhou might have for the society, and focuses on the change of language use in Suzhou and provides suggestions for the maintenance of…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Dialects, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning