Addressing Strangers in Mosuli Arabic

Abstract The study aims to investigate the socio-cultural rules that govern address usage in daily conversation in Mosuli Arabic within non-familiar context. A socio-pragmatic approach is adopted in this study and by using semi-structured interviews to collect data from 80 participants in English...

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Main Authors: Asst. Lect. Ziyad Kh. Hameed Asst. Lect. Ziyad Kh. Hameed, Asst. Lect. Salah Y. Rasheed Asst. Lect. Salah Y. Rasheed
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Language:Arabic
Published: Alnoor University 2024-05-01
Series:مجلة النور للدراسات الانسانية
Online Access:https://jnfh.alnoor.edu.iq/jnfh/article/view/24
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description Abstract The study aims to investigate the socio-cultural rules that govern address usage in daily conversation in Mosuli Arabic within non-familiar context. A socio-pragmatic approach is adopted in this study and by using semi-structured interviews to collect data from 80 participants in English Department, College of Education for Humanities, University of Mosul. The selection of the participants is  based on four variables namely: age, gender, educational status and marital status. In this study, two theoretical framework are selected as a model of analysis namely the communication accommodation theory (1987) and the power and solidarity theory of Brown and Gilman (1968). The study finds that the age and appearance are the most effective determiners of address choice in Mosul society. kinship terms are extended to address strangers and they are the best mean in achieving accommodation.
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spelling doaj-art-1c856b3d66bf4a3b852d9f955d94c8812025-08-20T02:56:09ZaraAlnoor Universityمجلة النور للدراسات الانسانية3007-73463005-50912024-05-011Zero436910.69513/jnfh.v1.i1.a124Addressing Strangers in Mosuli ArabicAsst. Lect. Ziyad Kh. Hameed Asst. Lect. Ziyad Kh. Hameed0Asst. Lect. Salah Y. Rasheed Asst. Lect. Salah Y. Rasheed1University of Mosul College of Education for Humanities Dept. of EnglishUniversity of Mosul College of Education for Humanities Dept. of EnglishAbstract The study aims to investigate the socio-cultural rules that govern address usage in daily conversation in Mosuli Arabic within non-familiar context. A socio-pragmatic approach is adopted in this study and by using semi-structured interviews to collect data from 80 participants in English Department, College of Education for Humanities, University of Mosul. The selection of the participants is  based on four variables namely: age, gender, educational status and marital status. In this study, two theoretical framework are selected as a model of analysis namely the communication accommodation theory (1987) and the power and solidarity theory of Brown and Gilman (1968). The study finds that the age and appearance are the most effective determiners of address choice in Mosul society. kinship terms are extended to address strangers and they are the best mean in achieving accommodation.https://jnfh.alnoor.edu.iq/jnfh/article/view/24
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