The Use of Hybrid Terms and Expressions in Colloquial Arabic among Jordanian Collage Students: A Sociolinguistic Study

Samia Adnan Jaran; Fawwaz Al-Abed Al-Haq

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The Use of Hybrid Terms and Expressions in Colloquial Arabic among Jordanian Collage Students: A Sociolinguistic Study

Samia Adnan Jaran, Fawwaz Al-Abed Al-Haq

Published in International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation (Volume 1, Issue 2)

Received: 18 May 2015 Accepted: 25 May 2015 Published: 26 May 2015

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Abstract

The present study investigates spoken colloquial hybrid terms and expressions used amongst university students in Jordan, from a sociolinguistic perspective. The study attempts to explain attitudes and the extent of use by students at Yarmouk University, during Arabic discourse. This was achieved by means of questionnaires and interviewing students. The collected data were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. The study revealed that students highly use colloquial hybrid terms and expressions. Results also show that the use of colloquial hybrid terms and expressions is tightly related to social factors, like, age and gender; as these terms and expressions are mostly used by students aged between 18 and 20 years old, moreover, by females more than males.

Published in	International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation (Volume 1, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijalt.20150102.11
Page(s)	18-27
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Accommodation Theory, Hybrid Terms and Expressions, Social Factors, University Domain, Students

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Samia Adnan Jaran

Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
Fawwaz Al-Abed Al-Haq

Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

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