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maʕleš maʕleš: A corpus-based study on the discourse marker maʕleš
This monograph is an attempt to capture the pragmatic functions and the syntactic behavior of the discourse marker maʕleš in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic. It also aims to highlight any potential correlations between the syntactic behavior of maʕleš and its pragmatic functions. Additionally, the colloc...
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| author | Abd El Hafiz, Mukhtar Sayed |
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| description | This monograph is an attempt to capture the pragmatic functions and the syntactic behavior of the discourse marker maʕleš in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic. It also aims to highlight any potential correlations between the syntactic behavior of maʕleš and its pragmatic functions. Additionally, the collocational behavior of maʕleš within its different pragmatic functions is investigated. The data of this study is a purposeful sample drawn from a corpus of an Egyptian series. Utilizing a corpus-based, qualitative method, the data is analyzed by using WordSmith Tools, a functional corpus software that has the capacity for the search for a word or a set of words at the same time, in addition to the search for the collocations of a particular word. The results of the study are interpreted within the framework of Politeness Theory, as well as Speech Act Theory, based on the notion of the illocutionary force that utterances bring into conversation. The findings of the study show that maʕleš performs as a politeness marker, flagging and/or attenuating a variety of performative acts. Moreover, the findings demonstrate that there is a significant correlation between the illocutions marked by maʕleš and both its syntactic and collocational behaviors. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1539 maʕleš maʕleš: A corpus-based study on the discourse marker maʕleš Abd El Hafiz, Mukhtar Sayed This monograph is an attempt to capture the pragmatic functions and the syntactic behavior of the discourse marker maʕleš in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic. It also aims to highlight any potential correlations between the syntactic behavior of maʕleš and its pragmatic functions. Additionally, the collocational behavior of maʕleš within its different pragmatic functions is investigated. The data of this study is a purposeful sample drawn from a corpus of an Egyptian series. Utilizing a corpus-based, qualitative method, the data is analyzed by using WordSmith Tools, a functional corpus software that has the capacity for the search for a word or a set of words at the same time, in addition to the search for the collocations of a particular word. The results of the study are interpreted within the framework of Politeness Theory, as well as Speech Act Theory, based on the notion of the illocutionary force that utterances bring into conversation. The findings of the study show that maʕleš performs as a politeness marker, flagging and/or attenuating a variety of performative acts. Moreover, the findings demonstrate that there is a significant correlation between the illocutions marked by maʕleš and both its syntactic and collocational behaviors. 2019-02-01T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/540 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1539/viewcontent/Mukhtar_Thesis_Final.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Discourse Marker Pragmatic Function |
| spellingShingle | Discourse Marker Pragmatic Function Abd El Hafiz, Mukhtar Sayed maʕleš maʕleš: A corpus-based study on the discourse marker maʕleš |
| title | maʕleš maʕleš: A corpus-based study on the discourse marker maʕleš |
| title_full | maʕleš maʕleš: A corpus-based study on the discourse marker maʕleš |
| title_fullStr | maʕleš maʕleš: A corpus-based study on the discourse marker maʕleš |
| title_full_unstemmed | maʕleš maʕleš: A corpus-based study on the discourse marker maʕleš |
| title_short | maʕleš maʕleš: A corpus-based study on the discourse marker maʕleš |
| title_sort | maʕles maʕles a corpus based study on the discourse marker maʕles |
| topic | Discourse Marker Pragmatic Function |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/540 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1539/viewcontent/Mukhtar_Thesis_Final.pdf |
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