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A cognitive linguistic study of cultural models of age in American English and Egyptian Arabic: A corpus-based approach
The role of cultural models in sharing social knowledge, shaping social practices and organizing the perceptions, motivations and actions of community members is widely discussed in the literature (Holland & Quinn, 1987; Watson-Gegeo & Gegeo, 1999; Fryberg & Markus, 2007; Curwood, 2014). In each cul...
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| description | The role of cultural models in sharing social knowledge, shaping social practices and organizing the perceptions, motivations and actions of community members is widely discussed in the literature (Holland & Quinn, 1987; Watson-Gegeo & Gegeo, 1999; Fryberg & Markus, 2007; Curwood, 2014). In each culture, there are perceptions that indicate what is appropriate or inappropriate according to a person's age (Jensen, 2014). This descriptive and exploratory study examines the Egyptian and American force dynamic cultural models of age from a cognitive linguistics approach. As cognitive linguistics applies a usage-based approach to language, this study relies on naturally occurring data derived from two different types of corpora. For the American English sample (n=200), the web-based corpus GLOWBE was utilized. To reach an equally authentic and rich sample, Web-as Corpus was utilized for the Egyptian Arabic sample (n=179). The findings of the study showed that Egyptians view age in general as a strong blocking force, while the American culture views old age to be a strong force, one that lets more than it blocks. Moreover, the Egyptian culture was found to hold a number of age-related force dynamic cultural models that govern social interaction, unlike the American culture, which holds a number of force dynamic cultural models that tie age with cognitive skills. The study also revealed some cultural models that are undergoing change; these include OLD AGE BLOCKS HAVING SPOUSE OF CHOICE in the Egyptian culture and OLD AGE BLOCKS PARENTING in the American culture. The study also revealed more similarities between the Egyptian and American age-related cultural models pertaining to engaging in meaningful relationships than those pertaining to understanding and wisdom. The study concludes by hypothesizing a framing image schema of AGE IS A PATH in both the Egyptian and American culture. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-2366 A cognitive linguistic study of cultural models of age in American English and Egyptian Arabic: A corpus-based approach Said, Hebatallah The role of cultural models in sharing social knowledge, shaping social practices and organizing the perceptions, motivations and actions of community members is widely discussed in the literature (Holland & Quinn, 1987; Watson-Gegeo & Gegeo, 1999; Fryberg & Markus, 2007; Curwood, 2014). In each culture, there are perceptions that indicate what is appropriate or inappropriate according to a person's age (Jensen, 2014). This descriptive and exploratory study examines the Egyptian and American force dynamic cultural models of age from a cognitive linguistics approach. As cognitive linguistics applies a usage-based approach to language, this study relies on naturally occurring data derived from two different types of corpora. For the American English sample (n=200), the web-based corpus GLOWBE was utilized. To reach an equally authentic and rich sample, Web-as Corpus was utilized for the Egyptian Arabic sample (n=179). The findings of the study showed that Egyptians view age in general as a strong blocking force, while the American culture views old age to be a strong force, one that lets more than it blocks. Moreover, the Egyptian culture was found to hold a number of age-related force dynamic cultural models that govern social interaction, unlike the American culture, which holds a number of force dynamic cultural models that tie age with cognitive skills. The study also revealed some cultural models that are undergoing change; these include OLD AGE BLOCKS HAVING SPOUSE OF CHOICE in the Egyptian culture and OLD AGE BLOCKS PARENTING in the American culture. The study also revealed more similarities between the Egyptian and American age-related cultural models pertaining to engaging in meaningful relationships than those pertaining to understanding and wisdom. The study concludes by hypothesizing a framing image schema of AGE IS A PATH in both the Egyptian and American culture. 2017-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1367 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2366/viewcontent/AUC_20DAR_20Thesis__20Hebatallah_20Said.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. The author has granted the American University in Cairo or its agents a non-exclusive license to archive this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study, and to make it accessible, in whole or in part, in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Force dynamics;cultural models; |
| spellingShingle | Force dynamics;cultural models; Said, Hebatallah A cognitive linguistic study of cultural models of age in American English and Egyptian Arabic: A corpus-based approach |
| title | A cognitive linguistic study of cultural models of age in American English and Egyptian Arabic: A corpus-based approach |
| title_full | A cognitive linguistic study of cultural models of age in American English and Egyptian Arabic: A corpus-based approach |
| title_fullStr | A cognitive linguistic study of cultural models of age in American English and Egyptian Arabic: A corpus-based approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | A cognitive linguistic study of cultural models of age in American English and Egyptian Arabic: A corpus-based approach |
| title_short | A cognitive linguistic study of cultural models of age in American English and Egyptian Arabic: A corpus-based approach |
| title_sort | cognitive linguistic study of cultural models of age in american english and egyptian arabic a corpus based approach |
| topic | Force dynamics;cultural models; |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1367 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2366/viewcontent/AUC_20DAR_20Thesis__20Hebatallah_20Said.pdf |
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