The Impact of Addressee on the Form of Language Used by the Speaker

This paper seeks to address the effect of the addressee on the form of language used by the speaker (formal and Informal) in certain Jordanian speech communities, where people speak differently according to whom they are addressing. The aim of this study is to investigate the social factors that aff...

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Published in:International forum of teaching and studies 2012-01, Vol.8 (1), p.64
Main Authors: Al-Zghoul, Hamzeh Mohammad, Abu-Melhim, Abdel-Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Audiences
Community Relations
Dialect Studies
Educational Background
Females
Gender differences
Language Usage
Language Variation
Libraries
Males
Place of Residence
Questionnaires
Sex Stereotypes
Social Behavior
Social Distance
Social Environment
Speech
Women
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Summary:This paper seeks to address the effect of the addressee on the form of language used by the speaker (formal and Informal) in certain Jordanian speech communities, where people speak differently according to whom they are addressing. The aim of this study is to investigate the social factors that affect our speech such as, age, gender and educational background. The results of this study revealed that the older the addressee is, the more the standard variety of the language is used; the younger the addressee is, the more the colloquial variety of language is used. Moreover, the standard variety of Arabic was used more often than the colloquial variety when people speak with female compared to male speakers. Finally, It also demonstrated that the standard variety tend to be used more with people of a high level of education. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1555-872X