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A Cultural and Sociolinguistic Analysis of English and Iraqi Arabic Certain Animal Proverbs | ||
| Journal of Language Studies | ||
| Volume 2, Issue 1, September 2018, Pages 1-16 PDF (587.65 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hassan Khalaf Amer Hummadi; Muhammad Barjes Salman | ||
| College of Education for Humanities, Tikrit University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study deals with some dog proverbs with the aim of showing the way in which the English and the Iraqi Arabs interpret and use animal proverbs. Some dog proverbs have been picked out and worked with Leech's (1981) connotations and Holmes' (2013) social factors. Among the findings, it is found out that English and Iraqi Arabs have different attitudes towards their animal proverbs which give the proverbs different connotations, and in turn, influence the way they interact with social factors. It is also figured out that both cultures associate the frequent use of dog proverbs with the lower prestigious occupations (e.g., farmers). Moreover, the English are more flexible in using animal proverbs with socially remote participants more than the Iraqi Arabs do. Finally, it is concluded that the only variable that coincides in the two cultures is the informality variables. This means the inappropriate use of dog proverbs in the formal type of interactions in England and Iraqi Arabic speech communities. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Social Variables; Proverbs; Animals; Connotations; speech communities | ||
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