The Sociopragmatics of Attitude Datives in Levantine Arabic
Youssef A. Haddad
Abstract
This book analyses the sociopragmatics of attitude datives in four Levantine Arabic varieties; these are Syrian, Lebanese, Jordanian, and Palestinian Arabic. Attitude datives are optional pronominal pragmatic markers that serve two broad functions: (i) an evaluative function to express a stance toward an issue or an object, and/or (ii) a relational function to manage (e.g., affirm, challenge) relationships between social actors. The study provides ample data from a variety of sources: soap operas, movies, plays, talk shows, social media, and so on. It is supplemented with short videos of most ... More
This book analyses the sociopragmatics of attitude datives in four Levantine Arabic varieties; these are Syrian, Lebanese, Jordanian, and Palestinian Arabic. Attitude datives are optional pronominal pragmatic markers that serve two broad functions: (i) an evaluative function to express a stance toward an issue or an object, and/or (ii) a relational function to manage (e.g., affirm, challenge) relationships between social actors. The study provides ample data from a variety of sources: soap operas, movies, plays, talk shows, social media, and so on. It is supplemented with short videos of most data on a companion website https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/haddad. The study has four goals: to document the phenomenon of attitude datives in Levantine Arabic; to analyze their meaning contribution in interaction; to examine the contextual factors that inform and are informed by their use; to account for the cognitive coordination that social actors engage in when an attitude dative is used.
Keywords:
sociopragmatics,
attitude datives,
Levantine Arabic,
Syrian Arabic,
Lebanese Arabic,
Jordanian Arabic,
Palestinian Arabic,
stance,
pragmatic markers
Bibliographic Information
Print publication date: 2018 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781474434072 |
Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: September 2018 |
DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9781474434072.001.0001 |