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Sociolinguistic Variation in Athenian Suburban Speech
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John Benjamins Publishing
, 2013 , Article)
This article focuses on the description and interpretation of the social meaning of sociolinguistic variation in Athenian suburban speech. A descriptive statistical and a Varbrul analysis of the syntactic variable Verb and ...
Laboring to communicate: Use of migrant languages in COVID-19 awareness campaign in Qatar
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De Gruyter
, 2021 , Article)
This study examines the communication strategies employed by Qatar's government in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The study contributes to a growing body of work on the sociolinguistics of crisis communication. We ...
Expect amazing! Branding Qatar as a sports tourism destination
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
This article focuses on the ways in which, after its successful bid to host the ‘mega event’ of World Cup 2022, Qatar is branded as a sports tourism destination in the online semioscape and linguascape of sports events. ...
Laryngeal Contrast in Qatari Arabic: Effect of Speaking Rate on Voice Onset Time
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S. Karger AG
, 2019 , Article)
Beckman and colleagues claimed in 2011 that Swedish has an overspecified phonological contrast between prevoiced and voiceless aspirated stops. Yet, Swedish is the only language for which this pattern has been reported. ...
Metaphorical expressions in E-commerce: A study of arabic language websites
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
This study examines the use of metaphors in Arabic language e-commerce websites and shows that metaphorical language plays an important role in enhancing the effectiveness of websites and e-commerce businesses in general. ...
National identity, social legacy and Qatar 2022: the cultural ramifications of FIFA’s first Arab World Cup
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
This article argues that the decision to award Qatar the World Cup in 2022 will have a lasting impact on the Gulf state. I suggest that hosting the 2022 World Cup is a central part of Qatar’s strategy to announce itself ...
Social class struggle as a Greek political discourse
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
This article delves into the construction of social class division in Greek political discourse. More specifically, the focus is on (class struggle) as a discourse that has started being carved in Greek media since the ...
Negotiating Wikipedia narratives about the Yemeni crisis: Who are the alleged supporters of the Houthis?
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SAGE Publications
, 2020 , Article)
In this article, the authors apply a narrative model to examine how narratives about the current crisis in Yemen are constructed on English Wikipedia. Using concepts from various narrative theories, as introduced to the ...
Blurring the Contours of Memory in June Jordan's Soldier: A Poet's Childhood
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
Located at the crossroads of fact and fiction and relying on memory, autobiography defies easy categorization. This paper examines June Jordan's Soldier: A Poet's Childhood (2000). Jordan situates herself vis-à-vis her ...
The light belongs to Yves Saint Laurent: luxury beauty brands in translation
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
This paper examines the issues related to the translation into Arabic of international advertising campaigns, with particular reference to the luxury goods market in the Arabian Gulf area. Data selected from a corpus ...