National songs in Jordan: A sociolinguistic and translational analysis

Al-Azzam, Bakri; Al-Quran, Majed

doi:10.1075/babel.58.3.06azz

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“…Being a social device, mobile phones can be used in positive ways to organize and maintain the users' social networks, and thus do have impacts on family relations in addition to its new function or role of shaping the youth mutual dealings and connections (Al-Azzam & Al-Quran, 2009). Also, the authors suggest that as technologies go, mobile phones are flexible and provide coverage to homes and workplaces since people carry them as they move from place to place and between different social situations.…”

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Gender and Age Patterns on WhatsApp Statuses as Used by Jordanians: A Sociolinguistic Perspective

Al-Smadi¹

2017

IJEL

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This study aims at investigating the WhatsApp statuses as used by Jordanian people from a sociolinguistic point of view. It attempts to examine the use of the WhatsApp statuses in relation to the impact of gender and age on the topic being used. To achieve this goal, 400 statuses were collected from Jordanian males and females who are divided into two main age groups: the first one consists of participants whose age is above 30 years old, and the second group whose participants are under 30 years old. Then, the data were analyzed quantitatively and categorized based on the main following topics; religious, social, political, economic and fixed statuses. The results show that gender and age have essential impacts on the statuses being used. For example, the religious statuses are the most frequently used topic by Jordanian females whereas the social statuses are the most frequently used topic by Jordanian males. However, the political and economic statuses are the least frequent statuses used among Jordanian. Moreover, the results show that the most frequently used topic among males who are above 30 years old is the fixed statuses suggested by the mobile itself whereas the most frequently used topic among males who are under 30 years old is the social topic. On the other hand, the impact of age among females is clearly manifested in the use of the fixed statuses suggested by the mobile itself. For instance, the females who are above 30 years old use the fixed statuses more dramatic than the females who are under 30 years old. Also, the fixed statuses are the second frequently used topic by the females who are above 30 years old whereas they are the third frequently used topic by females who are under 30 years old.

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Gender and Age Patterns on WhatsApp Statuses as Used by Jordanians: A Sociolinguistic Perspective

Al-Smadi¹

2017

IJEL

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The National Anthem: Contested and Volatile Symbol of Post-Colonial Malaysia, 1957–69

Gan

2015

South East Asia Research

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This article examines the discourse surrounding the disrespect shown to the National Anthem in Malaysia during the first decade of independence. Initially, those who refused to stand silently when the Anthem was played were characterized as rude and/or ignorant of the new responsibilities of citizenship. However, the discourse was eventually submerged into the wider and continuing contestation over the meaning of this newly independent nation, and those showing disrespect for the Anthem were racialized and accused of disloyalty to their nation. This article argues that, while a national anthem may be a symbol that resonates with a citizenry due to music's potential as a vessel of emotional (and national) expression, it is precisely an anthem's performative nature that makes it an unstable and malleable symbol of national identity, vulnerable to varying interpretations of the meaning of the nation.

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National songs in Jordan: A sociolinguistic and translational analysis

Cited by 2 publications

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Gender and Age Patterns on WhatsApp Statuses as Used by Jordanians: A Sociolinguistic Perspective

Gender and Age Patterns on WhatsApp Statuses as Used by Jordanians: A Sociolinguistic Perspective

The National Anthem: Contested and Volatile Symbol of Post-Colonial Malaysia, 1957–69

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