Sacred Languages of the World

Bennett, Brian P.

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“…Colour is also similar; when one text is printed in a different colour than another, particularly when printed in a stronger or darker colour than that of the other language on the sign. Thus, the dominance of English reflects the lingua franca (Alomoush & Al-Naimat, 2020;Collins, 2012), while Arabic represents a religious symbol as the language of Islam (Bennett, 2017).…”

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Religious Identity Representation of Arab Diaspora in the Linguistic Landscape of Shop Signs in Sydney, Australia

Yusuf

2022

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One of the fascinating issues concerning the Arab diaspora is the way they represent their identity in the new environment in which they live, interacting with the indigenous and other communities. This identity representation can be expressed through language and religion. This study aimed at describing the language use and religious identity representation of Arab diaspora depicted from shop signs in Sydney. The data consisted of pictures that were collected from commercial shops along the Haldon Street of Sydney, Australia. The findings demonstrated that language choices are varied in the linguistic landscape of shop signs. English is the predominant language used, while Arabic is used in the domain related to religion. This study also found the use of Islamic expressions in commercial signage is not only informative but also a symbolic function. The use of Islamic expressions is intended to assert their Islamic identity representation through the linguistic landscape of shop signs.

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Religious Identity Representation of Arab Diaspora in the Linguistic Landscape of Shop Signs in Sydney, Australia

Yusuf

2022

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“…But for two of the three contexts discussed here -Keller's journalistic interview and Bible studythe talk I examine does not fit neatly into any of these models. For instance, neither would qualify as "sacred language" (Bennett, 2017) or "religious classical" (Fishman, 1989)varieties such as Latin, Sanskrit, Qu'ranic Arabic or ancient Hebrew in which sacred texts and ceremonial rites are performed. Nor would they count in the related category of "liturgical language" (Day, 2014), which, though it may be based in a vernacular variety, is often scripted and formulaic, and draws on archaic forms.…”

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Constructed dialogue in motivational discourse: functions and cross-cultural specifics

Khoutyz¹

2022

Filol. nauki, Naučh. dokl. vysš. šk.

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The article is devoted to the phenomenon of constructed dialogue (CD) which is understood as a speaker’s reproduction of someone’s words according to his/her information interpretation. The term of CD was introduced by Deborah Tannen and is defined by contemporary as an efficient communication strategy that allows to simultaneously fulfil a complex of goals. The purpose of this research is to examine the specifics of the CD use by motivational speakers in English and in Russian. The research corpus comprises three motivational speeches in Russian and four motivational speeches in English. Prior to discourse analysis, all the speeches were transcribed and the examples of CD, found in them, were numbered. Tannen’s classification of CD types was used to identify their characteristics. The research shows that CD is a typical feature of motivational discourse, where it performs simultaneously entertaining, expressive, and contact-establishing functions. Russian and English-language speakers who are emotional and rely during their speech delivery on verbal and nonverbal channels mostly use choral and inner speech types. These varieties of CD allow them to openly share their emotions and express their feelings about the discussed events. Those speakers who prefer to rely on arguments, comparisons and explanations use CD as instantiation type. The research concludes that the specifics of the CD use depend more on the communication type of the speakers rather than on their cultural background.

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Christian Bilingual Practices and Hybrid Identities as Vehicles of Migrant Integration

Piller¹

2022

Language and Spirit

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Sacred Languages of the World

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Religious Identity Representation of Arab Diaspora in the Linguistic Landscape of Shop Signs in Sydney, Australia

Religious Identity Representation of Arab Diaspora in the Linguistic Landscape of Shop Signs in Sydney, Australia

Constructed dialogue in motivational discourse: functions and cross-cultural specifics

Christian Bilingual Practices and Hybrid Identities as Vehicles of Migrant Integration

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