Code-switching in Arab media discourse

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dc.contributor.advisorWilkins, Karin Gwinn, 1962-en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMohammad, Mohammaden
dc.creatorTong, Muen
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-04T14:49:48Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:20:00Z
dc.date.available2010-06-04T14:49:48Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:20:00Z
dc.date.issued2009-08en
dc.date.submittedAugust 2009en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the language situation in the media discourse on The Opposite Direction, al-Jazeera’s flagship talk show hosted by Faisal al-Qasim. It investigates the phenomenon of code-switching between Standard Arabic and different spoken vernaculars during the talk exchange. Theories of code-switching proposed by Gumperz, Giles, and Myers-Scotton et al. are introduced after the history of Arabic discourse analysis is briefly discussed. In order to explain under what conditions code-switching happens, I choose to observe and analyze instances of code-switching in four episodes of the program, focusing on the communicative functions and motivations for language choice. The applicability of relevant theories is examined to find the theories that best account for speakers’ engaging in code-switching in the pan-Arab media discourse.en
dc.description.departmentMiddle Eastern Studiesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2009-08-187en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectcode-switchingen
dc.subjectArab mediaen
dc.subjectdiscourse analysisen
dc.titleCode-switching in Arab media discourseen
dc.type.genrethesisen

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