A Cultural Linguistics Perspective on Animal Proverbs, with Special Reference to Two Dialects of Arabic

Salamh, Sami Ben; Maalej, Zouheir A.

doi:10.24093/awejtls/vol2no4.2

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“…All in all, this finding seems to be in line with the negative depictions of camels in other studies (Krikmann, 2001;Estaji & Fakhteh, 2011;Salamh & Maalej, 2018). In spite of what preceded, a camel has been observed to be positively portrayed as mentioned earlier.…”

Section: E) Camelssupporting

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Exploring Connotative Meanings and Metaphors of Saudi Animal Proverbs: A Semantic and Pragmatic Analysis

Ghafoori¹,

Elyas²

2022

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Proverbs tend to reflect a nation’s social values, attitudes, and beliefs. The connotative meanings underlying animal proverbial sayings can either be affectionate or abusive based on the cultural aspects of the language under investigation. Although the semantic connotations of animal proverbs have been extensively studied, little scholarly attention has been paid to the proverbial expressions pertaining to animals in Saudi Arabia. The main aim of this study is to semantically and pragmatically investigate the connotations of animal proverbs in Hijazi Arabic in Saudi Arabia. The paper also seeks to deduce the representation of human-animal relation and explore the cultural values of the Hijazi society as depicted in the proverbs. The data is collected from different sources, mainly from a book of Hijazi proverbs by Atique (2018). About 11 animal proverbs were selected, classified and translated, both literally and figuratively, into English. The analysis of data is based on Lakoff and Johnson’s (1980) Conceptual Metaphor Theory, the approaches involving Semantic Molecules proposed by Goddard (1998), and the theories of Cultural Linguistics introduced by Palmer (1996).The findings showed that human-animal interface is depicted through the conceptual mappings where animals function as a vehicle to express human characteristics, traits and behaviors. Moreover, the results revealed that all of the selected animal proverbs are evaluated negatively, except for one animal. Additionally, certain pragmatic functions were achieved using the proverbial expressions. There was also a variety of social and cultural underpinnings underlying these proverbs, which seem to have been transmitted from one generation to another.

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Section: E) Camelssupporting

confidence: 91%

Exploring Connotative Meanings and Metaphors of Saudi Animal Proverbs: A Semantic and Pragmatic Analysis

Ghafoori¹,

Elyas²

2022

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“…Furthermore, in Arabic culture, using different animal-related ecolexical items in proverbs shows different cultural knowledge associated with them (Salamh & Maalej, 2018). Moreover, the use of ecolexicon in proverbs also shows people's dependence on nature to survive.…”

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Cultural Values Associated With the Use of Ecolexicon “Bamboo” in Karonese Proverbs

Tarigan

Sofyan

Zein

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One of the consequences of the close interrelationship between languages and their respective environments is the influence of the environment on the creation and maintenance of proverbs. Many proverbs use ecology-related lexemes (vocabulary from the "ecolexicon") to make their point. Previous studies were concerned with the general classification of ecolexical items used in proverbs. Such studies have neglected to study the use of bamboo in explorations of the flora-related ecolexicon, and this gap is especially notable when it comes to the study of proverbs. In response, this paper aims at (i) formulating the function-based typology of the bamboo-related ecolexicon used in Karonese proverbs; and (ii) finding out the cultural values of bamboo-related ecolexical items used in Karonese proverbs. This study was conducted using a descriptive qualitative method, taking Kabanjahe, the capital of Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, as the research location. The data were bamboo-related ecolexical items used in Karonese proverbs, collected from five informants through an unstructured, open-ended interview. The data were analyzed qualitatively using an interactive model of data analysis. The findings promote research on the typology of bamboo-related ecolexical items based on how Karonese people utilize bamboo. The characteristics of bamboo-related ecolexical data also metaphorize the real-life setting in Karonese culture, contributing to the formation of several cultural values that have been passed down from generation to generation.

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Power and Gender in Saudi Hijazi Proverbs: An Ideological-Cultural Study

Ghafoori

Elyas

2022

J Psycholinguist Res

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A Cultural Linguistics Perspective on Animal Proverbs, with Special Reference to Two Dialects of Arabic

Cited by 8 publications

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Exploring Connotative Meanings and Metaphors of Saudi Animal Proverbs: A Semantic and Pragmatic Analysis

Exploring Connotative Meanings and Metaphors of Saudi Animal Proverbs: A Semantic and Pragmatic Analysis

Cultural Values Associated With the Use of Ecolexicon “Bamboo” in Karonese Proverbs

Power and Gender in Saudi Hijazi Proverbs: An Ideological-Cultural Study

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