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Title: Functions of Code Switching from Arabic to English among Jordanian Pilots in Their Daily Informal Conversations: A Case Study
Language: English
Authors: Yaseen, Maha S. (ORCID 0000-0002-6719-4829), Sa'di, Rami A. (ORCID 0000-0002-6205-6144), Sharadgah, Talha A. (ORCID 0000-0001-6338-9605)
Source: Arab World English Journal. Jun 2021 12(2):109-124.
Availability: Arab World English Journal. 10602 Davlee Lane, Richmond, Texas, 77407. e-mail: editor@awej.org; e-mail: info@ASELS.org; Web site: https://awej.org/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2021
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Transportation, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Semitic Languages, Memory, Interpersonal Communication, Language Usage, Language Variation, Audio Equipment, Pragmatics, Communication Strategies, Aviation Technology, Vocabulary
Geographic Terms: Jordan
ISSN: 2229-9327
Abstract: This study examines the frequency and the functions of code switching in informal conversations among Jordanian pilots, who have created their own jargon. It also explores the most frequent English expressions that the pilots switch to in their informal Arabic discourse. The conversations of eight Jordanian pilots aged between thirty and fifty-five were tape-recorded in three separate informal natural settings. The data were used for the purpose of finding out what the pragmatic and communicative functions are that the pilots' code switching serves, and to investigate the most frequent expressions used in their conversations. The results showed that eight main conversational functions can be identified in their code-switching routines, namely: to compensate for the lack of exact equivalents in Arabic, to avoid interruption to the communication when not knowing the Arabic equivalent, to replace long and technical terminology in Arabic with acronyms in English (acronyms are not common in Arabic), to use aviation titles and ranks, to quote/ directly report phrases of speakers, to say the numbers, to refer to names of companies, places, documents, and organizations, and to insert some English formulaic expressions. The findings also showed that the most frequent terms and expressions used in code switching amongst Jordanian pilots are more related to the aviation register than to common-core vocabulary.
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Entry Date: 2021
Accession Number: EJ1311422
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