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2017, International Journal of Linguistics

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The study investigates the types of speech acts in the status updates posted by young Jordanian Facebookers. The data were elicited from 200 students from two Jordanian universities, Irbid National University and Jadara University. To deal with content analysis data, the researchers created a special scheme based on Searel’s taxonomy. Six speech acts were found in students’ status updates on Facebook: expressive, assertive, directives, God’s invocation, quotation and humor. Also the study findings evidently indicate that the cultural norms and religious background profoundly rooted in all participants can strongly affect their linguistic choices in their native language. It is hoped that the results would help those involved in teaching and learning Arabic as a second/foreign language

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What are the most frequent types of speech acts on Jordanian Facebook?add

The study identifies expressive speech acts (29%), assertives (26%), and directives (15%) as the most frequently used types in status updates.

How does Jordanian Facebook perform speech acts differently from other cultures?add

The study reveals unique speech acts such as God's invocation, humor, and quotation that are culturally significant in the Jordanian context.

What methodologies were used to collect and analyze speech acts in this study?add

Content analysis was employed to review 3,012 Facebook statuses, coded according to Searle's taxonomy over a two-month period.

How do speech acts reflect social norms in the Jordanian context?add

Findings indicate that speech acts are heavily influenced by cultural and religious norms, notably through expressions of faith and identity.

What implications does this study suggest for sociolinguistic research in the Arab world?add

This study enriches sociolinguistic literature by providing a naturalistic analysis of online communication, advancing understanding within Jordanian Arabic context.

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Table 1. Percentage of Speech Acts within Facebook Status Updates 4. Results
Table 1. Percentage of Speech Acts within Facebook Status Updates 4. Results

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Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, Akram Ramezanzadeh

Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2023

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate speech acts performed by Iranian EFL learners on the social network of Facebook in their interaction with their teacher and with their peers in response to divergent and evaluative questions. A page was constructed for the students in order to provide the opportunity for their answering divergent and evaluative questions posed by the researchers. A total of 240 comments including 1680 speech acts were collected from five EFL students during an academic semester. Content analysis of the collected data revealed that participants primarily used expressive speech acts in response to divergent questions and directive speech acts in response to evaluative questions. The results also revealed differences in using emoticons regarding the difference in power relations between the teacher and students. Further findings and implications are discussed in the paper.

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