Interpretive Constructs in Contrast

The Case of Flattery in Hebrew and in Palestinian Arabic

Bibliographic Data

ID21256983
AuthorsRoni Danziger (0000-0002-2063-3425, Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Z Kampf (0000-0003-3563-1403, Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Year2020
Volume2
Issue2
Pages137-167
Publication date2020-12-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueContrastive Pragmatics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2666-0385 • E-ISSN: 2666-0393
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/26660393-bja10020
OpenAlexW3113814482
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited31

The contrastive study of interpretive constructs, the end products of evaluative processes, enables identification of patterns of meaning-making that may result in cross-cultural misunderstandings. The study focuses on judgments of flattery in Israeli Hebrew and Palestinian Arabic. Using contrastive metapragmatic methodology, it examines how flattery is used and perceived in two neighbouring speech communities with different cultural speaking styles: Israeli dugri (and its related firgun ) and Arabic musayara . Findings indicate more similarities than differences in the performance and evaluation of flattery, with a slight departure with regard to evaluation and stance. We hypothesize that following the asymmetrical contact between Hebrew speakers and Arabic speakers in Israel, younger Arabic speakers tend to adopt the majority group’s patterns of politeness

Arabic · Developmental psychology · Flattery · Hebrew · Linguistics · Politeness · Tact · Communication · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism · Artificial Intelligence