Paul B Stevens
Biographic Data
| ID | 168848 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul B Stevens |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul B |
| FAMILY NAME | Stevens |
| SIGNATURE | STEVENS P B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Associate Professor of Linguistics, American University of Cairo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The pragmatics of street hustlers' English in Egypt
A frequent source of irritation for tourists or foreign residents in Egypt comes from their interaction with street hustlers of different kinds. Simple, well intentioned greetings or offers of services or even offers of help often give offense inadvertently and are negatively perceived by the visitor. This paper proposes to characterize how some of these hustlers' routines operate and to provide a pragmatic analysis of what makes them surprising …
Language Attitudes among Arabic-French Bilinguals in Morocco
Those familiar with a bilingual community may be aware of the passionate reactions bilingualism can inspire in those who experience it. The Arabic-French bilingualism examined here, for instance, has been both denigrated as the root of many social and psychological problems and glorified as a source of enrichment which gives the Moroccan the benefits of two separate cultures. This book attempts to counter-balance previous highly emotional discuss…
Ambivalence, modernisation and language attitudes: French and Arabic in Tunisia
Ambivalence is discernible in the attitudes of Tunisians towards the three speech varieties (French, Classical Arabic, Tunisian Arabic) of their country. Classical Arabic is esteemed as a symbol of authenticity and Arab unity and for its religious significance. At the same time, it is perceived as the antithesis of modernism and felt to be deficient. Tunisian Arabic is overtly condemned while covertly serving as the real prestige language of the …
Ambivalence, modernisation and language attitudes: French and Arabic in Tunisia
Ambivalence is discernible in the attitudes of Tunisians towards the three speech varieties (French, Classical Arabic, Tunisian Arabic) of their country. Classical Arabic is esteemed as a symbol of authenticity and Arab unity and for its religious significance. At the same time, it is perceived as the antithesis of modernism and felt to be deficient. Tunisian Arabic is overtly condemned while covertly serving as the real prestige language of the …
Language Attitudes among Arabic-French Bilinguals in Morocco
Those familiar with a bilingual community may be aware of the passionate reactions bilingualism can inspire in those who experience it. The Arabic-French bilingualism examined here, for instance, has been both denigrated as the root of many social and psychological problems and glorified as a source of enrichment which gives the Moroccan the benefits of two separate cultures. This book attempts to counter-balance previous highly emotional discuss…
The pragmatics of street hustlers' English in Egypt
A frequent source of irritation for tourists or foreign residents in Egypt comes from their interaction with street hustlers of different kinds. Simple, well intentioned greetings or offers of services or even offers of help often give offense inadvertently and are negatively perceived by the visitor. This paper proposes to characterize how some of these hustlers' routines operate and to provide a pragmatic analysis of what makes them surprising …
Ambivalence, modernisation and language attitudes: French and Arabic in Tunisia
Ambivalence is discernible in the attitudes of Tunisians towards the three speech varieties (French, Classical Arabic, Tunisian Arabic) of their country. Classical Arabic is esteemed as a symbol of authenticity and Arab unity and for its religious significance. At the same time, it is perceived as the antithesis of modernism and felt to be deficient. Tunisian Arabic is overtly condemned while covertly serving as the real prestige language of the …
Language Attitudes among Arabic-French Bilinguals in Morocco
Those familiar with a bilingual community may be aware of the passionate reactions bilingualism can inspire in those who experience it. The Arabic-French bilingualism examined here, for instance, has been both denigrated as the root of many social and psychological problems and glorified as a source of enrichment which gives the Moroccan the benefits of two separate cultures. This book attempts to counter-balance previous highly emotional discuss…
The pragmatics of street hustlers' English in Egypt
A frequent source of irritation for tourists or foreign residents in Egypt comes from their interaction with street hustlers of different kinds. Simple, well intentioned greetings or offers of services or even offers of help often give offense inadvertently and are negatively perceived by the visitor. This paper proposes to characterize how some of these hustlers' routines operate and to provide a pragmatic analysis of what makes them surprising …
Linguistics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Arabic (2 works) · Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies (2 works) · Neuroscience of multilingualism (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Advertising (1 works)