Raed Al-Ramahi
Biographic Data
| ID | 287710 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raed Al-Ramahi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raed |
| FAMILY NAME | Al-Ramahi |
| SIGNATURE | AL-RAMAHI R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Jordan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8600-0719 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Emotion Metaphors We Live by: A Cognitive Study of Metaphors With Body Parts in Colloquial Jordanian Arabic
This study investigates how metaphors with body parts used in colloquial Jordanian Arabic are constructed and communicated to express emotions. This study, grounded in conceptual metaphor theory frameworks, used a thematic approach to analyze a dataset of 110 metaphors. The data collection period extended from October 4th to December 27th, 2024. The data analysis revealed six themes that were central to emotions in colloquial Jordanian Arabic. Th…
Discursive identities of non-hijabi Muslim Jordanian women
This study explores how non-hijabi Muslim women in Jordan construct and negotiate their identities within a culturally conservative context where veiling is often equated with religiosity and moral virtue. Drawing on a Discursive Psychology framework, this qualitative research analyses a group interview with four participants, highlighting their rhetorical and discursive strategies: Stake Inoculation, Script Formulation, and Extreme Case Formulat…
Subtitling in the Context of Technology: Translating Cultural Elements in The Simpsons Series into Arabic
This article investigates how culture-bound terms in The Simpsons series, season 27, are translated from English into Arabic. The study mainly focuses on the types of culture-bound terms and the subtitling strategies used to translate these terms. Moreover, this research addresses the effectiveness of translation strategies in conveying Arab cultural values, norms, and Islamic practices to Arabic-speaking audiences. The investigation, grounded in…
Figurative Language as Identity Work: A Discourse Analysis of Syrian Refugee Narratives
This study investigates how Syrian refugee students in Jordan employ figurative language including metaphors, similes, and imagery with metaphorical function to construct and negotiate their identities amidst displacement. While much existing research examines how refugees are portrayed by external actors, such as media or policymakers, little is known about how refugees themselves use such figurative resources to shape their own self-representat…
Forced Displacement and Rhetoric: A Pragmatic Analysis of Presuppositions and Speech Acts in Trump’s Discourse on the Gaza Strip
This study explores the rhetorical strategies used by US President Donald Trump's proposal for the forced displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. It employs a pragmatic analysis framework to scrutinize Trump's statements, focusing on pragmatic presuppositions and speech acts. By examining purposively sampled extracts from Trump's White House meetings, this study provides an in-depth analysis of Trump’s rhetorical strategies in his proposa…
A Discourse Analysis of Syrian Refugee Learners' Reflective Accounts of Returning to Syria From Jordan
This paper is part of a larger study investigating the educational experiences of Syrian refugees in Jordan. It explores the reflective accounts of 129 Syrian refugee university learners in Jordan, collected during the third week following the fall of Bashar al‐Assad, a period marked by significant political transition and the voluntary return of nearly 60 000 Syrians. Using a discursive analytical approach, the research investigates how language…
Power Dynamics and Discourse Technologies in Jordanian Colloquial Arabic Allophonic Consonant Variations
Most academic papers on Jordanian colloquial Arabic allophonic consonant variants have primarily examined their influence on the social status of speakers and their role in shaping linguistic prestige. However, there is a significant lack of research exploring the potential for manipulation and establishment of power through the deliberate use of consonantal variants by Jordanian speakers in Arabic. Using a variety of allophonic consonantal varia…
Trolling in public discourse: Online reactions to Malaysia’s abolishment of examinations
This paper investigates trolling as a socio-discursive phenomenon within Malaysia’s public discourse on the abolishment of two national school examinations, namely the Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR, abolished in 2021) and the Form Three Assessment (PT3, abolished in 2022). The study analyses 895 first-level Facebook comments to identify how trolling was used and to explore its rhetorical strategies and cultural significance. Through criti…
Transgender Identities and Online Hate In Post-Assad Syria: A Critical Discourse Analysis
This study examines how transgender identities are discursively formed in post-Assad Syria by conducting a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of 550 purposively selected Facebook comments that respond to a viral video showing the assault of a transgender individual by the Syrian army. The findings show that transgender individuals are predominantly depicted as moral deviants, political threats, and religious transgressors, with their exclusion rat…
Power Imbalances in Marriage: A Study of Online Support Group Discourse
This study examines how wives in an online support group discursively construct power imbalances within their marriages. By conducting a discursive analysis of 192 posts, we identify how they use specific discursive devices to articulate their experiences of power within four primary domains: Resource Power, Social Power, Coercive Power, and Influence Power. The findings highlight how the posts construct perceptions of financial, social, legal, a…
The Identity of a Storyteller in Teachers’ Facebook Status Updates
This paper explores how teachers discursively construct the identity of a storyteller when posting Status updates on Facebook Timelines. Data were generated using participant observation where 29 Timelines belonging to Malaysian secondary school English language teachers were observed throughout a six-month period. A total of 178 teaching-related Status updates were recorded and then analyzed using a discursive analytical approach combining ‘broa…
The Discursive Identities of Hamas and Israel in British Newspapers: A Socio-cognitive Analysis
This article investigates the discursive construction of identities in media discourse, focusing on how British newspapers portrayed Israel and Hamas following October 7th. This study, grounded in van Dijk's socio-cognitive frameworks, used a thematic approach to analyse a dataset of 150 news story headlines from 11 British newspapers. The data collection period extended from October 7th to October 15th, 2023. Data analysis reveals that headlines…
A Discourse Analysis of Syrian Refugee Learners' Reflective Accounts of Returning to Syria From Jordan
This paper is part of a larger study investigating the educational experiences of Syrian refugees in Jordan. It explores the reflective accounts of 129 Syrian refugee university learners in Jordan, collected during the third week following the fall of Bashar al‐Assad, a period marked by significant political transition and the voluntary return of nearly 60 000 Syrians. Using a discursive analytical approach, the research investigates how language…
The Identity of a Storyteller in Teachers’ Facebook Status Updates
This paper explores how teachers discursively construct the identity of a storyteller when posting Status updates on Facebook Timelines. Data were generated using participant observation where 29 Timelines belonging to Malaysian secondary school English language teachers were observed throughout a six-month period. A total of 178 teaching-related Status updates were recorded and then analyzed using a discursive analytical approach combining ‘broa…
The Discursive Identities of Hamas and Israel in British Newspapers: A Socio-cognitive Analysis
This article investigates the discursive construction of identities in media discourse, focusing on how British newspapers portrayed Israel and Hamas following October 7th. This study, grounded in van Dijk's socio-cognitive frameworks, used a thematic approach to analyse a dataset of 150 news story headlines from 11 British newspapers. The data collection period extended from October 7th to October 15th, 2023. Data analysis reveals that headlines…
Subtitling in the Context of Technology: Translating Cultural Elements in The Simpsons Series into Arabic
This article investigates how culture-bound terms in The Simpsons series, season 27, are translated from English into Arabic. The study mainly focuses on the types of culture-bound terms and the subtitling strategies used to translate these terms. Moreover, this research addresses the effectiveness of translation strategies in conveying Arab cultural values, norms, and Islamic practices to Arabic-speaking audiences. The investigation, grounded in…
Figurative Language as Identity Work: A Discourse Analysis of Syrian Refugee Narratives
This study investigates how Syrian refugee students in Jordan employ figurative language including metaphors, similes, and imagery with metaphorical function to construct and negotiate their identities amidst displacement. While much existing research examines how refugees are portrayed by external actors, such as media or policymakers, little is known about how refugees themselves use such figurative resources to shape their own self-representat…
Forced Displacement and Rhetoric: A Pragmatic Analysis of Presuppositions and Speech Acts in Trump’s Discourse on the Gaza Strip
This study explores the rhetorical strategies used by US President Donald Trump's proposal for the forced displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. It employs a pragmatic analysis framework to scrutinize Trump's statements, focusing on pragmatic presuppositions and speech acts. By examining purposively sampled extracts from Trump's White House meetings, this study provides an in-depth analysis of Trump’s rhetorical strategies in his proposa…
A Discourse Analysis of Syrian Refugee Learners' Reflective Accounts of Returning to Syria From Jordan
This paper is part of a larger study investigating the educational experiences of Syrian refugees in Jordan. It explores the reflective accounts of 129 Syrian refugee university learners in Jordan, collected during the third week following the fall of Bashar al‐Assad, a period marked by significant political transition and the voluntary return of nearly 60 000 Syrians. Using a discursive analytical approach, the research investigates how language…
Power Dynamics and Discourse Technologies in Jordanian Colloquial Arabic Allophonic Consonant Variations
Most academic papers on Jordanian colloquial Arabic allophonic consonant variants have primarily examined their influence on the social status of speakers and their role in shaping linguistic prestige. However, there is a significant lack of research exploring the potential for manipulation and establishment of power through the deliberate use of consonantal variants by Jordanian speakers in Arabic. Using a variety of allophonic consonantal varia…
Trolling in public discourse: Online reactions to Malaysia’s abolishment of examinations
This paper investigates trolling as a socio-discursive phenomenon within Malaysia’s public discourse on the abolishment of two national school examinations, namely the Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR, abolished in 2021) and the Form Three Assessment (PT3, abolished in 2022). The study analyses 895 first-level Facebook comments to identify how trolling was used and to explore its rhetorical strategies and cultural significance. Through criti…
Transgender Identities and Online Hate In Post-Assad Syria: A Critical Discourse Analysis
This study examines how transgender identities are discursively formed in post-Assad Syria by conducting a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of 550 purposively selected Facebook comments that respond to a viral video showing the assault of a transgender individual by the Syrian army. The findings show that transgender individuals are predominantly depicted as moral deviants, political threats, and religious transgressors, with their exclusion rat…
Power Imbalances in Marriage: A Study of Online Support Group Discourse
This study examines how wives in an online support group discursively construct power imbalances within their marriages. By conducting a discursive analysis of 192 posts, we identify how they use specific discursive devices to articulate their experiences of power within four primary domains: Resource Power, Social Power, Coercive Power, and Influence Power. The findings highlight how the posts construct perceptions of financial, social, legal, a…
Emotion Metaphors We Live by: A Cognitive Study of Metaphors With Body Parts in Colloquial Jordanian Arabic
This study investigates how metaphors with body parts used in colloquial Jordanian Arabic are constructed and communicated to express emotions. This study, grounded in conceptual metaphor theory frameworks, used a thematic approach to analyze a dataset of 110 metaphors. The data collection period extended from October 4th to December 27th, 2024. The data analysis revealed six themes that were central to emotions in colloquial Jordanian Arabic. Th…
Discursive identities of non-hijabi Muslim Jordanian women
This study explores how non-hijabi Muslim women in Jordan construct and negotiate their identities within a culturally conservative context where veiling is often equated with religiosity and moral virtue. Drawing on a Discursive Psychology framework, this qualitative research analyses a group interview with four participants, highlighting their rhetorical and discursive strategies: Stake Inoculation, Script Formulation, and Extreme Case Formulat…
Arabic (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (3 works) · Narrative (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Discourse analysis (2 works) · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees (2 works)