Talking about the deceased in the Jish linguaculture

A semantic and pragmatic analysis

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ID21201074
AuthorsSandy Habib (0000-0001-8450-5361, University of Bern, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume16
Issue2
Pages201-225
Publication date2025-02-24
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePragmatics and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1878-9714 • E-ISSN: 1878-9722
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/ps.23034.hab
OpenAlexW4392600062
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited21

This paper has aimed to look into the terms and expressions used in the Jish linguaculture when talking about the deceased. Seventeen such terms and expressions are presented, discussed, and explicated using the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach. The explications appear in simple, (semi-)universal language, which makes them relatively easily understood and readily translatable into any language. This, in turn, means that the explications are accessible by linguacultural insiders and outsiders. In addition, the study provides anthropologists and linguists with precise analysis owing to its micro-level focus; it investigates the micro-linguaculture of Jish, which belongs to the macro-culture of the Arab world. Lastly, the study documents one aspect of this undocumented linguaculture; this documentation can preserve one part of this linguaculture from fading into oblivion

Archaeology and Historical Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Psychology

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