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On the Speech Acts of Dog-Related Proverbs in Jordanian Arabic

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This analysis identifies speech acts and illocutionary forces of dog-related proverbs in Jordanian Arabic, highlighting their functions.

Jordanian dog-related proverbs primarily serve negative functions, emphasizing criticism and scorn.
The analysis identified four main speech acts: expressives, commissives, directives, and representatives.
Each proverb was validated through linguistic intuition by 50 native Jordanian speakers for acceptability.
The study revealed ten illocutionary forces, including advising, threatening, and ridiculing.

Alshorafat et al. (2025) studied this question.

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