Book review: “The Oxford Handbook of Global South Youth Studies” by Sharlene Swartz, Adam Cooper, Laura Kropff Causa & Clarence Batan (eds), Oxford University Press, 2021

Seran Demiral [1] See authors’ affiliations [1] Assistant Professor at Istanbul Arel University, Department of Sociology. Lecturer at Boğaziçi University, Primary Education (Istanbul); The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Children’s Rights and Childhood Studies Master Program (Warsaw). Abstract Book review of “The…

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Love as a Social Value in Selected Modern English Poems: A Thematic and Discursive Study

Kahlid Sh. Sharhan[1], Mohammed Dh. O. Al-Tameemi[2], Malini N.G. Ganapathy [3] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10290917   See authors’ affiliations [1] Imam Al-Kadhum College /English Department/Iraq, ORCID ID 0000-0003-3947-5612, email: dr.khalidsharhan@alkadhum-col.edu.iq [2] Imam Al-Kadhum College /English Department/Iraq, 0000-0002-0151-253X ORCID ID email: mtameemi@alkadhum-col.edu.iq [3]…

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Investigating the Difficulties of Translating Arabic Slang Hashtags into English: A Pragmatics Study

Omar Ahmed Shihab [1] & Nazik Aziz Darweesh [2] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10290793 See authors’ affiliations [1] Prof. Dr. Tikrit University, College of Arts, Translation Department, email: omarahmed@tu.edu.iq [2] Assistant Lecturer, Al-Diwaniyah Education Directorate, email: nazikzz77gmail.com Abstract This research, which deals with the…

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Constructing Common Ground in High-Context Cultures: The Case of Quranic Intertextuality

Thulfiqar Hussein Altahmazi[1], Rasim Taeh Jahjuh, Abbas Lutfi Hussein DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10290585 See authors’ affiliations [1] Mustansiriyah University, Department of English Language & Literature, email: edr.thulfiqar_al.tahmazi@uomustansiriyah.edu.iq   Abstract The paper explores the construction of common ground in Arabic. The paper is…

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A Socio-Cognitive Representation of Muslims in the British Quality Newspapers

Sabra Hasan Ghanim [1] & Ahmed Qadoury Abed [2] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10290323 See authors’ affiliations [1] Mustansiriyah University, College of Arts, Iraq, email: translators82@gmail.com [2] Mustansiriyah University, College of Arts, Iraq. Corresponding author, ORCID:0000-0003-4255-5824, email: dr.ahmed_qadouriy@uomustansiriyah.edu.iq Abstract The British newspapers frequently discuss Muslims,…

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Living with Multiple Languages, Being Forced to be Monolingual: Turkish Skilled Migrants in Norway

Meltem Yilmaz Sener [1] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10278521 See authors’ affiliations [1] Meltem Yilmaz Sener. PhD in Sociology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in the USA. VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway. ORCID: 0000-0003-2333-3396, email: meltem.sener@vid.no Abstract Based on an analysis of…

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Assessing Indonesian college students’ reading stamina in reading different text formats

Refanja Rahmatillah [1] & Firman Parlindungan [2] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10439827 See authors’ affiliations [1] Language and Curriculum Development Center, Universitas Teuku Umar, Indonesia, E-mail: refanjarahmatillah@utu.ac.id [2] Communication Department, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Teuku Umar, Indonesia, E-mail: firman@utu.ac.id – Corresponding Author. Abstract…

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Speech Act Theory: An Inter/Intra-cultural Study of Apology in Communication between Spouses

Sousan Sattar Boroujeni [1] & Sara Mansouri [2] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10439879 See authors’ affiliations [1] English Department, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran, E-mail: ssattarb@gmail.com [2] English Department, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran, E-mail: sm932014@gmail.com, corresponding Author. Abstract Motivated by the…

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A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of 2018 Iraqi Parliamentary Electoral Posters

Khalid Shamkhi Sharhan [1] Mohammed Hussein Mahawi [2] & Haidar Kareem Al-Ābedi [3]  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10439950 See authors’ affiliations [1] Imam Al-Kadhum University College /English Department/ Baghdad, Iraq, E-mail: dr.khalidsharhan@alkadhum-col.edu.iq [2] Imam Al-Kadhum University College /Arabic Department/Baghdad, Iraq, E-mail: Scientific.dean@alkadhum-col.edu.iq – corresponding Author.  [3] Imam Al-Kadhum…

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