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- Title
YOU WANT TO HEAR THE MAGIC WORD? INSHALLAH.
- Authors
HOREZEANU, MIHĂIŢĂ
- Abstract
The present paper focuses on how the Arabic expression 'inshallah' (i.e. "God willing") is used in English by Arab speakers and how it is (mis)understood by non-Arab/non-Muslim speakers of English. I start from some general considerations pertaining to intercultural communication, and then proceed to examine how cultural differences can account for communication barriers and failures. The last part of my paper looks at the various communicative functions of 'inshallah' from a speech-act theoretic perspective.
- Subjects
ARABIC language -- Terms &; phrases; ARABIC language; CROSS-cultural communication; SPEECH acts (Linguistics); EXPRESSIONISM (Literature); ENGLISH language; LANGUAGE &; languages -- Foreign elements
- Publication
BAS - British & American Studies, 2015, Vol 21, p193
- ISSN
1224-3086
- Publication type
Article