The iconicity of emotive Hijazi non-lexical expressions of disgust

Assaadi, Mashael 2022. The iconicity of emotive Hijazi non-lexical expressions of disgust. Lenninger, Sara, Fischer, Olga, Ljungberg, Christina and Tabakowska, Elżbieta, eds. Iconicity in Cognition and across Semiotic Systems, Iconicity in Language and Literature, John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 389-404. (10.1075/ill.18.18ass)

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Abstract

This study examines the non-arbitrary relationship between Hijazi Arabic Non-Lexical Expressions (HNLEs) and their meanings of disgust based on a semiotic framework. I examine the meanings of the eight HNLEs [ɪf], [uf], [ɔf:u], [ɪf:i], [ɪx:i], [kɪx], [jɪʕ], and [ǀ], the last of which is produced with repetition and deceleration, and argue that this relationship is motivated. The data was elicited from Hijazi speakers by means of an open questionnaire, with the analysis revealing that the physical vocalizations of HNLEs bear similarities to the physical gestures signalling disgust, including how the speakers shape their mouths in a specific manner. The HNLEs stand as motivated representations for the emotion of disgust.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Publisher:	John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN:	9789027257574
ISSN:	1873-5037
Last Modified:	19 Dec 2024 12:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/174856

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