Abstract

The current study attempts to investigate the discourse analysis and pragmatic meanings of the discourse marker ta:lʕ in Jordanian Spoken Arabic as used in TV comedy series. The data analyzed consisted of some YouTube videos each one lasted approximately for 45 minutes whereas some of them lasted nearly for 15 minutes. The investigator found that, ta:lʕ has eight different meanings based on the context in which it is used. Moreover, the recordings were transcribed and analyzed for the purpose of identifying the of ta:lʕ from a discourse and pragmatics analytical point of view.

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