Investigating Methods of Generating Meanings and Derivation of Words in Arabic and Hausa Languages: A Comparative Analytical Linguistic Study

Authors

  • Abdarahman Abulgasim Salih Noorain Assistant professor of English language, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan
  • Mohamed Daud Mohammed Full Professor of Arabic Language, Currently, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan, Formerly, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
  • Ali Albashir Mohammed Alhaj Associate Professor, Department of English, College of Sciences & Arts, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia

Keywords:

Derivation , Word , Arabic , Hausa , comparative , linguistic

Abstract

The current study aims at identifying the methods of generating meanings and derivational words in Arabic and Hausa Languages and possible inconsistencies and incongruities that exist between the two languages.   The study also aimed at exploring the areas of similarities and differences between the two languages. The study revealed that both Arabic and Hausa languages are similar in ways of: derivation, compounding, functional change and borrowing in varying degrees. Whereas the differences include backformation which is existed in Hausa but is not found in Arabic, consequently, commonalities in the two languages are confirmed in the origins, impact and effect resulting from the direct contact.

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Published

2020-12-28

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

Noorain, A. A. S. ., Mohammed, M. D. ., & Alhaj, A. A. M. . (2020). Investigating Methods of Generating Meanings and Derivation of Words in Arabic and Hausa Languages: A Comparative Analytical Linguistic Study. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 3(2), 144-162. https://al-kindipublishers.org/index.php/ijllt/article/view/1140