Vol. (2), Issue (4), Shawwal 1445 AH- April 2024

Abstract   The paper is entitled “Metathesis of sounds in the dialect of Al-Saddah and Al-Nadira regions, Ibb, in Yemen”. Dialectology is a contemporary branch of Linguistics.  Researchers have much interest in dialectology. Yemen is a source of Arabic dialects, wherein Yemen is a multidialectal community. So, this paper studies the feature of metathesis within one of the Yemeni modern dialects (i.e., Al-Saddah and Al-Nadira), identifying the metathesis of consonants and vowels and its relation to Classical Arabic and other dialects. This research is structured in two sections. The first section presents metathesis of consonants. The second section studies metathesis of vowels. The research results in that dialectology is of great importance to Arabic and its dialects. Moreover, it was found that Al-Saddah and Al-Ndira's dialect undergoes more consonant metathesis. It corresponds to Classical Arabic in certain parts and is distinguished in some others.   Keywords : dialect, metathesis, sound, consonants, vowels.

Abstract This study entitled “The modern cultural contents in modern Arabic teaching books in the series of (Kalemh & Nagam)” identifies the most important cultural contents in the series of (Kalemh & Nagam), that considered the international standards for language teaching. This series is prepared by specialists and considered one of the modern educational series that was written for non-Arabic speakers, and was designed in accordance with the American ACTFL framework. The study relies on the descriptive and analytical approach to cultural content by following what was stated in the introduction and extrapolating the three parts of the series. The importance of the study arises from focusing on the cultural contents that impact on the language learner’s level of motivation and development. The main results showed that the authors of these series considered the cultural contents as found in ACTFL standards. The main recommendation of the study is to emphasize the necessity of adhering to specific standards for cultural content when writing the learning books. Additionally, it is important to refer to the learners’ needs when presenting the cultural and social aspects.   Keywords: Kalemh & Nagam, cultural competence, ACTFL, learner’s  motivation, cultural contents.

Abstract This study entitled “An argumentative reading of selected pre-islamic Elegies”, seeks to apply Perelman and Tyteca’s argumentative approach to selected Pre–Islamic elegies in order to uncover the power of style in argumentation since style is essential in framing the arguments and foregrounding their emotional effect. The study aims to show how applicable the approach is to elegies that incorporate a message and multiple persuasive and/or convincing arguments the poet–persuader intends to deliver in aesthetic styles consolidating the arguments emotionally and rationally. Based on the concept of loss and the fallacy of ignorance, elegies share almost the same arguments so that the poetic persona may lament the cherished dead and express deep sorrows over the enormous affliction through a discourse of sadness, regret, yearning, and veneration. The study concluded that elegies proved  feasible in constructing persuasive and/or convincing arguments lamenting the dead’s sovereignty, and honor. Keywords: Argumentation, Perelman, Elegy, Pre–Islamic era, poetry

Abstract The paper entitled "An argumentation by Balbatos in examples of ancient Arabic rhetoric "aims to explain the types of Albatos, how it was used as a means of persuasion and how itw as formed in ancient Arabic rhetoric, showing its constituent elements, and investigating the sources from which it derives its argumentation, to be a way to achieve mental agreement. This paper is based on the descriptive analytical method, and it starts from pathos’ perceptions of the argumentation rhetorical, specifically the rhetorical argumentation, whether in ancient rhetoric or new rhetoric. The main results showed that the success of the orator in his argumentative project through the pathos and the listener’s conviction of the case he presented to him. Keywords: Patos, Passions, Rhetoric, Influence, Persuasion.

Abstract This paper entitled “Stylistic of sentence structures of article in the book of "Memories and Feelings Grown By Hardships of Time" by Abdul Aziz Al-Tuwaijri” aims to study stylistics that examines the linguistic structure of literary texts and analyses its patterns that reveal its organization at the stylistic level as it allows to distinguish between the works of various authors. The paper utilizes an approach that draws from various stylistic schools to highlight the components of literary style and, at the same time, explore what indicates the personality of the author. The paper also identifies the most prominent stylistic linguistic uses, which are: declarative, performative, displaced, metaphorical, dialogical, rhetorical, and deviant and attempts to link them to the author's own life experiences, which is full of events and transformations.   Keywords: Stylistics, Sentence Structures, Article, Al-Tuwaijri

Abstract   The paper entitled “Digitalization and Quality of Social Work Education: a study applied to public universities in Riyadh” focuses on the organizational, human, technological, and labour market dimensions of digitalization. The study employed a social survey and targeted 63 faculty members of the Social Service Departments from three Saudi universities: Princess Noura bent Abdulrahman University, King Saud University, and Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. The results showed a high level of digitalization and a positive relationship between it and the quality of social work education. The labour market dimension ranked first with an average of 2.64, followed by the human dimension with an average of 2.44, and then the technological dimension with an average of 2.38. The technological dimension ranked last with an average of 2.3. The study concluded with recommendations for developing digitalization in achieving the quality of social work education in Saudi universities.   Keywords: Digitalization, education quality, social work, Saudi universities.

Abstract The paper is entitled “Women Recruitment Scheme for the Reconquest of Bait Al-Maqdis in the Middle Ages as outlined in Pierre Dubois's The Recovery of the Holy Land”. It deals with the ideas presented in this book (Pierre Dubois, 1999) that relate to women Recruitment Scheme for the Reconquest of Bait Al-Maqdis in the Middle Ages. This book contained reformist ideas, and the most important of which was the book the Recovery the Holy Land. This book was addressed to the most important European kings at that time and encouraged the king to send a new crusade to the Islamic East for reclaiming the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. The book presents many reform ideas and proposals at all levels and among these ideas include incorporating women, regardless of their age or social class. This method is considered an organized recruitment by the writer in the medieval era. This recruitment and planning preceded modern colonialism in its methods and goals.   Keywords: Recruit women, Pierre Dubois, Crusade, Holy Land.

Abstract The increasing population and urban growth in Riyadh city during the last decades have been accompanied by an increasing demand for residential and a rise in their prices to meet the growing demographic and economic needs (Royal Commission for the City of Riyadh, 2023). This study aims to estimate the price of land and its distribution in Riyadh by comparing three different spatial regression models: ordinary least squares (OLS), Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR), and Multi-scale Geographically Weighted Regression (MGWR). These models were employed in this study to identify the pattern of the relationship between the price of land and the number and density of the population. Sixty-one land parcels offered for sale were randomly selected as case study. This study illustrates that the MGWR spatial regression model is distinctly better than the OLS and GWR models. Furthermore, this study also reveals that the highest land prices are concentrated along the highway networks closest to downtown.   Keywords: land prices, spatial regression models, OLS, GWR, MGWR, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia