Musaab Al-Khazaali is currently a lecturer at the University of Kufa, Faculty of Languages. He holds a PhD in English language and Linguistics from Babylon University 2016. His research interests involve applied linguistics, discourse analysis, contrastive studies and pragmatics.
Name: Dr. Musaab Abdulzahra Raheem Al-Khazaali
Kufa University
Faculty of Languages
Dept. of English
Rank: Assoc. Prof.
P.O Box (21): Kufa University, Kufa, Najaf, Iraq.
Mob. 07828979247
E-mail: [email protected]
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Major specialism: English and Linguistics
Minor specialism: Discourse Pragmatics
Degrees:
Degree Institution Date
BA in English Linguistics and Literature Faculty of Arts, Kufa University 2007
MA in English Language and Linguistics Faculty of Education, Babylon University 2010
PhD in English Language and Linguistics Faculty of Education, Babylon University 2016
MA Thesis: A STUDY OF PRAGMATIC COHERENCE IN D. H. LAWRENCE'S SONS AND LOVERS.
PhD Dissertation: A PRAGMATIC STUDY OF IMPOLITENESS IN POLITICAL CONFLICTS ON TERRORISM.
Research Interests: Linguistics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis, Syntax, Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Analysis, Stylistics, Translation Studies.
Publications:
Books:
1. IMPOLITENESS IN POLITICAL CONFLICTS ON TERRORISM. Saarbrücken. Germany. Lambert. 2016
2. ENGLISH AND ARABIC LINGUISTIC THEORIES IN CONTRAST. 2016. BABYLON.
3. PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL DATA. Hamburg. Anchor. Germany. 2016
4. LINGUISTC ANALYSIS OF LITERARY DATA. Hamburg. Anchor. Germany. 2017
Research papers:
1. Contemporary trends in discourse analysis (published)2012
http://www.iasj.net/iasj?func=fulltext&aId=75483
2. Islamophobia in the Press: An Ideological Discourse Analysis of Selected Articles in the New York Times (unpublished)
3. Towards a model for local pragmatic coherence (published) 2012
http://www.arts.kufauniv.com/teaching/e/mosaabar/lectures.html
4. A stylistic study of synonymy in W. Wordsworth's poetry (published)2014
5. A socio-pragmatic study of apology in Iraqi non-standard Arabic (published)2012
http://www.iasj.net/iasj?func=fulltext&aId=54106
6. The Role of Video Conferencing in the Development of Pragmatic Competence in Iraqi EFL University Classes (published)2013
http://www.aaref.com.au/en/publications/journal/journal-articles/issue-38-2013-new/
7. Intonation in Iraqi Musical Melodies (unpublished)
8. اللغة والهوية: اشكالية النص والعنصرية (published)2013
http://www.sign-ific-ance.co.uk/dsr/index.php/JIHAR/article/view/683/822
9. Linguistic Deviation in Virtual Discourse. (in press)
10. Inference theory in English and Arabic. (published)
11. Intentionality in English and Arabic. (published)
12. Strategies of linguistic manipulation in Obama's speech on chemical weapons. (unpublished)
13. Strategic maneuvering in Prophet Mohammad’s polemics (unpublished)
15. A pragmatic study of fallacy in D. Cameron’s political speeches (published 2015)
16. A critique of politeness theories (published)
17. Strategic maneuvering and impoliteness in American conflicts on terrorism.
18. A pragma-rhetorical study of impoliteness in American conflicts on terrorism.
Asst Prof Dr Musaab Alkhazaali Has published a new book on pragmatic studies on political data in the international German publishing Co, Press Anchor.