Misuses and Abuses of Standard Arabic Passive Voice in the News of the Jordanian Newspapers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1410.26Keywords:
Arabic passive form, Arabic passive violation, written mediaAbstract
The line of demarcation drawn between active and passive verbs resides in the direction of the action. The passive voice in standard Arabic can be used when the agent of the sentence is not expressed. The active Arabic sentences are passivized by skipping the agent of the sentence, but without changing the word order. The paper investigates the misuse and abuse of passive voice in Jordanian newspapers. Four cases of Arabic Passive violation spotted in Jordanian written media are analyzed. Three major official newspapers issued in Jordan are chosen for this purpose: Alqhad, Addustoor, and Alrai. It also focuses on violating the Arabic passive rules.
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