Cooperative Patterns in the Egyptian Colloquial Arabic

Siti Aminah; Amir Ma'ruf

doi:10.22146/jh.16396

Cooperative Patterns in the Egyptian Colloquial Arabic

https://doi.org/10.22146/jh.16396

Siti Aminah^(1*), Amir Ma'ruf⁽²⁾

(1) Universitas Gadjah Mada
(2) Universitas Gadjah Mada
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

This article described the cooperative patterns formed in the Egyptian speech community using Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (ECA). The data were taken by using participatory observation method through the recording and note-taking techniques. By employing Grice’s theory of cooperative principles and maxims, this study suggested that speech events in Egyptian society had a variety of cooperative patterns. The varied patterns could be seen in the negotiation processes to reach an agreement. Therefore, the negotiations required a lot of energy and time.

Keywords

ECA, speech, cooperative pattern

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/jh.16396