Congratulation Strategies by Jordanians on a Royal Birthday Facebook Status

• Published in: Journal of language teaching and research Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. 1097 - 1104
• Main Authors: Al-Shboul, Yasser, Al-Daher, Zeyad, Al-Dala’ien, Othman Aref, Abu-Snoubar, Tamador Khalaf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Academy Publication Co., Ltd 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Abdullah II, King of Jordan; Address forms; Computer mediated communication; Data analysis; Group identity; Illocutionary force; Linguistics; Phraseologisms; Politeness; Pragmatics; Social media; Social networks; Speech; Speech acts; Verbal communication; Jordan (country)

The current paper investigates the congratulation speech act among Jordanian Facebook users in terms of patterns and linguistic forms with reference to the congratulation strategies adopted in response to a birthday Facebook status posted on the occasion of the 60th birthday of His Majesty King Abdu...