Sociocultural Causes of Ambiguity in Arab Academic Writings
Abstract
:1. Literature Review
1.1. Theoretical Framework
1.2. Written Ambiguity in Arab Academia
2. Methodology
3. Findings
3.1. Macro Vision: Cognitive Reasons
3.1.1. Micro Vision: Incompetence
3.1.2. Micro Vision: Conformity
3.2. Macro Vision: Linguistic Reasons
3.2.1. Micro Vision: Linguistic Structure
3.2.2. Micro Vision: Linguistic Accessories
3.3. Macro Vision: Communicative Reasons
3.3.1. Micro Vision: Expression
3.3.2. Micro Vision: Impact
3.3.3. Micro Vision: Internationality
3.4. Macro Vision: Managerial Reasons
3.4.1. Micro Vision: Management
3.4.2. Micro Vision: Collegiality
3.4.3. Micro Vision: Finance
4. Concluding Remarks
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Study Title | Sociocultural Causes of Ambiguity in Arab Academic Writings |
Study Objective | To explore the sociocultural causes of ambiguity in Arab academic writings |
Research Question | What are the sociocultural causes of ambiguity in Arab academic writings? |
Studied Ethnicity | Arabs |
Operational Definitions |
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Studied Group | PhD holders |
Group Characteristics | Arab graduates of Arab universities |
Studied Topic | Academic writings in Arabic |
Studied Disciplines | Humanities and social sciences |
Related Fields of Enquiry | Anthropology, sociology and linguistics |
Study Duration | 2021–2022 |
Research Methodology | Qualitative research |
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What Data Collected |
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Questions for Participants |
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Participation Duration |
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Participation Means | Participating in written, oral (over the phone) or visual (face to face or via the internet) forms. |
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How Many Data Were Collected | More and more conversations were held (and, thus, more and more data were collected) until no more new views were discovered and the repetition of views was noticed. |
Data Analysis Approach | Thematic Analysis |
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Analytical Auditor | One was employed to function as an auditor, thoroughly going through the entire analytical process so as to ensure the absence of unintentional bias on the part of the authors in selecting data to support a thesis rather than selecting representative data. |
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Al Lily, A.E.; Ismail, A.F.; Aissani, R.; Abunasser, F.M.; Shahpo, S.M.; Abdullatif, A.K.A.; Elmorsy, G.N. Sociocultural Causes of Ambiguity in Arab Academic Writings. Publications 2023, 11, 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/publications11020025
Al Lily AE, Ismail AF, Aissani R, Abunasser FM, Shahpo SM, Abdullatif AKA, Elmorsy GN. Sociocultural Causes of Ambiguity in Arab Academic Writings. Publications. 2023; 11(2):25. https://doi.org/10.3390/publications11020025
Chicago/Turabian StyleAl Lily, Abdulrahman Essa, Abdelrahim Fathy Ismail, Rahima Aissani, Fathi M. Abunasser, Samia M. Shahpo, Ali Khalifa Atwa Abdullatif, and Ghada N. Elmorsy. 2023. "Sociocultural Causes of Ambiguity in Arab Academic Writings" Publications 11, no. 2: 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/publications11020025