Article Critique

Aljawharah Sultan Alkhamis

Dr. Mona Turjoman

 The article Critique

The article "Ethics and Semantic Change in Saudi Colloquial Speech" by Fahd Shehail Alalwi and •

Sayed Ismail study the relationship between the ethic and semantic changes. It is discussed how

.ethic could change the meaning of moral word in colloquial speech

Ethics and Semantic Change in Saudi
Colloquial Speech
 :Title

The title of the article describes the topic and gives a clear information about

the article. Also, it is simple and brief. It does not have unnecessary and

.repetitive words
 Abstract

It is clear from the abstract of the article that it highlights key points. The researchers start

with the main idea of the article. In addition, they describe their methodology; there are thirty

Saudi male and female. However, the abstract does not provide introductory background about

the topic which it is a significant to attach the readers and provide a clear idea about the

.article
 Introduction

According to the researchers, ethic changes the meaning of the word in Saudi colloquial

speech. The article studies the significant influence of ethic to create a new meaning. The

:purpose of this research to answer these two questions

?can ethic change the meaning of moral work

?how could ethic do that

 Method

The authors collected their idea from the answer of 30 Saudi belongs to different

culture backgrounds and different ages. Those people are interviewed with them by asking

.them about the meaning of moral words

 :Finding analysis and discussion

The authors describe and interpret the significant finding. According to the people's

response, there are different factors which influence semantic changes. These factors are

political condition, psychological and emotional conditions. To explain this claim, the

.authors use the example of each factors

Conclusion

: •

The conclusion is well- written because it summarizes the main points of the

article, and elaborate in the findings. The authors show how personality traits consider

.feature of weakness. This conclusion does not make a suggestion for future research
• this article is good because:
• authors build their essay around points they want to explain. It is a
consider clear article because authors answered the question of the article.
• The aim of the study to find out the reason behind the semantic changes
is provide
 Negative

The article does not mention the definition and background of the  

.semantic shift in general

the number of samples in the research is too small when we intend

to study about a big county like Saudi Arabia

 .In my point of view about the article, it is clear and well-organized

.It also discusses an interesting topic. It has an important message for Saudi
It is no longer received from dictionaries; however, it is derived from our •
reaction and interaction to the surrounding realities
 Reference

Alalwi,F. , Ismail,S. (2019). Ethics and Semantic Change in Saudi Colloquial Speech. International •

Journal of English Linguistics.9(5), 47-51. https://doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v9n5p47