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This study investigates how male Jordanians store the names of their femalerelatives in mobile phones contact lists. The source of the data is a small-scale survey of90 male Jordanians from three equal age cohorts: young (18-35), middle-aged (36-49)and old (+50). The participants’ responses were coded in an excel sheet in which eachtoken was coded for either [r] (real name) or [p] (pseudonym). Using Rbrul forquantitative analysis, the data were analysed within the framework of variationistsociolinguistics. The results show that male Jordanian city dwellers store the real namesof their female relatives in mobile phone contact lists more than the village dwellers.With regard to age as a social factor, the findings demonstrate that the young and oldgroups are less sensitive about using the real names of their female relatives than themiddle-aged group. The results were interpreted with reference to the changing roles ofwomen in Jordan and social pressure.

women , men , Jordan , names , mobile phones , contacts

2020

مجله اتحاد الجامعات العربيه للآداب

مجله اتحاد الجامعات العربيه للآداب