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Jaradat  \nDepartment of English Language & Literature, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan  \nE-mail: [abdjaradat@gmail.com](abdjaradat@gmail.com)  \nDoi:10 .7575/aiac.alls.v.7n.6p.253  \nURL: [http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.7n.6p.253](http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.7n.6p.253)  \nReceived: 11/10/2016  \nAccepted: 25/11/2016  \nAbstract  \nThis study has set out to investigate bumper stickers in Jordan focusing mainly on the themes of the stickers. The study hypothesized that bumper stickers in Jordan reflect a wide range of topics including social, economic, and political. Due to being the first study of this phenomenon, the study has adopted content-based analysis to determine the basic topics. The study has found that the purpose of most bumper sticker is fun and humor; most of them are not serious and do not carry any biting messages. They do not present any criticism to the most dominant problems at the level of society including racism, nepotism, anti-feminism, inflation, high taxes, and refugees. Another finding is that politics is still a taboo; no political bumper stickers were found in Jordan. Finally, the themes the stickers targeted are: lessons of life 28.85 %; challenging or warning other drivers 16%; funny notes about social issues 12%; religious sayings 8%; treating the car as a female 7%; the low economic status of the driver 6%; love and treachery 5. 5%; the prestigious status of the car 5%; envy 4%; nicknames for the car or the driver 4%; irony 3 %; and English sayings 1.5 % .  \nKeywords: bumper stickers, themes, politics  \n1. Introduction  \nThe wide spread of vehicles in general and cars in specific has led to a great extent of freedom considered unprecedented in its conventions and manifestations. Cars have enabled people to move from one place to another easily and freely, and they have given people the ability to reach destinations that were considered unreachable in the past. Cars are generally speaking considered valuable properties; a fact which makes them territories permissible to owners but forbidden to others. Cars are considered an extension of the self and a reflection of one’s personality, preferences and attitudes. As a result of this, cars have provided owners with moving venues through which owners can express their opinions or attitudes towards a certain issue, a group of people, an event or even a belief. Sometimes, carowners write famous sayings, such as proverbs or wise sayings that - they believe -reflect their experiences in life. These statements or sentences are usually written on bumpers, hence the name bumper stickers. However, Chiluwa (2008) says that stickers can appear on other vehicles and on other places; a fact which explains his use of the term vehicle stickers.  \nBumper stickers are generally brief, clear, large-in-size statements written on vehicle bumpers. The brevity of the stickers results from two factors. The first is lack of space. They are written on pumpers which are not big enough to fit more than one statement. The second factor is time shortage; people, whether drivers or pedestrians do not have the time to read more than one sentence in the 2 or 3 seconds they have while overtaking the other car or when the vehicle is passing.  \nClarity which means lack of ambiguity stems from the fact that the stickers are addressed to the public, not to a certain class or a specific group. This makes them easy to comprehend and accessible to all levels of community. Clarity also stems from shortage of time. Drivers barley have the time to read bumper stickers, not to mention analyzing them.  \nThe size matter stems from the mobility of the drivers. The stickers are usually writt","cbCaifvOo6L3Naqy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifvOo6L3Naqy","pdf",212729,"English","# Introduction\n## Theoretical Background\n## Previous Studies\n## Methodology\n## Findings and Discussion\n## Conclusion","[{\"question\":\"What is the study’s main focus regarding bumper stickers in Jordan?\",\"answer\":\"The study investigates bumper stickers in Jordan by focusing mainly on the themes expressed on the stickers.\"},{\"question\":\"What overall purpose do most bumper stickers serve in the findings?\",\"answer\":\"Most bumper stickers are intended for fun and humor, and they are not presented as serious messages carrying sharp criticism.\"},{\"question\":\"Which theme categories are most frequently targeted by the stickers?\",\"answer\":\"The study reports that life lessons are the most targeted theme, followed by challenging or warning other drivers, funny notes about social issues, religious sayings, and other categories like treating the car as a female and reflecting the driver’s economic status.\"}]","Content-Based Analysis of Bumper Stickers in Jordan | PDF",1792067432,23]