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It has been assumed that synonymy in Jordanian Arabic has partial rather than complete synonymy. This means that the abundance of Jordanian Arabic in synonyms can be attributed to a number of explanations, namely dialectical variations, the speaker ’s attitude, and origin of words. The data for this study come from two main sources: written and spoken material. In accordance with the established literature on the semantics of synonymy, we have classified the corpus of the study on the basis of these parameters. The main findings reveal that total synonymy is hard to find in Jordanian Arabic, supporting the argument of many linguistic studies for the existence of partial rather than total synonymy in a language.  \nKeywords: dialectical variations, evaluative meaning, origin of words, semantics, synonyms  \n1. Introduction  \nIssues in semantic relations (e.g. synonymy, antonymy, hyponymy, polysemy, homonymy, etc.) are seen as fundamentally important from the perspective of lexical semantics. The current study will focus on synonymy in Jordanian Arabic, which has not been given much attention by semanticists. In contrast, the uses of semantically-related words such as synonymy in Classical Arabic and in the Quran are given much attention by Arab linguists, as the language variety of the Quran, the Holy Book of Islam, is widely spread throughout the Arab World (Al-Omari & AbuMelhim, 2014; Llyas, 2014; Omar, 2000) . This paper will first review the literature on the semantics of synonymy. In the subsequent section, we will briefly look at the language situation in Jordan. In the remaining sections, we will highlight the method used to collect the data , the main findings ofthe study and conclusions.  \nExpressions can be synonymous and have semantic relationships with other expressions in a language. The study of synonyms in any given language can contribute to the understanding of word meaning. Why is synonymy important in studying the semantics of a language? One way to answer this question is to understand what synonymy means. Eventhough synonymy means ‘semantic equivalence’, complete synonymy can only occur when words have exactly the same meaning in all contexts. On the one hand, some linguists such as Bloomfield (1935: 145) argue that ‘there are no actual synonyms'. That is why Palmer (1981) argues that absolute synonymy does not exist. This means that partial synonymy is more acceptable where synonyms are not interchangeable in all contexts. On the other hand, other linguists (Lyons, 1969 and 1981; Cruse, 1986 and 2000) never deny the existence of synonymy in a language, but they differ on what is to be considered synonymy. According to Cruse (1986), total synonymy occurs when two lexical items would have identical contextual relations. According to Lyons (1981 : 50, 51), ‘two or more expressions are absolutely synonymous if, and only if, they satisfy three conditions’:  \n1. synonyms are fully synonymous if, and only if, all their meanings are identical;  \n2. synonyms are totally synonymous if, and only if, they are synonymous in all contexts;  \n3. synonyms are completely synonymous if, and only if, they are identical on all (relevant) dimensions of meaning.  \nLobner (2002) also argues that absolute synonymy is non-existent in lexemes. Those who undertake to argue for the existence of partial sy","cbCaif2QdClICCtX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaif2QdClICCtX","pdf",159565,"English","# Introduction\n## The language situation in Jordan","[{\"question\":\"What does the paper claim about synonymy in Jordanian Arabic?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that Jordanian Arabic mostly shows partial synonymy, where words are similar in meaning but not interchangeable in all contexts.\"},{\"question\":\"What sources of data are used in the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study uses two main sources: written and spoken material.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is total synonymy considered hard to find in Jordanian Arabic?\",\"answer\":\"Because synonym differences persist due to dialectical variation, evaluative/emotive meaning, and word-origin factors, making exact equivalence rare.\"}]","Synonymy in Jordanian Arabic | PDF",1792067504,13]