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Ayad Hammad Ali Abtan (Professor)

MSc in Pragmatics

English - Arts
ayadaliayad78@uoanbar.edu.iq


Biography

Full Name: Ayad Hammad Ali Abtan AL-Assafi

Date of Birth: 20 /11 / 1977

Place of Work: Department of English, Faculty of Arts.

Degree: MA in English Linguistics

General Area of Specialization: English Language and Linguistics

Precise Specialization: Pragmatics

 

Publication

 Published Papers:

1. Pragma-semiotic Analysis of Iraqi Parliamentary Election Campaign Billboards: A Multimodal Approach. Journal of Language Studies, Vol.9, No.1, 2025, Pages (1–24).
2. Morphosyntactic Analysis of Metaphorization and Functional Shifts in James Joyce's Ulysses. Journal of Tikrit University for Humanities, (2025) 32 (3), 259–276.
3. Morpho-semiotic Analysis of Global American Brand Names. Journal of Al-Farahidi's Arts, Vol. 1, 2024.
4. Exploring the Strategies of Designing Advertising Visuals on Shampoo Bottles: Adopting Visual Grammar Approach. Midad Al-Adab, vol. 1, 2024.
5. Undergraduates’ Attitude and Interaction with the Written Corrective Feedback Provided by Teachers on Monthly Exam Answer Sheets. Journal of Basra Researches for Human Sciences. Private Vol., June 2022.
6. Metaphoric Usage of Human Body Parts in T.S. Eliot’s Selected Poems. Journal of Tikrit University for Humanities. Vol. (29), Issue (1), Jan. 2022.
7. Fostering New Teaching Strategies for Teaching English As a Foreign Language in Online Classrooms for Undergraduates During (Covid-19) Pandemic. SICONSEM2021: 067-031, Nov. 2021.
8. Innovating Strategies of Teaching Reading Comprehension for EFL Learners through Online Classrooms during Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. Journal of Basra Researches for Human Sciences. Private Vol., June 2021.
9. Figurative Meanings and Ideational Categorization of Similes in Emily Dickinson’s Selected Poems. Uruk Journal for Humanities. Vol. (14), Issue (3), Nov. 2021.
10. Mechanism of Producing Personification in Emily Dickinson’s Poetry. Journal of Tikrit University for Humanities. Vol. (28), Issue (7), July 2021.
11. Morphological Configuration and Syntagmatic Patterning of Captions of Commercial Brands. Journal of the Iraqi University. Vol. (46), Issue (2), Feb. 2020.
12. Assessing Anbar University Undergraduates' Receptivity of Learning English as a Foreign Language in Humanitarian Specializations. Journal of Language Studies. Vol. (3), Issue (2), April 2020.
13. Perceiving Errors of Grammatical Concord Committed by Undergraduates Studying English as a Foreign Language. Journal of Al-Fraheidis's Arts – Tikrit Univ. Vol. (11), Issue (39), 2019, Iraq.
14. Lexical Borrowing: A Method of Language Obliteration and its Social Prestigious Usage in Iraqi Community. Anbar University Journal of Language and Literature. Vol. (9), Issue (26), 2018, Iraq.
15. A Practical Evaluation of English for Iraq: Pupil's Book (4th Primary): Designing and Planning. Anglisticum Journal of Language, Literature and Interdisciplinary Studies. Vol. (6), Issue (7), July 2017, Macedonia.
16. Lexical Establishment and Structural Templates of Coinages in Iraqi Arabic. Proceedings of the 7th International Research Conference on Education, Language and Literature, April 21–22, 2017, Tbilisi, Georgia.
17. Structural Texture and Pragmatic Implications of Exclamations in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies. Vol. (4), Issue (6), May 2016.
18. Undergraduates' Recognition of The Differences between British and American Spelling and Vocabulary. 7th Conference of Ishik University, April 26, 2016.
19. Evaluation of Accuracy Scale of Writing Skill of Second-year College Students. 6th Conference of Ishik University, April 26, 2015.
20. Lexical Molding and Metaphoric Mapping of Some Human Body Parts in American Slang Expressions. Zanco Journal, Salahaddin Univ. Erbil, Vol. (19), Issue (3), 2015. Iraq.
21. Structural Matrixes and Lexical Implications of Compounding in American Slang Expressions. Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies. Vol. (3), Issue (5), May 2015, India.
22. The Structure of Compound Words in Sylvia Plath's Selected Poems. Ustath Journal – College of Education Ibn Rushid, No. (210), 2014, Iraq.
23. Plesionymy: Multifaceted Synonymy and Antonymy: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives. Conference Proceedings (2013).
24. The Pragmatic Use of Some Utterances in Specific Situations. Journal of Al-Ma'moon College, Vol. (22), 2013.
25. Ideational and Informative Perspective of Shakespearian Conversion in Antony and Cleopatra. Conference Journal (2013).
26. Semantic Manipulation and Pragmatic Interpretation of Bush and Obama's Speeches. New Voices Journal: Multilingual International Refereed Journal, Vol. (2), Issue (3), Oct. 2012, India.
27. The Cultural Implications of Semantic Extension of Animal Iconicity in Arabic and America. Asian Quarterly: International Journal of Contemporary Issues. Vol. 10, Issue (2), July 2012, India.
28. Some Syntagmatic Aspects of Personification in Shakespeare's Sonnets. Journal of Asian English, Vol. 3, Dec. 2011.
29. Semantic Relationship between Polysemy and Metaphor. Journal of Al-Ma'aref University-College, Vol. 7, 2007. Iraq.
30. A Speech Act Analysis of Some English and Arabic Proverbs. Journal of Languages, Faculty of Arts, Tikrit University, 2011. Iraq.
31. How the Politicians Play with Words?. Journal of Languages, Anbar University, 2011. Iraq.
32. Analysis of Metaphorical Expressions Employed in Dickens' Hard Times and Their Effect on His Style. Journal of Languages, Anbar University, Vol. 3, 2010. Iraq.
33. The Translatability of Euphemistic Semantic Innovation. Journal of Al-Ma'aref University-College, Vol.12, 2010. Iraq.
34. A Phonological and Sociolinguistic Analysis of Some Utterances Produced by Professional People in Ramadi City. Journal of Languages, Anbar University, Vol. 2, 2010. Iraq.
35. A Pragmatic Analysis of Metonymy and Its Translatability into Arabic. Journal of Humanities of Anbar Univ., Vol. 1, March 2009. Iraq.
36. The Role of Syntactic Structures on Generation of Presuppositions in English and Arabic Verbal Utterances. Journal of Al-Ma'aref University-College, Vol.11, 2009. Iraq.
37. A Pragmatic Analysis of Some Idiomatic Expressions. Journal of Humanities of Anbar Univ., Vol. 5, March 2007. Iraq.
38. Euphemism: As A Cause of Semantic Change. Journal of Humanities of Anbar Univ., Vol. 3, July 2004. Iraq.
39. The Role of Context of Situation in Determining the Meaning of Some Idiomatic Expressions. Journal of Diyala Univ., Vol.17, 2004. Iraq.
40. Understanding Indirect Speech Acts. Journal of Diyala University, Volume 14, April 2004. Iraq.

 

Lectures


No. Subjects Lectures Stage File Video
1 Structure Grammar Noun and Verb Phrases Second
2 Grammar Present simple/Present Continuous/Past Simple & First
3 Grammar The Basic Noun Phrase & Noun Classes Third
4 Grammar Other Noun Classes Third
5 Grammar Determiners and Its Types Third
6 Grammar Postdeterminers and Phrasal Quantifiers Third
7 Grammar Specific Reference vs. Generic Reference Third
8 Grammar Plural Invariable Nouns Third
9 Grammar Grammatical Gender : Definition & Classes Third
10 Grammar Types of Gender & Collective Nouns Third
11 Grammar Genitive Cases & their Meanings Third
12 Grammar Genitive Cases & their Meanings Third
13 Grammar Semantic Classification of Genitives and Choices Third
14 Grammar Gender Distinction and Genitive Cases Third
15 Grammar المصادر Third

Academic certificates

  • BA in English Language, College of Education for Humanities, University of Anbar (2000).

  • MA in English Linguistics, College of Arts, Al-Mustansiriyah University (2003).

Supervision

Scientific Conferences:

  Symposiums and Conferences:

 

·  Participated in a Symposium held by the Faculty of Arts, Anbar Univ., in March 2009 about "Recent Update Researches on Linguistics ".

·  Participated in a Symposium held by the Faculty of Arts, Anbar University, in April 2011 about "Some Syntagmatic Aspects of Personification in Shakespeare's Sonnets".                                                                                                                                  

·    Participated in a National conference held by the College of Education for Humanities, Anbar University, in April 2011 about "How the Politicians Play with Words?"

·     Participated in the national conference held by the College of Education for Humanities, Tikrit University, in April 2013. The paper was entitled" Ideational and Informative Perspective of Shakespearian Conversion in Antony and Cleopatra ".                                                                                                                                   

·    Participated in the national conference held by Ma'amoon University -College, in April 26-27, 2013. The paper was entitled" The Pragmatic Use of Some Utterances in Specific Situations"

 

·  Participated in the national conference held by College of Arts Babil University April, 2013. The paper was entitled" Projections in the Translatology of Acronyms".

 

·  Participated in the national conference held by Ma'aref University -College March, 2013. The paper was entitled" Plesionymy: Multifaceted Synonymy and Antonymy Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives".

 

· Participated in the International conference held by College of Education Ishik University April 26, 2015. The paper was entitled" Evaluation of Accuracy Scale of Writing Skill of Second-year College Students".

 

· Participated in the International Conference held by College of Education Ishik University April 24, 2016. The paper was entitled" Undergraduates' Recognition of the Differences between British and American Spelling and Vocabulary".

 

·     Participated in the 7th International Research Conference on Education, Language and Literature. Proceedings in April 21-22, 2017 in Tbilisi Georgia.

 

 

                                                                                     

Other

Published Books:

No.

Title

Image

 

Publishing House

 

ISBN

 

Year

1.

English Parts of Speech: Morphological and Syntactic Perspectives

 

 

LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing

 

365958214

 

2019

2.

The Extensive Modern Dictionary of English Compound Words

 

 

LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing

 

6200293856

 

 

2020

3.

Encoding and Decoding the Meanings of English Idiomatic Expressions

 

 

LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing

 

6202666463

 

2021

                     

Conferences

No.

Activity Title

 

University

 

Slogan

Country

Year

 

  1.  

The 13th Scientific Conference of the College of Education for Humanities

 

Tikrit University

 

 

Iraq

2025

  1.  

The International Translation Conference organized by the Department of Translation

 

Iraqi University

 

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Iraq

2024

  1.  

The Second International Scientific Conference for Humanities and Social Sciences

 

University of Anbar

 

 

Iraq

2024

  1.  

The Second International Scientific Conference for Humanities and Social Sciences

 

University of Anbar

 

 

Iraq

2024

  1.  

The First International Scientific Conference on Languages and Literatures

 

University of Anbar

 

 

Iraq

2023

  1.  

The First International Scientific Conference on Languages and Literatures

 

University of Anbar

 

 

Iraq

2023

  1.  

The Second Virtual International Scientific Conference

 

University of Basrah

 

 

Iraq

2022

  1.  

Seventh International Scientific Conference for Humanities

 

Al-Qadisiyah University

 

 

Iraq

2022

  1.  

The first virtual international academic conference

 

University of Basrah

 

 

Iraq

2021

  1.  

The Fourth International Conference on Social and Administrative Sciences

 

Utara University Malaysia

 

 

Malaysia

2021

  1.  

The Eleventh International Scientific Conference of the College of Education for Humanities

 

Tikrit University

 

 

Iraq

2021

  1.  

Seventh International Conference on Education, Language and Literature Research

 

International Black Sea University

 

 

Georgia

2017

  1.  

The Sixth International Visual Conference for Educational Studies and Applied Language Sciences

 

Tishik Inter. University

 

 

Arbil, Iraq

2016

  1.  

The Seventh International Visual Conference for Educational Studies and Applied Language Sciences

 

Tishik Inter. University

 

 

Arbil, Iraq

2015

  1.  

The Third International Scientific Conference of Al-Maarif University College

 

Al-Maarif University College

 

 

Iraq

2013

  1.  

The Scientific Conference held by Al- Mamoun University College

 

Al-Mamoun University College

 

 

Iraq

2013

  1.  

Scientific conference held by the College of Arts, University of Babylon

 

University of Babylon

 

 

Iraq

2013

  1.  

The Third International Scientific Conference of the College of Education for Humanities

 

Tikrit University

 

 

Iraq

2013