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Dr.Mohammad Abdoh Mohammed Mahzari

Associate Professor Department of English Language and Literature College of Science and Humanity Studies in Alkharj

Kharj
011-588-8670
m.mahzari@psau.edu.sa

Curriculum Vitae
Publications

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA.
Master of Arts in English Linguistics, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, USA.
Graduate Certificate in Language Technology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, USA.
Bachelor of Arts in English Language, King Saud University, Riyadh

Research Interests

Pragmatics/discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, im/politeness, Pragmatic variation, computer mediated communication, and Second language pragmatics/learning

Experience

2013 - 2017 - Lecturer - Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
2009 - 2013 - Teaching Assistant - Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
2017 - 2021 - Assistant Professor - Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
2019 - until now - Vice Dean of Educational and Academic Affairs - the Deanship of Preparatory Year
2018 - 2019 - Vice Dean of Development, and Quality - the Deanship of Preparatory Year
2021 - until now - Associate Professor - Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
2021 - until now - Associate Professor - Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Publications

Publications:
- Al-Sager, M., and Mahzari, M. (2025). Hotel Responses in Arabic to Negative Reviews on TripAdvisor. International Journal of Arabic-English Studies. https://doi.org/10.33806/ijaes.v25i2.739
ترجمة العنوان: "ردود الفنادق على التقييمات السلبية في اللغة العربية على موقع تريب أدفايزور".
- Al saqer, R., and Mahzari, M. (2025). The Speech Act of Arabic Compliment by Instagram Users on Artists’ Works. Forum for Linguistic Studies, 7(1), 1010–1032. https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v7i1.8048
ترجمة العنوان: "أساليب المدح المستخدمة في اللغة العربية على أعمال الفنانين في الانستقرام".
- Alrashidi, G., and Mahzari, M. (2024). Analyzing Restaurant Owners’ Responses to Online Negative Reviews in Arabic: Move Analysis and Rapport Management Theory. Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 10(3), 253-277. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.32601/ejal.10320
ترجمة العنوان: "تحليل ردود أصحاب المطاعم على التعليقات السلبية في اللغة العربية: باستخدام نظرية الأساليب ونظرية إدارة العلاقات".
Al-Mutairi, N. and Mahzari, M. (2023). Advice-Seeking and Advice-Giving in Arabic Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) in the Medical Context. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1070310
ترجمة العنوان: "طلب النصيحة والرد عليها في اللغة العربية في السياقات الطبية عبر التواصل عن طريق المواقع الطبية"
Aldossary, R. and Mahzari, M. (2023). Online Corporate Apology Strategies Posted on Twitter in Arabic: A Socio-pragmatic Study. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 13(8), 2140-2152
ترجمة العنوان: "استراتيجيات اعتذار الشركات عبر الانترنت في اللغة العربية على تويتر: دراسة
اجتماعية تداولية".
Alharbi, A. and Mahzari, M. (2023). The Pragmatic Functions of Emojis in Arabic Tweets. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 01-14.
ترجمة العنوان: "الوظائف البراقماتية للرموز التعبيرية (الإيموجيز) في اللغة العربية على تويتر".
Alqreeni G. and Mahzari, M. (2023) Exploring Online Arabic Complaints in Hotel Reviews on TripAdvisor: A Discourse-Pragmatic Study. World Journal of English Language, 13(1), 167-184.
ترجمة العنوان: "استكشاف الشكاوى على تعليقات الفنادق في اللغة العربية في موقع تريب أدفايزور:
دراسة خطابية - تداولية".
Mahzari, M. (2023). The Historical Changes of/k/and/q/in Najdi Arabic: A Phonological Analysis. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 13(3), 796-807.
Mahzari, M. (2021). The Use of Address Terms by Saudi Facebook Users in Arabic: A Discursive Approach. Applied Linguistics Research Journal, 5(4), 27-42.
ترجمة العنوان: "استخدام الألقاب عند السعوديين في اللغة العربية على الفيس بوك".
Alsager, H. and Mahzari, M. (2021). On the Syntax of ʔanna and ʔan in Modern Standard Arabic: A Phase-Based Approach, WORD, 67(2), 172-187.
Hassanein, H. and Mahzari, M. (2021). A Taxonomy of Antonymy in Arabic: Egyptian and Saudi Proverbs in Comparison, Open Linguistics, 7(1), 200-222.
Mahzari, M., Hussein, M., Ethleb, H., and Omar, A. (2021). Learning Arabic as a Second Language: An Exploration of the Efficacy of Arabic Subtitles by Netflix Viewers. Asian ESP Journal, 17(3.2), 174-197.
Mahzari, M., Afzal, N., and Alsager, H. (2021). Saying NO in Saudi Arabic, American English, and Pakistani Urdu: A Contrastive Study. Applied Linguistics Research Journal, 5(5), 6-14
Hassanein, H. and Mahzari, M. (2021). Ancillary Antonyms: Syntagms and Paradigms from Arabic. Applied Linguistics Research Journal, 5(2), 101-112.
Mahzari, M. (2019). Conversation Analysis: Opening Sequences and Ritual Expressions of Informal Mobile Phone Calls between Saudis. Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Special Issue on CALL, (5), 220-251.
Mahzari, M. (2019). The Closing Sequences and Ritual Expressions of Informal Mobile Phone Calls Between Saudis: A Conversational Analysis. International Journal of English Linguistics, 9(5), 153-169.
Mahzari, M. (2017). A Sociopragmatic Study of the Congratulation Strategies of Saudi Facebook Users [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Arizona State University.
ترجمة العنوان: "استراتيجيات التهنئة عند السعوديين في اللغة العربية على الفيس بوك: دراسة اجتماعية-تداولية".
Conferences:
Presented “Analyzing Online Negative Reviews of Restaurants in Arabic” at the 6th International Conference of the American Pragmatics Association” University of South Florida, Florida, USA, 27-29 September, 2024 (ترجمة العنوان: "تحليل تعليقات المطاعم السلبية في اللغة العربية على الانترنت، باستخدام قوقل ريفيو")
Presented “Hotel Responses in Arabic to Negative Reviews on TripAdvisor” at the Sixth International Conference on Linguistics and Language Studies, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR, China, 21-22 Jun, 2024.
Presented “The Use of Address Terms by Saudi Facebook Users in Arabic: A Discursive Approach” at the 18th International Pragmatics Conference at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium, 9-14 July, 2023.
Presented “Saying NO in Saudi Arabic, American English, and Pakistani Urdu: A Contrastive Study” at the Second Hawaiʻi International Conference on English Language and Literature Studies (HICELLS) at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, HI, USA, 11-12 Mar, 2023.
Presented “The Closing Sequences and Ritual Expressions of Informal Mobile Phone Calls Between Saudis: A Conversational Analysis” at the 5th International Conference of the American Pragmatics Association (AMPRA) at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. USA, 4-6 Nov, 2022.
Presented “The Use of Address Terms by Saudi Facebook Users in Arabic: A Discursive Approach” at the 9th International Conference on Intercultural Pragmatics and Communication (INPRA2022) at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 21-23 June, 2022 (virtual participation).
Presented “Conversation Analysis: Opening Sequences and Ritual Expressions of Informal Mobile Phone Calls between Saudis” at the 16th International Pragmatics Conference that was held at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 9-14 June 2019.
Presented “A Sociopragmatic Study of the Congratulation Strategies of Saudi Facebook Users” at the 11th international Conference on Im/politeness at the University of Valencia, Spain, 4-6 July, 2018.

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