Some Linguistic and Pragmatic Features of Newspaper Headlines: A Comparative Study of English and Arabic

Abstract

Abstract : This study aims to investigate the similarities and differences of newspaper headlines in both English and Arabic in terms of their linguistic features and pragmatic use. The researcher used two analysis tools in this study. 400 newspaper headlines (henceforth NPHs) in Arabic and English were analyzed to identify the linguistic and pragmatic differences. In the second, she gave students a test to measure their ability in writing (NPHs). The result of this study shows that in the subgenre of (NPHs), there is a variety of tenses, modals, and speech acts in English and Arabic. The average sentence length in Arabic is longer than in English. The writing of (NPHs) is a complex process and may not be easily acquired. Cultural components in both Arabic and English (NPHs) can be witnessed through certain vivid cultural elements