2020-07-30

Abstract The Measurement of meaning of gradable adjective (Bahdeeni Local accent) The Thesis links the Linguistic and Psychological fields and applies to one or more social class. The Thesis is divided into five chapters, as follows: The first chapter: This chapter is the Introduction to the Thesis and includes: the Issue, the Title, the Importance, the Aim, the Methodology, the Limits, the Form, the Obstacles and the Thesis Framework. Chapter Two: It consists of two suctions: The first suction: This item deals with the meaning and dimensions of measuring the meaning, then clarifying the concepts (meaning, qualification of how and measuring the meaning), as well as in theory the Thesis discusses the positive adjective and negative adjective, measuring the meaning and the relative meaning, the characteristics of meaning measurement. The second suction: discussed in this item the measurement of the meaning and the two concepts (positive and negative) in qualitative adjective, the relationship between the meaning in Language and Psychology, and the Process of measuring the meaning, the Criticisms and supports directed at that process, then we discussed ways to measure the meaning of positive and negative concepts For the adjective in the Language. Chapter III: Applying the process of measuring the meaning of qualitative adjective and according to social variables (gender and educational level) on a sample of students from the University of Zakho. Chapter four: Announcing and discussing Thesis results. Chapter five: Formulating conclusions, directions and suggestions for Thesis. Finally, The list included of sources, annexes and a summary of the Thesis in Arabic and English Language.