this study explores the use of the english locution i love you in the american context. the data were collected through a focus discussion group and a survey questionnaire. 120 college undergraduate students from a large public american university participated in the study with 28 attending the focus discussion group and 92 completing the survey questionnaire. the findings indicated that the us...

this study explores the use of the english locution i love you in the american context. the data were collected through a focus discussion group and a survey questionnaire. 120 college undergraduate students from a large public american university participated in the study with 28 attending the focus discussion group and 92 completing the survey questionnaire. the findings indicated that the us...

1. introduction persian folktales and literary stories are full of love relationships which add to the structural richness of the story. in most of these stories, love commences on part of the male character. however, there are instances in which women or girls initiate love. these kinds of love create adventures which are admirable in themselves. the commencement of love and the way a lover es...

Love and its transformative power have long been at the center of Islamic Sufism. For Sufi writers profane love, perceived as the love of worldly beloved, was the first step on the path toward the union with the divine. Farid al-Din ‘Attar (1145-1221) was one of the most significant authors to espouse and articulate profane love as a representation of both earthly and heavenly love. 'Attar’s us...

To my beautiful wife for her love and encouragement To my brother for his continuous support To my parents, my first teachers ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my sincere gratitude and thanks to my advisor Dr. Chika Nwankpa, for his continuous guidance, support and friendship. Since the beginning of my graduate career at Drexel, and up to the very final edits of this document, he has b...

aim and background: considering to adverse consequences of infidelity on couples well-being and longevity of marital relationships, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between love schemas and justifications for extramarital involvement and affairs in married women. method and materials: this was a descriptive-correlation study and the samples included 250 married women who...