Muna Alalya
List of John Benjamins publications in which Muna Alalya is involved.
Article
The silent order: Gestural emblems and symbolic meaning-making in Jordanian street coffee shops Gesture: Online-First Articles | Article
This study investigates non-verbal hand gestures used in street drive-thru coffee shops (gahwet taka:si) in Amman, Jordan, focusing on their role as stand-alone emblems for quick transactions. Integrating Symbolic Interactionism with theories of conventionalization and embodiment, the paper… read more