The promotional language of the Halal food industry: some preliminary findings

The global halal food industry which is currently expanding exponentially presents a huge potential for Malaysia to make her mark in this industry. In achieving its goal to become a global halal hub by 2020, emphasis should not merely be placed on the production of the halal food products but also o...

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Main Authors:	Ariffin, Adlina, Wan Mohd Fadzlullah, Wan Nor Fasihah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	H61.8 Communication of information
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spelling	iium-734412019-12-09T01:49:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/73441/ The promotional language of the Halal food industry: some preliminary findings Ariffin, Adlina Wan Mohd Fadzlullah, Wan Nor Fasihah H61.8 Communication of information The global halal food industry which is currently expanding exponentially presents a huge potential for Malaysia to make her mark in this industry. In achieving its goal to become a global halal hub by 2020, emphasis should not merely be placed on the production of the halal food products but also on its promotional aspect. Hence, this paper will highlight some preliminary findings on the linguistic feature of the promotional discourse of halal food. The research which was based on a text-linguistic analysis utilised corpus-based techniques to examine the genre of promotional discourse. This preliminary investigation involved an analysis of fifty written materials on halal food which was acquired via various sources. The findings brought to light the words and phrases, discursive structures and visual representations typical in marketing halal food. Most importantly, it provides suggestions in improving the promotional language of halal food. This preliminary study clearly shows the importance of utilising the most appropriate language in conveying the idea of ‘halal’ as prescribed in the Holy Quran especially in gaining the trust of the consumers. 2019-01-23 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/73441/1/INHAC2019%20Presentn-%20Dr%20Adlina%20%281%29.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/73441/2/73441_The%20Promotional%20Language%20-%20Tentative.pdf Ariffin, Adlina and Wan Mohd Fadzlullah, Wan Nor Fasihah (2019) The promotional language of the Halal food industry: some preliminary findings. In: 4th International Halal Conference (INHAC) 2019, 22nd-23rd April 2019, Osaka University Nakanoshima Centre, Osaka, Japan. (Unpublished) https://acis.uitm.edu.my/inhac2019/index.php/uitm-staff/2-uncategorised/10-list-of-paper
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description	The global halal food industry which is currently expanding exponentially presents a huge potential for Malaysia to make her mark in this industry. In achieving its goal to become a global halal hub by 2020, emphasis should not merely be placed on the production of the halal food products but also on its promotional aspect. Hence, this paper will highlight some preliminary findings on the linguistic feature of the promotional discourse of halal food. The research which was based on a text-linguistic analysis utilised corpus-based techniques to examine the genre of promotional discourse. This preliminary investigation involved an analysis of fifty written materials on halal food which was acquired via various sources. The findings brought to light the words and phrases, discursive structures and visual representations typical in marketing halal food. Most importantly, it provides suggestions in improving the promotional language of halal food. This preliminary study clearly shows the importance of utilising the most appropriate language in conveying the idea of ‘halal’ as prescribed in the Holy Quran especially in gaining the trust of the consumers.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ariffin, Adlina Wan Mohd Fadzlullah, Wan Nor Fasihah
author_facet	Ariffin, Adlina Wan Mohd Fadzlullah, Wan Nor Fasihah
author_sort	Ariffin, Adlina
title	The promotional language of the Halal food industry: some preliminary findings
title_short	The promotional language of the Halal food industry: some preliminary findings
title_full	The promotional language of the Halal food industry: some preliminary findings
title_fullStr	The promotional language of the Halal food industry: some preliminary findings
title_full_unstemmed	The promotional language of the Halal food industry: some preliminary findings
title_sort	promotional language of the halal food industry: some preliminary findings
publishDate	2019
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The promotional language of the Halal food industry: some preliminary findings

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