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Hicham Lahlou

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Jalan Sungai Dua

Minden, Penang 11800

Malaysia

  • Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

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“  Hicham Lahlou (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in applied linguistics at the English Language Studies Department, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia. He does research in cognitive linguistics, semantics, morphology, and corpus linguistics. His most recent publication is 'A Cognitive Corpus-based Study of Exocentric Compounds in English.'  ”

  • Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Scholarly Papers (18)

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Conceptual Metaphors in North African French-Speaking News Discourse About COVID-19

Lahlou, H., & Rahim, H. A. (2022). Conceptual Metaphors in North African French-speaking News Discourse about COVID-19. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 11(3), 589-600. https://doi.org/10.17509/ijal.v11i3.35949
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 21 Feb 2023
Hicham Lahlou and Hajar Abdul Rahim
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Conceptualization, Conceptual Metaphor, Corpus, French, Source Domain, Target Domain

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Students’ Views of Science Education Challenges in Morocco: A Focus Group Study

Lahlou, H. (2019). Students’ Views of Science Education Challenges: A Focus Group Study. Language in India, 19(12).
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 20 May 2020
Hicham Lahlou
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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science education, medium of instruction, proficiency, translation, quality

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A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the Concept Temperature in English and Arabic

Lahlou, H. & Hajar, Abdul Rahim. (2013). A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the Concept TEMPERATURE in English and Arabic. Arab World English Journal. Special Issue on Translation, 2, 118-128.
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 20 May 2020
Hicham Lahlou
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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concept, idealised cognitive models, polysemy, temperature, heat

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The Inclusion of Polysemes in Non-native English Textbooks: A Corpus-based Study

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The Inclusion of Polysemes in Non-native English Textbooks: A Corpus-based Study

Arab World English Journals, Vol. 14, No. 2, June 2023
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 05 Jul 2023
Hicham Lahlou and Hajar Abdul Rahim
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Corpora, English textbooks, polysemy, second language, vocabulary

The Inclusion of Polysemes in Non-native English Textbooks: A Corpus-based Study

Arab World English Journals, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2023
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 01 Jun 2023
Hicham Lahlou and Hajar Abdul Rahim
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Corpora, English textbooks, polysemy, second language, vocabulary

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The Influence of Prior Knowledge on Learning Scientific Terminology: A Corpus-Based Cognitive Linguistic Study of ACCELERATION in Arabic and English

AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies, Volume 4, Number1. February 2020
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 10 Aug 2022
Hicham Lahlou and Hajar Abdul Rahim
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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acceleration, conceptual metaphor, image schemas, polysemy, prototype

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A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective on English Compounds and Portmanteau Words

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A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective on English Compounds and Portmanteau Words

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 17 Sep 2025
Hicham Lahlou and Imran Ho Abdullah
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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English, Cognitive linguistics, Prototypicality, Compounds, Blends

A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective on English Compounds and Portmanteau Words

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 17 Sep 2025
Hicham Lahlou and Imran Ho Abdullah
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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English, Cognitive linguistics, Source Schemas, Compounding, Blending

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The Conceptualisation of Science Terminology: A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the Categories Electricity and Light in Arabic

Lahlou, H. (2018). The conceptualization of science terminology: A Cognitive linguistic analysis of the categories ELECTRICITY and LIGHT in Arabic. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research, 4(2), 75-80.
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 20 May 2020
Hicham Lahlou
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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conceptualisation, polysemy, prototype, idealised cognitive models, conceptual metonymy, conceptual metaphor

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The Motivations for the Semantic Change in the Category Green in Arabic: A Synchronic and Diachronic Corpus-Based Analysis

Lahlou, H. (2020). The motivations for the semantic change in the category GREEN in Arabic: A synchronic and diachronic corpus-based analysis. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 8, 18-28. DOI/10.4236/jss.2020.81002
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 20 May 2020
Hicham Lahlou
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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colour terms, conceptual metaphor, conceptual metonymy, conceptualization, polysemy, prototype, semantic change

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Multinational Visitors' Framing of Al-Qarawiyyin University: An Analysis of Google Reviews

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 02 Oct 2025
Hicham Lahlou
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Al-Qarawiyyin, Google Reviews, Sentiment Analysis, Star Rating, Tourism, Higher Education

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A Corpus-based Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of Pre-existing Knowledge of Scientific Terminology: The Case of English Energy and Arabic طَاقَة (ṭāqa)

AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies, Volume4, Number1. February 2020
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 08 Apr 2020
Hicham Lahlou
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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conceptual metaphor, conceptualization, energy, polysemy, prototype

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Impact of Flipped Classroom on Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Chinese EFL Undergraduates' Argumentative Essays: A Pilot Study

Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 16. Number 2, June 2025
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 08 Jul 2025
Arab World English Journals Submitter and Hicham Lahlou
Arab World English Journal and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Argumentative essay writing, critical thinking skills, Chinese EFL undergraduates, flipped classroom, mixed-method research

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The fine line between compounds and portmanteau words in English: A prototypical analysis

Lahlou, H., & Abdullah, I.H. (2021). The fine line between compounds and portmanteau words in English: A prototypical analysis. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 17(4), 1684-1694. Doi: 10.52462/jlls.123
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Hicham Lahlou
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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English, compounds, blends, prototypes, periphery, basic-level category

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Culture and Conceptualisation of Scientific Terms: An Analysis of the Concepts 'Weight' and 'Mass' in Arabic and French

Lahlou, H., & Rahim, H. A. (2016). Culture and conceptualization of scientific terms: an analysis of the concepts “Weight” and “Mass” in Arabic and French. KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities, 23(2), 19-37 DOI:10.21315/kajh2016.23.s2.2
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 20 May 2020
Hicham Lahlou
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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culture, conceptualisation, polysemy, prototype, conceptual metaphor, metonymy

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The Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying the Concept of سرعة (Speed) in Arabic

AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies, Volume 7, Number 1. February 2023
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 14 Mar 2023
Hicham Lahlou
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Arabic, conceptualisation, conceptual metaphor, image schemas, cognitive mechanisms, speed

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A Corpus-Based Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of Taste Words: The Case of English "Bitter" and Chinese Ku

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 08 Oct 2025
Zhang Ting, Hicham Lahlou and Yasir Azam
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Bitter, Polysemy, Conceptual Metaphor, Conceptual Metonymy, Source Domain, Target Domain

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A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of the Polysemy of Verbs in English Textbooks for Malaysian Students: The Case of Upper-Intermediate Full Blast Plus 4

Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 17. Number 1, March 2026
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 07 Apr 2026
Hicham Lahlou, Mohamad Rashidi Pakri, Nargiza Toirova Isakovna, Feruza Abdurakhimova Bakhodirovna and Ashurali Mirzayev Baxtiyor Ugli
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Humanities, Fergana State University, Fergana State University and Fergana State University
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Conceptual metaphor, core meaning, corpus linguistics, peripheral meaning, polysemy, semantics, textbook analysis

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Concepts in Physics: A Comparative Cognitive Analysis of Arabic and French Terminologies

INSTITUT TERJEMAHAN & BUKU MALAYSIA BERHAD Wisma ITBM, No. 2, Jalan 2/27E, 2021
Posted: 06 Oct 2025
Hicham Lahlou
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

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Arabic, French, polysemy, physics terminology, conceptual metaphor, conceptual metonymy, prototypicality, image schemas

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A Cognitive Corpus-based Study of Exocentric Compounds in English

Lahlou, H., & Ho-Abdullah, I. (2022). A Cognitive corpus-based study of exocentric compounds in English. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 18(1), 1021-1032. https://doi.org/10.52462/jlls.236
Posted: 28 Feb 2023
Hicham Lahlou and Imran Ho Abdullah
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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English, Exocentric Compounds, Conceptual Metonymy, Conceptual Metaphor, Source Domains, Target Domains