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Master

Title

Dialectal Variation and Sound Change: A Phonological Study of the Arabic Dialect of Honaine

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Linguistics

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Dialectal Variation and Sound Change: A Phonological Study of the Arabic Dialect of Honaine

Outline:

GENERAL INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: LITERATURE REVIEW
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Dialectal Variation
1.3. Sound Change
1.3.1. Ease of Articulation
1.3.2. Speech Perception
1.4. The Language Investigated: Arabic Classical Arabic
1.4.1. Modern Standard Arabic
1.4.2. Colloquial Arabic
1.4.3. Arabic Phonology
1.5. Basic Background and Terminology
1.5.1. Place, Manner and Voicing
1.5.1.1. Special Characteristics
1.5.2. The Phonemic System of Arabic
1.5.2.1. Consonants
1.5.2.2. Vowels
1.5.2.3. Semi-Vowels
1.5.2.4. Diphthongs
1.6. Arabic Dialectology
1.6.1. Modern Arabic Dialects
1.6.1.1. CA as Input
1.6.1.2. Arabic Koine
1.6.1.3. Versteegh’s PCD
1.6.1.4. Unified Theory
1.7. Conclusion
CHAPTER TWO: DATA INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Review of the Fieldwork
2.3. Data Collection
2.3.1. Geographical Place
2.3.2. Historical Glance
2.3.3. Selection of Informants
2.3.4. Research Instruments
2.4. Consonantal System
2.4.1. The Glottal Stop
2.4.2. Devoicing /d/
2.4.3. gaf > qaf or simply qaf
2.4.4. q> x in Time Expressions
2.4.5. Labialization
2.4.6. Arabic Ģīm
2.4.7. Unconditioned Consonantal Alternations
2.5. Vocalism
2.5.1. Imāla
2.6. Conditioned Sound Changes
2.6.1. Assimilation
2.6.2. Dissimilation
2.6.3. Elision
2.6.4. Metathesis
2.6.5. Paragoge
2.7. Conclusion
GENERAL CONCLUSION
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