Regional variation in the syntactic use of qad reflexes: Convergence or divergence in Saudi Arabic varieties?
In Classical Arabic (CA), qad, a discourse particle has been extensively studied. However, the linguistic behavior of the different reflexes of the particle qad in Saudi varieties (SVs), namely gid, gīd, jid, and dzid, has not been studied. Due to this lack, the current study, as primary exploratory...
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Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2022-12-01
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Series: | Cogent Arts & Humanities |
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Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2022.2139907 |