Degemination in Emirati Pidgin Arabic: A Sociolinguistic Perspective
This study examines the production of geminates in Emirati Pidgin Arabic (EPA) spoken by blue-collar workers in the United Arab Emirates. A simple naming test was designed to test the production of geminates to determine whether the EPA speakers would produce a geminated or degeminated phoneme. Foll...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-01-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/7/1/8 |