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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Published in:	Languages
Main Authors:	Abdel Rahman Mitib Altakhaineh, Abdul-Salam Al-Namer, Sulafah Alnamer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Subjects:	degemination Communication Accommodation Theory solidarity Emirati Pidgin Arabic
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/7/1/8