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Alahmadi, Sameeha D. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
The current study mainly aims to examine the attitudes of speakers of Urban Meccan Hijazi Arabic (UMHA) towards their dialect, which is spoken in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It also investigates whether the participants' age, sex and educational level have any impact on their perception of their dialect. To this end, I designed a 5-point-Likert-scale…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Dialects, Attitude Measures, Foreign Countries
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Abushihab, Ibrahim – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The paper investigates the issue of dialect and cultural contact among Jordanians living in Irbid city in the north of Jordan. The objective of the paper is to find the extent of dialect and cultural shift and maintenance among them. The data are collected by means of interviews and observations. A sample of 100 participants has been selected on…
Descriptors: Dialects, Educational Background, Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance