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Is Literary Arabic a Second Language for Native Arab Speakers?: Evidence from Semantic Priming Study
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Direct linkIbrahim, Raphiq; Aharon-Peretz, Judith – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2005
The mother tongue of the absolute majority of native Arabic speakers is Spoken Arabic (SA), which is a local dialect that does not have a written form. For reading and writing, as well as for formal communication Literary Arabic (LA) is used. For the literate Arabs, these two languages are extensively inter-twined in every day life. Consequently,…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Semantics, Second Languages, Priming
