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Some Problems of the English Diphthongs for the Iraqi Learner
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Aziz, Yowell Y. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Arabic, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language)
Some Problems of the English Vowels for Iraqi Learners
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Aziz, Yowell Y. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1976
Four major difficulties encountered by Iraqi learners of English when pronouncing English vowels are outlined and discussed, and suggestions for the teacher of English are made. (RM)
Descriptors: Arabic, English (Second Language), Interference (Language), Language Instruction
Cultural Problems of English-Arabic Translation.
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Aziz, Yowell Y. – Babel: International Journal of Translation, 1982
Discusses some of the difficulties that arise when an Arabic-English translator is required to find cultural equivalents for words or concepts that do not exist in one of the languages. Examples are given in the areas of ecology, material culture, social culture, political culture, and religious culture. (EKN)
Descriptors: Arabic, Arabs, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Some Problems of English Word-Stress for the Iraqi Learner.
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Aziz, Yowell Y. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1980
Deals with English stress problems for Iraqis under three main headings: single-stressed words, double-stressed words, and unstressed syllables. While stress in Arabic is predictable, stress in English is not. The Iraqi will transfer native-language stress patterns to English. Errors cause miscommunication and are difficult to pinpoint. (PJM)
Descriptors: Arabic, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, English (Second Language)