%0 Journal Article
%T ConsonantalAssimilation in Four Dialects of Jordanian Arabic
%A Wael Zuraiq
%A Maisoun Abu-Joudeh
%J Studies in Literature and Language
%D 2013
%I Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture
%R 10.3968/j.sll.1923156320130602.3506
%X The current study investigates assimilation between consonants across a word boundary in four dialects of Jordanian Arabic. Sixteen native speakers of the 4 dialects provided the production part (four from each dialect). Another 16 trained listeners heard the phrases; and readings were transcribed. The paper reports a number of asymmetries along the dimensions of place, manner, voicing and directionality. These asymmetries are corresponding to earlier typological works in the literature (e.g. Mohanon, 1993; Jun, 1995) and a few which are not. The study presents rich linguistic data, contributing as the basis for a valuable cross-dialectal study of consonant assimilation in JA. Consonant assimilation in the four dialects provides excellent support for the results of some previous studies on assimilation in consonant clusters.
%K Arabic dialects
%K Consonant assimilation
%K Place
%K Manner
%K Voicing
%U http://cscanada.net/index.php/sll/article/view/3407