Syllabification nature in Bedouin-North Yemeni Arabic dialects (Bed-Nyad)

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ID22250280
AuthorsSami A M Alquhali (Amran University, corresponding author), P Gajendra (University of Mysore, corresponding author), Maryam E S Bajiri (Kuvempu University, corresponding author), Hussein Omer Ali Hussein Ageed (Hodeidah University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume6
Pages102-119
Publication date2021-11-29
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLinguistics and Culture Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2690-103X • E-ISSN: 2690-103X
PublisherScientific and Literature Open Access Publishing (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.21744/lingcure.v6ns2.1904
OpenAlexW3216472600
LanguageEN
References cited7

This study is concerned with discussing the syllable structure or the syllable nature of the bedouin or nomadic north Yemeni Arabic dialect spoken mainly in five governorates namely, Aljawf, Tihamah, Amran, Sa’adah and Ma’rib, in Yemen referred to in the study as Bed-NYAD. The main goal of this paper is to show how many syllables are there in such dialects of the Yemeni Arabic and how they differ from those NYAD. Data collection was achieved with the help of a digital recorder. Many speakers of Bed-NYAD have been recorded for the sake of proving our claim that Bed-NYAD have different syllable nature from those other Yemeni dialects of Arabic. The finding of the study revealed that Bed-NYAD have five main types CV, CV:, CVC, CVCC and CV:C while NYAD have only three types of syllables CV, CVV, CVC and the semisyllable C

Arabic · Geography · Linguistics · Syllabification · Syllable · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy

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