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Voice and Emphasis in Arabic Coronal Stops: Evidence for Phonological Compensation
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SAGE
, 2021 , Article)
The current study investigates multiple acoustic cues–voice onset time (VOT), spectral center of gravity (SCG) of burst, pitch (F0), and frequencies of the first (F1) and second (F2) formants at vowel onset—associated with ...
Laboring to communicate: Use of migrant languages in COVID-19 awareness campaign in Qatar
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De Gruyter
, 2021 , Article)
This study examines the communication strategies employed by Qatar's government in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The study contributes to a growing body of work on the sociolinguistics of crisis communication. We ...
“‘Pleading Human’ in Paul Beatty’s The Sellout”
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Routledge
, 2022 , Article)
This paper analyses Paul Beatty’s Booker Prize winning comic novel, The Sellout (2015), as it relates to theories of black posthumanism, as outlined in the work of Alexander Weheliye and Hortense Spillers. In the novel, ...
Laryngeal realism and the voicing contrast in Khuzestani Arabic stops
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Cambridge University Press
, 2023 , Article)
In laryngeal realism (LR), laryngeal specification of stops is explained by direct maps of cues (e.g. VOT) onto privative phonological laryngeal features [voice] or [spread glottis]. Phonetic realization of the segments ...
الألفاظ والتعبيرات التمييزية المستخدمة في الصحافة اليمنية الإلكترونية
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مركز الحكمة للبحوث والدراسات - الجزائر
, 2021 , Article)
سعت الدراسة إلى رصد الأشكال الصحفية والألفاظ التمييزية والمتحيزة الواردة في التغطية الإخبارية في الصحافة اليمنية الإلكترونية خلال الحرب الدائرة أثناء إجراء هذه الدراسة، والمقارنة بين الألفاظ التمييزية والمتحيزة المستخدمة ...
Baseline data for Arabic acquisition with clinical applications: Some phonological processes in Qatari children’s speech
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LAR Center Press
, 2012 , Article)
This paper has two aims. The first is to inform our language acquisition colleagues about the “Baseline Data for Arabic Acquisition with Clinical Applications” project, which is a multi-institutional and international ...
Transit‐Oriented Development in Doha: The Case of the Al Sadd Neighborhood and Hamad Hospital Metro Station
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Over the last two decades, transit‐oriented development (TOD) has been widely implemented
as an integrated strategy to enhance urban livability. Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar,
has faced urban challenges such ...
Can the word superiority effect be modulated by serial position and prosodic structure?
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Frontiers Media
, 2022 , Article)
In this study, we examined the word superiority effect in Arabic and English, two languages with significantly different morphological and writing systems. Thirty-two Arabic-English bilingual speakers performed a post-cued ...
National identity, social legacy and Qatar 2022: the cultural ramifications of FIFA’s first Arab World Cup
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
This article argues that the decision to award Qatar the World Cup in 2022 will have a lasting impact on the Gulf state. I suggest that hosting the 2022 World Cup is a central part of Qatar’s strategy to announce itself ...
Underlying Mechanisms of Transit-Oriented Development: A Conceptual System Dynamics Model in Qatar
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is an urban planning approach that facilitates the achievement of sustainable development goals from an urban planning and transportation perspective. Developed countries are moving rapidly ...