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AuthorKulikov, Vladimir
AuthorAl-Hajri, Najlla
AuthorAl-Kuwari, Buthaina
Available date2023-10-10T06:51:36Z
Publication Date2023
Publication NamePerspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXXIV Papers from the Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics, Tucson, Arizona, 2020
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1075/sal.12.02kul
ISBN9789027212832
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/48385
AbstractThe current study investigates variation in production of VOT in voiceless stops in Qatari Arabic. In line with Labov’s Cascade model, longer VOT in this dialect might be viewed as a new variable developing in the metropolitan area of Doha, Qatar. The results of the acoustic study of VOT in initial voiceless stops produced by 40 female native speakers reveal that variation in VOT can be explained by speakers’ age and social affiliation. VOT was 10 ms longer in younger speakers than in older speakers, and 10 ms longer in Hadar speakers than in Bedouin speakers. The results suggest that young urban females in Qatar produce long-lag VOT (M = 69 ms) comparable with VOT in aspirating languages like English.
Languageen
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company
SubjectSociolinguistics
sociophonetics
Qatari Arabic
VOT
TitleGenerational Changes in VOT in Qatari Arabic
TypeBook chapter
Pagination33-55
EISBN9789027254948
dc.accessType Full Text


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