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ERIC Number: EJ499347
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0954-3945
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A Linguistic Innovation of Women in Cairo.
Haeri, Niloofar
Language Variation and Change, v6 n1 p87-112 1994
Investigated the sociolinguistic variable of apical palatalization in Cairene Arabic, focusing on the roles of gender and social class in the distribution of palatalization. As in a number of other speech communities, women in Cairo seem to have been the innovators of this sound change. (27 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Arabic, Females, Foreign Countries, Innovation, Language Variation, Phonology, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Egypt (Cairo)
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