Linguistics Articles

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Below is a list of articles I worked on years ago. Some are published. Others are only drafts and still need some more work and polishing. I am just attaching them below for some feedback.
    PHONETICS, PHONOLOGY & ACOUSTIC PHONETICS
     
    • The Syllable Shape of Al-Ahsa dialect: an OT Perspective (PUBLISHED). Read it.

    This work discusses the syllable structure of Al-Ahsa dialect. Al-Ahsa dialect is a variation of Arabic which prohibits initial consonant cluster but allows complex codas and geminates. OT (Prince & Smolensky 1993) framework is adopted and provides a complete analysis of the syllable structure in Al-Ahsa dialect. It is has been concluded that Al-Ahsa dialect exhibit no initial consonant clusters but allows complex codas and geminates.

    • The Syllabification of the Final Consonant Clusters in Al-Ahsa Dialect Reconsidered: an Optimality Theory Account. Read it.
    • Acoustic Correlates of Emphasis in Arabic: A Comparison of Alahsa and Cairene Dialects. Read it.

     SEMANTICS & LITERATURE

    • Anything follows from a contradiction” Semantics and How Meaning Matters in the Interpretations of The Clerk’s Tale. Read it. 
    • Faqat ‘only’ in Classic Arabic and Al-Ahsa Dialect: Semantic Overview. Read it.
    SYNTAX
     
    • Arabic Agreement and Verb Movement: A syntactic Approach. Read it.
    • Agreement and Word Order in Arabic Revisited. Read it.

    COMPARATIVE & HISTORIC LINGUISTICS

    • Arabic vs. English Relative Clauses: Cross-Linguistic Overview With Reference to Difficulties of Relative Clauses’ Acquisition for Saudi Learners. Read it.