إن هذه الجائحة الكورنية التي جلبت لعالمنا الكثير من المرض والحزن والمشاكل المادية والنفسية والاجتماعية قد تكون أيضا فرصة ذهبية لنتعود قراءة الكتب سواء الأدبية أو العلمية أو الفلسفية وذلك لسببين رئيسيين. فنحن الآن متباعدون اجتماعياً نقضي معظم أوقاتنا حبيسي البيوت. كما أننا في هذه الفترة في أمس الحاجة للقراءة ليس فقط للمعرفة والعلم، ولكن أيضاً لتعلم الحكمة والصبر في… Read More
Voice-Over for Linguists
Author: Fardous Bahbouh I have been doing voice-over (VO) work for a few years, and I love it. It is fun, creative and well paid. I believe it could make a valuable addition to any linguist’s career, especially given that there is a high demand for linguistic skills and special accents in the VO market.… Read More
What do Arabs in London speak?
“Immigrants to a new country bring their language into contact with each other and with those of existing population” (Edwards 1994, 33) Introduction There has been a long history of interaction and trade between Britain and the Arab world which can be traced back to the medieval time. During the nineteenth century, Yemeni sailors lived… Read More
Arabic Language Varieties
Note: These are parts of my Master’s dissertation “Arabic Language Maintenance Without Maintaining Spoken Arabic: A case study of ‘speaking Fusha’ at a weekend school in London”. I was awarded a distinction on this research. I am hoping it will help answer some questions about Arabic sociolinguistics. I am also attaching the complete Dissertation. Abstract This study explores a… Read More