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Browse Dept. of Linguistics by Author "Saadah, Eman"

  • The 'How are you?' sequence in telephone openings in Arabic 
    Saadah, Eman (2009)
    This paper reports on one particular speech activity, viz. telephone openings, to conduct a cross-cultural comparison of how Arabs perform the ritual routines of the ‘How are you?’ sequence. Using conversation analysis ...

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  • The production of Arabic vowels by English L2 learners and heritage speakers of Arabic 
    Saadah, Eman (2011-05-25)
    It is known that adult language learners often struggle to accurately pronounce unfamiliar sounds in the target language, but the extent and duration of the linguistic experience is found to affect native-like production ...

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  • Towards quantifying lenition in Ondarroan Basque 
    Saadah, Eman (2011-06)
    This study investigates lenition of intervocalic /b d g/ in Ondarroan Basque. Previous work has suggested that intervocalic voiced stops in Spanish and other languages are produced with varying degrees of voicing, ...

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