An experimental study of consonant gemination in Iraqi colloquial Arabic
This thesis is an experimental study of the single/geminate contrasts in Iraqi Colloquial Arabic (I. C. Arabic).It falls into two major parts. Part One is the theoretical part of this study. It comprises two Chapters. Chapter One explains the linguistic significance of gemination in Arabic and sheds some light on the historical background of the phonetic studies initiated by the old Arab grammarians. The syllable structure and the stress patterns both in Classical Arabic and in I. C. Arabic are dealt with. Recent theoretical and experimental studies on Arabic gemination are reviewed. Chapter Two presents a general survey of the literature. The distinctions between long, double and geminate consonants are clarified. Theoretical and experimental studies on gemination in languages other than Arabic are also reviewed. Part Two is the experimental part of this study. It comprises five chapters. Chapter Three is an initial investigation that illustrates the acoustic characteristics of single and geminate consonants used in isolated words as well as in contextual utterances. Chapter Four is a synthetic investigation of geminate consonants carried out with the help of a microcomputer. It investigates the roles played
Ghalib, Ghalib Baqir Mohammed
Linguistics
An experimental study of consonant gemination in Iraqi colloquial Arabic. This thesis is an experimental study of the single/geminate contrasts in Iraqi Colloquial Arabic (I. C. Arabic).It falls into two major parts. Part One is the theoretical part of this study. It comprises two Chapters. Chapter One explains the linguistic significance of gemination in Arabic and sheds some light on the historical background of the phonetic studies initiated by the old Arab grammarians. The syllable structure and the stress patterns both in Classical Arabic and in I. C. Arabic are dealt with. Recent theoretical and experimental studies on Arabic gemination are reviewed. Chapter Two presents a general survey of the literature. The distinctions between long, double and geminate consonants are clarified. Theoretical and experimental studies on gemination in languages other than Arabic are also reviewed. Part Two is the experimental part of this study. It comprises five chapters. Chapter Three is an initial investigation that illustrates the acoustic characteristics of single and geminate consonants used in isolated words as well as in contextual utterances. Chapter Four is a synthetic investigation of geminate consonants carried out with the help of a microcomputer. It investigates the roles played
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