Ruʾūs al-Jibāl Arabic in Context: A Proposal for an Expanded Typology of Southeastern Arabian Dialects

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Ruʾūs al-Jibāl Arabic in Context: A Proposal for an Expanded Typology of Southeastern Arabian Dialects

Créateur

Shockley, Mark Daniel Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Date

2023-09-11

Dans

Journal of Semitic Studies Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Résumé

This paper seeks to clearly outline the features that distinguish Ruʾūs al-Jibāl Arabic (also called Šiḥḥī Arabic, Musandam Arabic) spoken on the Omani peninsula from surrounding dialects. Comparison with nearby Arabic varieties yields a few areal features (in segmental phonology) that establish a dialect continuum from the coasts of northern Oman to Musandam. A large number of phonological similarities between Ruʾūs al-Jibāl Arabic and Dhofari Arabic are then documented here for the first time. This robust but discontinuous link re-frames many of the peculiarities of Ruʾūs al-Jibāl Arabic as vestiges of a coastal southern Arabian dialect group. This finding fits a wellknown ancient pattern of northward population movements out of south Arabia, and allows for a more effective delineation of innovations unique to Ruʾūs al-Jibāl . It also offers a direction forward for an expanded framework for the classification of the Arabic dialects of southeastern Arabia, incorporating Oman's peripheries at Dhofar and Musandam.

Langue

eng

pages

643-669

doi

10.1093/jss/fgad026

issn

0022-4480, 1477-8556

Titre abrégé

Ruʾūs al-Jibāl Arabic in Context

uri

https://academic.oup.com/jss/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jss/fgad026/7269141

Shockley, Mark Daniel, “Ruʾūs al-Jibāl Arabic in Context: A Proposal for an Expanded Typology of Southeastern Arabian Dialects”, 2023-09-11, bibliographie, consulté le 8 septembre 2024, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/21266