Aspects of the Phonology of English Loanwords in Jordanian Urban Arabic: A Distinctive Feature, Moraic, and Metrical Stress Analysis

Sa'aida, Zainab Ahmad Mahmoud (2015) Aspects of the Phonology of English Loanwords in Jordanian Urban Arabic: A Distinctive Feature, Moraic, and Metrical Stress Analysis. PhD thesis, University of Leeds.

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Supervisors: Heselwood, Barry and Dickins, James
Keywords: English loanwords, Jordanian Urban Arabic, distinctive feature theory, moraic theory, metrical stress theory, phonology, prosody, substitution optimality principle, phonological repair principle, prosodic hierarchy, extrasyllabicity, extrametricality, semisyllable, mora sharing, word minimality, degenerate feet, epenthesis, syncope, gemination, glottal stop prosthesis, closed syllable shortening, word stress shift, bounded feet, moraic trochee, syllable weight, distinctive features and redundancy
Awarding institution: University of Leeds
Academic Units: The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures and Societies (Leeds)
The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures and Societies (Leeds) > Linguistics & Phonetics (Leeds)
Identification Number/EthosID: uk.bl.ethos.689231
Depositing User: Dr Zainab Sa'aida
Date Deposited: 18 Jul 2016 09:52
Last Modified: 15 Oct 2018 13:21

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