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Agreement asymmetries in Arabic varieties dissolved: A feature inheritance-based account

Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2023
The paper revisits the issue of the structural representation of subject-verb agreement in Arabic varieties with a particular reference to Standard Arabic and seven Arabic dialects, i.e., Saudi Arabic, Yemeni Arabic, Iraqi Arabic, Jordanian Arabic ...
Mustafa Ahmed Al-humari
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The Influence of Language on Spatial Reasoning: Reading Habits Modulate the Formulation of Conclusions and the Integration of Premises

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
In the present study, we explore how reading habits (e.g., reading from left to right in French or reading from right to left in Arabic) influence the scanning and the construction of mental models in spatial reasoning.
Thomas Castelain, Jean-Baptiste Van der Henst   +1 more
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(Un)translatability of (Yemeni) Arabic Oath Expressions into English

World Journal of English Language, 2023
Oaths are mostly a culture-embedded linguistic component and this to such an extent that their translation to other languages may be questionable. This study investigates the translation potential or translatability of (Yemeni) Arabic oath expressions into English.
Mohammed Ali Mohammed Qarabesh, Mohammed Q. Shormani, Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ahdal   +2 more
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The Phonology of the Definite Determiners in Yemeni Tihami Arabic

Proceedings of the Annual Meetings on Phonology, 2023
This paper analyzes the phonology of the definite determiner (DET) of two Yemeni Tihami Arabic dialects. The underlying Det for one dialect (the b-dialect) is /b-/: [θoor] ‘ox’- [b-θoor] ‘the ox’, and /m/ for another dialect (the OCP m-dialect): [m-θoor] ‘the ox’.
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The intonation patterns of Ibbi Yemeni Arabic: An acoustic phonetic study

الآداب للدراسات اللغوية والأدبية
This paper aimed at offering an acoustic linguistic phonetic description of the intonation patterns of Ibbi Yemeni Arabic (IYA) dialect in terms of tonal inventory, intonation systems and pitch movements associated with different grammatical patterns ...
منى محمد عبدالخالق قاسم
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Institutional Fragility and E‐Business Adoption: A Study of SMEs in a Conflict‐Affected Economy

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines e‐business adoption among SMEs in Yemen, a conflict‐affected and institutionally fragile economy. Drawing on a mixed‐methods design, it combines Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS‐SEM) with qualitative interviews to analyse how war and firm size moderate the effects of key adoption drivers and barriers.
Ahmed Abdullah, Ahmed Almoraish, Abdul‐Fatahi Abdulai, Ahmad Samed Al‐Adwan, Wail Alhakimi, Ziad Abdelmoety   +5 more
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Effects of Motivational Interventions on EFL Learners' Learning Effort and Achievement: An L2 Motivational Self System Perspective

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Grounded in the L2 motivational self system theory, this quasi‐experimental study investigated the impact of three motivational interventions on two outcome measures: L2 learning effort and L2 achievement. A total of 391 Chinese junior secondary students were assigned to four conditions: a control group receiving no motivational instruction ...
Xuejun Ye, Guangwei Hu
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Guanxi and Wasta: 20 Years of Evolution and Future Directions for Informal Network Research

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article provides an examination of the evolution of networking in China and the Arab world over two decades and provides an update to, and new insights arising from, an article called Guanxi and Wasta; A Comparison, published in Thunderbird International Business Review in 2006.
Kate Hutchings, David Weir, Sa'ad Ali, Sven Horak   +3 more
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EXPLORING THE ACQUISITION OF SPOKEN ARABIC VARIETIES: INSIGHTS FROM NOAM CHOMSKY’S GENETIC-COGNITIVE THEORY

Alsinatuna, 2023
This study investigates the implications and implementation of cognitive genetic theory in acquiring various spoken Arabic varieties, drawing upon Noam Chomsky's cognitive genetic perspective.
Husnaini Jamil, Asbarin, Mukhlishoh
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Closeness and disappointment in Jordanian friendships Proximité et déception en amitié en Jordanie

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Western folk models of friendship assume that friends like one another, implying mutually positive feelings. However, accounts of friendship from across times and places suggest that disappointment goes along with friendship as often as mutual affection.
Susan MacDougall
wiley   +1 more source