How Vocatives in Lebanese Arabic Reveal the Subtle Art of Address
Explore how Lebanese Arabic vocatives shape power, identity, and emotion in everyday conversation.
How do you pronounce the words tide and tied? A dive into the Scottish Vowel Length Rule in the 21st century
Discover the Scottish Vowel Length Rule (SVLR), also known as Aitken’s Law, and why it matters for Scottish English pronunciation.
Linguistic Disadvantage in Jury Trials: Q&A with the author
Eva Ng explores how Chinese jurors in Hong Kong understand English trials, uncovering language barriers and their impact on fair justice.
New Gaelic Speakers in Nova Scotia and Scotland: A Q&A with Stuart Dunmore
Stuart Dunmore discusses his motivations for researching new Gaelic speakers, and the incredible places and experiences this led to.
An Introduction to the Journal of Arabic Sociolinguistics
by Reem Bassiouney When my monograph Arabic Sociolinguistics was published in 2008, it provided an overview of a growing, but still not widely recognized field of research. In the years that elapsed until 2020 (when the second edition of the…