Copyright

Bruno Herin; Enam Al-Wer;

Published On

2025-10-07

Page Range

pp. 17–44

Language

  • English

Print Length

28 pages

2. Phonology

Chapter of: A Grammar of Jordanian Arabic (pp. 17–44)

The chapter covers segmental and suprasegmental phonology, including syllable structure, epenthesis, consonant and vowel deletion, assimilation and stress. The discussion also tackles relevant questions from a cross-dialectal perspective such as the realisation of certain phonemes, the contrast between short vowels and certain suprasegmental features.

Contributors

Bruno Herin

(author)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7554-4120

Bruno Herin is Professor of Linguistics at INALCO (Paris) where he teaches and supervises research on Arabic dialectology. His chief interest is in the description and documentation of Arabic vernaculars and minority languages of the Middle East and in linguistic variation. He is author of numerous articles and co-author of Arabic Sociolinguistics (2022).

Enam Al-Wer

(author)
Professor of Linguistics at University of Essex
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0590-0142

Enam Al-Wer is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Essex. A specialist in sociolinguistics, her research and publications focus on variation and change, and dialect contact in Arabic. She is co-author of Arabic Sociolinguistics (2022) and co-editor of three books, including The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Sociolinguistics (2019), a journal, Arabic Linguistics, and a book series, Studies in Arabic Linguistics.