DIALECT CONTACT IN THE BEQAA VALLEY (EASTERN LEBANON)
DIALECT CONTACT IN THE BEQAA VALLEY (EASTERN LEBANON)
Author(s): Igor Younes, Henri BensariaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Customs / Folklore, Sociolinguistics, Descriptive linguistics
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Bedouin; Sedentary; Lebanon; Beqaa Valley; Contacts; Borrowings;
Summary/Abstract: The major aim of this paper is to underline the dialectological interaction which exists between the sedentary and the formerly nomadic Bedouin populations of the Beqaa valley in eastern Lebanon. This type of contact is rare in this country and it seems important to us to give information about it. This study will be based on two axes. At first, we will examine the sedentary borrowings that have made it in the Bedouin varieties and, then, we will take the opposite path. After obtaining the results, we will discuss the conclusions of these contact phenomena as they highlight sociological tendencies.
Journal: Romano-Arabica
- Issue Year: XVII/2017
- Issue No: 17
- Page Range: 131-140
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English, Arabic