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JANUA LINGUARUM STUDIA MEMORIAE NICOLAI VAN WIJK DEDICATA edenda curai C. H. VAN SCHOONEVELD Indiana University Series Practica, 160 THE ACQUISITION OF EGYPTIAN ARABIC AS A NATIVE LANGUAGE by MARGARET K. OMAR 1973 MOUTON THE HAGUE • PARIS Copyright 1973 in The Netherlands Mouton & Co. N.V., Publishers, The Hague No part of this book may be translated or reproduced in any form, by print, photoprint, microfilm, or any other means, without written permission from the publishers LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NUMBER: Printed in Hungary To the memory of Abdel-Hakim Omar 1898-1968 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I owe thanks to many persons for their advice and assistance to me while I was carrying out research for this project. I am especially grateful to Professors Daniel P. Dato and Wallace M. Erwin of Georgetown University for their guidance, and to Mr. and Mrs. Mohamed Ali Yousef of Sheikh Mubarak village, U.A.R., for their hospitality and help during the research period. Assistance received from Miss Fatma Omar and the late Omar H. Omar in the preparation of the research design is also much appre- ciated. And finally, I thank my husband, Hanai, for his patience and encourage- ment during the entire time the project was being completed and written up. Margaret K. Omar April, 1970 CONTENTS Acknowledgements VII List of Figures and Tables XV List of Symbols XVII 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Scope of the Study 1 1.1.1. Goals of the Study 1 1.1.2. Need for the Study 2 1.2. Duration and Location of the Study 2 1.2.1. Duration 2 1.2.2. Location 2 1.3. Methodology Followed 4 1.3.1. Recordings and Transcriptions 4 1.3.2. Types of Speech Observed 4 1.3.3. Children in the Study 4 1.3.4. Families in the Village and in the Study 4 1.3.5. Approach Used with Village Residents 4 1.3.6. Assistance Received in Conducting the Study 9 1.4. Structural Sketch of the Language 9 1.4.1. The Root and Pattern System 9 1.4.2. Phonology 10 1.4.3. Morphology 10 1.4.4. Syntax 11 2. Basic Characteristics of the Physical and Family Environment . .. 13 2.1. The Physical Environment 13 2.1.1. The Village Surroundings 13 2.1.2. Family Homes 13 2.1.3. The Government Cooperative Unit 14 2.1.4. Physical Characteritics of the Children in the Study . . 14
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